We 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 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 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 Article15 Oct 2013Use of traditional Chinese interventions for people with insomnia...
(Source: The University of Hong Kong) Use of traditional Chinese interventions for people with insomnia and mood disorder the first Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) in Hong Kong 15 Oct 2013 In Hong...
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 Article09 Oct 2013Use of traditional Chinese interventions for people with insomnia...
(Source: The University of Hong Kong) Use of traditional Chinese interventions for people with insomnia and mood disorder the first Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) in Hong Kong 09 Oct 2013 In Hong...
View ArticlePREVENTING SUICIDES: Emotional support makes a difference
WE were very disturbed to read about the suicide of a 13-year-old student who ended his life by consuming weed-killer ("Bullied boy kills himself" -- NST, Feb 9). We extend our heartfelt condolences to...
View ArticleHong Kong should help vulnerable mainland immigrants, not denigrate them
A recent 12-episode TVB drama titled Shades of Life included a story about a new mainland immigrant who faces ill treatment and discrimination in Hong Kong. On arrival, she was accused of smuggling...
View ArticleGovernment, schools need to do more to stop youth suicides, say experts
Ingrained resistance to discussing mental health problems and suicide in Hong Kong is proving to be an obstacle to bringing down the rising rate of young people killing themselves, suicide prevention...
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 suicide taboo is killing our elderly: experts
The suicide rate of people over 65 in Hong Kong is almost double that of any other age group, and with a rapidly ageing population, prevention authorities face an uphill struggle. In 2012, the suicide...
View ArticleAmid stress of Occupy protests, Hong Kong's youth need better support
According to the United Nations, each year, 20 per cent of the world's youth population experiences a mental health condition. With 1.2 billion young people aged 15 to 24 worldwide, that means some 240...
View ArticleTackling youth suicide in Hong Kong: the role of parents and educators
Eden Yeung well remembers the day, three years ago, when he left a letter on his parents' desk telling them he was ending his life. The trigger may seem trivial to most of us; his teacher accidentally...
View Article10 Sep 2014Suicide Prevention: One World Connected (The University of Hong Kong)
(Source: The University of Hong Kong) Suicide Prevention: One World Connected 10 Sep 2014 From left to right: Mr. Vincent Ng, Executive Director of Suicide Prevention Services, Ms. Liz Chamberlain,...
View ArticleNovel addresses teen suicide
A report about a teenager's suicide caught Raymond Wong Fook-lam's attention two years ago. The businessman couldn't fathom why young people would give up on their lives, especially when they had many...
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 ArticleGrowth spurt: 1 in 8 Hong Kong residents from mainland China, government...
A new report to the Hong Kong legislature revealed that about 879,000 immigrants from the mainland have settled in the city since the 1997 handover, comprising 12 per cent of the city’s population of...
View ArticleNovel addresses teen suicide
A report about a teenager's suicide caught Raymond Wong Fook-lam's attention two years ago. The businessman couldn't fathom why young people would give up on their lives, especially when they had many...
View ArticleHong Kong Exchanges and Clearing monitoring sell-off but vows no intervention
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing chairman Chow Chung-kwong said on Wednesday the local bourse is closely monitoring the volatile market but has no intention to intervene at this time. “The Hong Kong...
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