Localism is becoming a force to be reckoned with in Hong Kong politics
The outcome of the Legislative Council by-election on Sunday may not have come as a surprise at first glance. Barrister Alvin Yeung Ngok-kiu successfully defeated Democratic Alliance for Betterment and...
View ArticleHong Kong should make full use of all available phone numbers before spending...
The use of mobile phones has become such an integral part of our daily lives that it would seem impossible to do without them nowadays. But the world, arguably, got by just as well before mobile phones...
View ArticleHong Kong suicide centre advocates taking to social media to reach out to...
Last week, about 800 suicide prevention experts from around the world gathered in Montreal for the 28th World Congress of the International Association for Suicide Prevention, sponsored by the World...
View ArticleWorld suicide prevention day: put resources into engaging with vulnerable youth
World Suicide Prevention Day today is a reminder that over 800,000 people take their own lives every year, more than deaths arising from war and murder. The most we can hope for is that the rate per...
View ArticleMore young Hongkongers commit suicide over unaffordable housing and lack of...
More Hongkongers aged 15 to 24 killed themselves last year, with suicide prevention workers pointing to the exorbitant cost of housing, the lack of social mobility and a negative perception of young...
View ArticleHong Kong parents must talk to pressured children, not blame the system always
In recent years, the rate of student suicide has increased rapidly in Hong Kong. Between 2013 and 2016, as many as 71 students took their own lives, a tragic loss that shows that society should pay...
View ArticleIn suicide and self-harm prevention, we can do better
EDITORIAL We are spending more on suicide prevention than ever before yet suicide rates are their highest in more than a decade. Why? We mourn each and every life lost in this devastating way, but the...
View ArticleOne in three young adults dissatisfied with Hong Kong society: survey
Almost one in three Hong Kong young adults are dissatisfied with society, three times higher than the rate of personal dissatisfaction, according to a survey. Some 30 per cent were dissatisfied about...
View ArticleTeen suicide: What parents need to know
Adolescent suicide is devastating for family, friends and their communities. The loss of a child or sibling leaves an abyss, typically accompanied by feelings of grief, helplessness, anger and...
View ArticleHong Kong’s map of death – where the suicides happen
It is a map of misery and death – a grimly fascinating overview of Hong Kong that offers a neighbourhood-by-neighbourhood breakdown of thousands of lives lost to suicide. Bright red patches mark the...
View ArticleTeam of psychologists to help depressed Hong Kong pupils after four suicides...
Schools will receive better student-counselling support from a team of psychologists provided by the government after four pupils committed suicide in five days. This is one of the measures the...
View ArticleHong Kong's food safety is paramount
Hong Kong is well known for its food quality and variety. Safety, however, remains an issue. From time to time, the city is hit by food scares; the latest being the Taiwan 'gutter oil' scandal last...
View ArticleSpate of student suicides worries Hong Kong authorities
Hong Kong has pledged better psychological services for schools after four students committed suicide in just five days. ......
View ArticleEight who inspire: people who make Hong Kong proud honoured in third Spirit...
Eight ordinary people who lead extraordinary lives have been named winners in this year's Spirit of Hong Kong Awards, an event organised by the South China Morning Post to recognise the city's unsung...
View ArticleRavi showed many suicidal signs
If close associates bec-ome aware and timely counselling is given, no life would be lost in such a tragic manner. The purported suicide by IAS officer D K Ravi is once again a grim reminder of the...
View ArticleWe should stop neglecting mental health issues in Hong Kong
According to the World Health Report published by the World Health Organisation in 2001, about 450 million people globally suffer from mental illnesses. One person in every four to five in Hong Kong...
View ArticleHong Kong's children needbetter protection of their rights
When the lives and rights of children are at stake," said Unicef director Carol Bellamy, "there must be no silent witnesses". In the 20 years since the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the...
View ArticleHong Kong's children need better protection of their rights
When the lives and rights of children are at stake," said Unicef director Carol Bellamy, "there must be no silent witnesses". In the 20 years since the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the...
View ArticleHong Kong youth would gain from a frank discussion about drugs
I often hear people say that Hong Kong's drug problem is "nowhere near as bad" as other places in the world. It may be true that we seldom hear about overdoses, have an open debate about legalising...
View Article09 Sep 2016 “WeCare與你同行” HKU Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention...
(Source: The University of Hong Kong) 09 Sep 2016 Professor Paul Yip and Jason promote 'Connect, Communicate and Care' of World Suicide Prevention Day The Hong Kong Jockey Club Centre for Suicide...
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