Student Suicides in Hong Kong Signal Distressing Lack of Mental Health...
Co-authored by Kelvin Lee, business student at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Less than three days apart, two students aged 15 and 20 tragically took their lives. The former was a...
View ArticleThe tragedy of suicide: good journalism can help
The recent tragic suicide of a teenage girl who didn't have a birth certificate occupied the front pages of many major local newspapers. Some of the coverage explored the complex issues around the case...
View ArticleBlind Hong Kong runner becomes first visually impaired person to complete...
A blind runner from Hong Kong has become the first visually impaired athlete to complete a special 100km race in the South Pole, overcoming an injury he suffered at the 40km mark. Gary Leung Siu-wai,...
View Article'Through train' linking the Hong Kong and Shanghai stock markets will pick up...
When the stock connect scheme linking share trading between Hong Kong and Shanghai was launched a year ago yesterday, it was hailed as just as important as the listing of H-shares two decades before....
View ArticleHong Kong and Shanghai Hotel net profit drops 12.7pc to HK$1b amid tourist...
Peninsula hotel chain owner Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels said on Wednesday that net profit for 2015 declined due to lower tourist flows and the closure of two flagship hotels. The company said net...
View ArticleHong Kong man commits suicide at Sheung Shui MTR station
Another trespassing incident on Hong Kong’s MTR system occurred late on Wednesday, on the East Rail Line at Sheung Shui station. At midnight, a Hong...
View ArticleIs Hong Kong turning less entrepreneurial?
There is a perception that new business formation has been slowing for some time in Hong Kong. Are people becoming less entrepreneurial, and the economy less risk-taking, creative, and innovative? If...
View ArticleIn the wake of student suicides, let’s give Hong Kong’s troubled youth some...
The surge of suicides among students in Hong Kong over the past six months is very worrying. We have witnessed an increasing trend of...
View ArticleStudents’ suicide posts on Facebook prompt calls to update Hong Kong’s...
An alarming trend of university students leaving suicide-related messages on Facebook groups has prompted calls for the government to change its counselling strategies. While...
View Article29 Jun 2016 HKU Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention, Facebook and...
(Source: The University of Hong Kong) Back 29 Jun 2016 The HKJC Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention (CSRP) of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) held a press conference today (June 29) with the...
View ArticleFatal minibus accident in Hong Kong a tragic reminder of why we should always...
With some 15,000 traffic accidents recorded each year in Hong Kong, the importance of road safety cannot be overstated. That it has taken another tragedy to ring the alarm bell is regrettable. Five...
View ArticleShining a light on the ultimate taboo in Hong Kong: suicide
A subject not easily broached in most societies, suicide is a particularly difficult topic to discuss openly in Chinese culture, where talking...
View ArticleHong Kong education minister pelted with bloody exam papers after wave of...
A spate of student suicides in Hong Kong has sparked angry protests over what is seen as a highly-stressful exam system - with politicians using gory ‘blood-stained’ props to make their point. Hong...
View Article40pc of Hong Kong pupils suffer stress as new term begins
Forty per cent of school pupils feel under pressure and anxious when a new term starts and experience symptoms such as fatigue, stomach ache and insomnia, a Federation of Youth Groups poll shows. Their...
View ArticleHong Kong’s Students of the Year past and present discuss youth suicide,...
Student of the Year winners – past and present – addressed the tragic and topical issue of youth suicide yesterday. Proving her mettle in overcoming difficulties, this year’s grand prize winner, Cheng...
View Article'Little Big Master' ('Ng Gor Siu Haai Dik Haau Cheung'): Hong Kong/Filmart...
0 0 0 0 0 Email Print Comments Courtesy of Universe Films Distribution The Bottom Line Understated adult thesps and natural child stars headline tearjerking...
View ArticleHong Kong must not give up on those who have lost hope
The World Health Organisation defines mental health as "a state of well-being in which the individual realises his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively...
View ArticleBOYKO BORISSOV: WE FOUND THE NECESSARY MOTOR THAT CAN HELP US WITH ENERGY...
(Source: Council of Ministers of the Republic of Bulgaria) BOYKO BORISSOV: WE FOUND THE NECESSARY MOTOR THAT CAN HELP US WITH ENERGY PROJECTS 14 April 2015 The Bulgarian economy has great potential,...
View ArticleRUMIANA BACHVAROVA: WE HAVE A PLAN IN ORDER TO COVER ALL POSSIBLE RISKS...
(Source: Council of Ministers of the Republic of Bulgaria) RUMIANA BACHVAROVA: WE HAVE A PLAN IN ORDER TO COVER ALL POSSIBLE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SITUATION IN THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA 12 May 2015...
View ArticlePRIME MINISTER BOYKO BORISSOV: MONTENEGRO HAS BULGARIA’S SUPPORT (Council of...
(Source: Council of Ministers of the Republic of Bulgaria) PRIME MINISTER BOYKO BORISSOV: MONTENEGRO HAS BULGARIA'S SUPPORT 27 March 2015 "Montenegro has Bulgaria's support," said Prime Minister Boyko...
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