Hong Kong education minister pelted with bloody exam papers
Hong Kong’s education minister Eddie Ng was pelted with exam papers splattered...
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 Article24-03-2016: Huge orchestra and massed choir combine for a powerful...
(Source: Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Deborah Hennig Director of Marketing Tel: (852) 2721 9035 Email: deborah.hennig@hkphil.org Becky Lee Media Relations...
View ArticleHKU student magazine says Hong Kong should become independent from China...
Hong Kong should become a sovereign state recognised by the United Nations in 2047, according to the latest issue of the University of Hong Kong student magazine Undergrad. An article headed “Hong Kong...
View Article‘Breaking point’: Hong Kong nurses’ group publishes open letter to chief...
The city’s biggest nurses’ group has placed an open letter in local Chinese newspapers calling for extra resources and manpower to help overcapacity public hospitals during the flu season. In a...
View ArticleHong Kong’s credit rating risks cut as financial secretary blasts Moody’s...
Hong Kong’s credit rating could be cut, economic experts have warned, after Moody’s downgraded the SAR’s outlook to “negative” yesterday. Major infrastructure projects like the third runway and the MTR...
View ArticleHong Kong, China stocks open flat
Hong Kong and China stocks opened flat on Wednesday, tracking a decline in US markets in light trading overnight. The Hang Seng Index moved up slightly, by 0.08 per cent, to 20,305.70 and the Hang Seng...
View ArticleHong Kong Referees in London - Update from the National Schools Sevens March...
(Source: Hong Kong Rugby Football Union) Two of Hong Kong's up and coming Junior Referees are currently in London at the Rosslyn Park National School Sevens. The NSS is the largest rugby tournament in...
View Article08-03-2016: Time for Three – a ‘classically trained garage band’ improvises...
(Source: Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Deborah Hennig Director of Marketing Tel: (852) 2721 9035 Email: deborah.hennig@hkphil.org Becky Lee Media Relations...
View ArticleHong Kong stocks poised to open higher
Hong Kong and China stocks are poised to open higher on Friday, after oil prices extended a fresh rally and US markets rose overnight. The Hang Seng Index futures...
View ArticleHong Kong stocks surge after Fed keeps rates steady
Hong Kong stocks rallied on Thursday after overseas markets rallied overnight as the US Federal Reserve kept interest rates steady. The Hang Seng Index opened up 1.59 per cent, or more than 320 points,...
View Article‘Breaking point’: Hong Kong nurses’ group publishes open letter to Chief...
The city’s biggest nurses’ group has placed an open letter in local Chinese newspapers calling for extra resources and manpower to help overcapacity public hospitals during the flu season. In a...
View ArticleSCED speaks on Food Truck Pilot Scheme (Commerce and Economic Development...
(Source: Commerce and Economic Development Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China) SCED speaks on Food Truck Pilot Scheme Following is the transcript of...
View ArticleJill And Colin Moved To Hong Kong–Are They Off Of The Show?
It has been quite awhile since we have seen Tristan Rogers or Jess Walton on The Young and the Restless. The CBS daytime drama’s fans are in panic mode as they slowly come to the realization that Jill...
View ArticleSurvey: Most Parents of Children with Autism Report Discriminatory...
(Source: The Hong Kong Institute of Education) Survey: Most Parents of Children with Autism Report Discriminatory Experiences 2016-03-31 Research recently conducted at the Hong Kong Institute of...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor, July 27, 2015
Helping hand in schools can save lives The report by the Child Fatality Review Panel ("More Hong Kong children commit suicide than die in accidents, study reveals", July 10) is at once dreadful news...
View ArticleIncome inequality and the obesity epidemic in Hong Kong
For most of human history, being plump was a sign of affluence and nobility. Modern capitalism and mass-market consumerism have reversed that. Today, being trim and fit is the real sign of affluence....
View ArticleOne suicide every 40 seconds somewhere in the world, WHO says
One person commits suicide every 40 seconds, an avoidable tragedy that fails to grab attention because of taboos and stigma, a UN report said yesterday. In a study released three weeks after the...
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 Article24 Apr 2014HKU Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention conducts Hong Kong...
(Source: The University of Hong Kong) HKU Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention conducts Hong Kong Altruism Index (A-Index) Survey 24 Apr 2014 Participation in altruistic activities relates to an...
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