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Yin Yuzhen, now a ‘national model worker’, and retired American teacher Ronald Sakolsky at an airport in Ordos in China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region, on August 23. Photo: Xinhua
China society

Letters | Why a Chinese farmer’s reunion with a US teacher moved me to tears

Readers discuss an American’s return to a part of China he helped transform, and how the country is taking climate change seriously.

Northern Metropolis

Letters | Northern Metropolis can offer a clean slate for educational innovation

Brics

Letters | What Brics wants: a non-Western, not an anti-Western, world

Northern Metropolis

Letters | How Hong Kong’s Northern Metropolis should be judged

Readers discuss the mega-project being developed at the city’s northern border, and how Asian nations can ensure diversity thrives.

An aerial view of the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park in the Northern Metropolis on September 14. Photo: Karma Lo
An aerial view of the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park in the Northern Metropolis on September 14. Photo: Karma Lo
Hong Kong children

Letters | Hong Kong must put child safety on the development agenda

Readers discuss the danger of child sexual exploitation shifting online, and the Hong Kong dollar peg.

Education in Hong Kong

Letters | Hong Kong’s universities must avoid ‘easy entry, guaranteed pass’ model

Readers discuss the need to ensure academic rigour in tertiary education, and university orientation camps.

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Hong Kong housing

Letters | Ensuring building safety in Hong Kong an uphill struggle

Readers discuss efforts to reduce shoddy work in building renovation, signs on expressways, and classic Hong Kong comedy films.

An old residential building in San Po Kong on September 19, 2025. Photo: Edmond So
An old residential building in San Po Kong on September 19, 2025. Photo: Edmond So
Social media

Letters | Let’s protect Hong Kong’s children from social media ourselves

Readers discuss how the city should shield children from social media’s harmful effects, and the public healthcare system.

Hong Kong economy

Letters | Hong Kong has changed. So should its marketing message

Readers discuss the city’s evolving appeal, unleashed dogs in public places, and former chief executive Tung Chee-hwa.

Suicides in Hong Kong

Letters | Suicide prevention in Hong Kong: let’s normalise reaching out for help

Readers discuss how the community can work together to prevent suicides, sentencing in cases of sex crimes, and responsible pet ownership.

People lay flowers outside a building in Taikoo Shing, where a 48-year-old woman and her 12-year-old daughter fell from the same flat hours apart on June 10 after a reported argument over studies, raising concerns over the city's level of mental support. Photo: Sun Yeung
Belt and Road Initiative

Letters | Belt and Road Initiative is more than a trade and investment platform

Readers discuss how far the belt and road framework has come, the use of AI in official translations, and the start of the school year.

A Chinese communication engineer guides a Kenyan staff member on backup power replacement for the communication system at Mtito Andei station on the Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway in Kenya on July 23. The railway is part of China’s Belt and Road Initiaitve. Photo: Xinhua
A Chinese communication engineer guides a Kenyan staff member on backup power replacement for the communication system at Mtito Andei station on the Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway in Kenya on July 23. The railway is part of China’s Belt and Road Initiaitve. Photo: Xinhua
Education in Hong Kong

Letters | Why Hong Kong’s medical schools should phase in their Cantonese requirement

Readers discuss language prerequisites at the city’s medical schools, and the promise of AI.

Hong Kong culture

Letters | Are we preserving the Hong Kong tourists come here for?

Readers discuss the new tourism campaign, and construction schedules in an era of climate change.

Crime in Hong Kong

Letters | Bid-rigging isn’t new. Hong Kong must revisit old complaints

Readers discuss reforms to the system around building renovation projects, and a lesson from Zhu Rongji’s life.

Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po on December 16, 2025, after a fatal blaze broke out. Why did it take a tragedy for the authorities to crack down on bid-rigging for building renovation projects? Photo: Sam Tsang
Malaysia

Letters | Could Indonesia be sued for the haze in Malaysia? Yes and no

Readers discuss a recourse for victims of transboundary air pollution, tourist spending, tourism videos past and present, and Hongkong Post’s options.

The Kuala Lumpur skyline is shrouded in haze, as seen from Ampang, Malaysia, on August 26. Photo: Reuters
The Kuala Lumpur skyline is shrouded in haze, as seen from Ampang, Malaysia, on August 26. Photo: Reuters
Hong Kong society

Letters | Queen Mary Hospital lift defects raise larger questions for Hong Kong

Readers discuss oversight of critical public infrastructure, a better development model for the Northern Metropolis, and a project in Hung Shui Kiu.

2026 China-Nepal flash floods

Letters | China-Nepal floods: engineering fixes are only a band-aid

Readers discuss the best long-term defence against Himalayan disasters, the Iran war, and the Ukraine war.

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Hong Kong environmental issues

Letters | Hong Kong’s cleaner transport push must not neglect tyre pollution

Readers discuss the need to monitor tyre pollution in the city, a Chinese film about the Iraq war, and the US midterms.

The Cross-Harbour Tunnel on April 10. Photo: Jonathan Wong
The Cross-Harbour Tunnel on April 10. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Education

Letters | Today’s humanists don’t deserve the likes of a Fields Medal

Readers discuss recognition for humanities scholars, and the challenges of ethnic minority children in Chinese language acquisition.

Bangkok

Letters | A greener Bangkok must also be fairer

Readers discuss the revitalisation of Bangkok, and the legacy of ‘designated schools’ in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong society

Letters | Focusing on ‘bad’ dogs will not do Hong Kong any good

Readers discuss the state of Hong Kong’s animal laws, and whether a ‘no-kill’ mandate for animals is the most humane approach.

The Pawsgate dog training facility in Ta Kwu Ling on August 21. A 33-year-old woman who operated the facility was found dead after being mauled by a dog. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong national security law

Letters | Don’t take peaceful days in Hong Kong as a given

Readers discuss the security of the city, a China-Nepal early-warning mechanism, and AI boot camps.

People pass by wanted warrants for overseas activists at Shenzhen Bay border crossing on June 17. Photo: Jelly Tse
People pass by wanted warrants for overseas activists at Shenzhen Bay border crossing on June 17. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Letters | Fix Hong Kong’s healthcare silos with link workers

Readers discuss bridging medical and social welfare, why Hong Kong must change, and an epic road trip.

Hong Kong workers/labour rights

Letters | Hong Kong should study the mainland gig worker insurance model

Readers discuss labour protection for delivery riders, and a new era for India-Bangladesh relations.

Hong Kong courts

Letters | Why Hong Kong needs special courts for drug offenders

Readers discuss Hong Kong’s approach to drug-related cases vis-a-vis New York’s, and dog owners’ duty to the community.

A sparrow flies near the statue of Themis, the blindfolded goddess of justice, on the roof of the Court of Final Appeal building in Central. Photo: Jelly Tse
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