One 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 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...
View ArticleStudent 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...
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