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Flowers are left outside Lu Shan Mansion, Taikoo Shing, where a 48-year-old mother and 12-year-old daughter fell from same flat hours apart last week. Photo: Sun Yeung
Mental health

Letters | The mental health of Hong Kong parents can no longer be ignored

Readers reflect on the tragic deaths of a mother and her daughter and call on Asia’s hotels to prepare for the coming of AI booking agents.

Asean

Letters | What Singaporeans can gain from embracing regional integration

China economy

Letters | Data shows China’s trade-in scheme is successfully driving consumer spending

Education in Hong Kong

Letters | Hongkongers learn English to engage in the real world, not to sound perfect

Readers discuss the need for students to get used to hearing naturally spoken English, and the unpredictability of future global change.

Students sit for the Diploma of Secondary Education English language exam at a school in Aberdeen, Hong Kong, in April 2023. Photo: Handout
Students sit for the Diploma of Secondary Education English language exam at a school in Aberdeen, Hong Kong, in April 2023. Photo: Handout
Kai Tak Sports Park

Letters | BTS ticket chaos: Hong Kong must get serious on bots and scalpers

Readers discuss the scourge of today’s concert culture, building climate resilience, and the challenge of looking for a job in the age of AI.

MTR Corporation

Letters | Why South Africa should consider replicating Hong Kong’s MTR model

Readers discuss the appeal of the MTR’s ‘rail plus property’ model, the remarkable symmetries in Chinese and Indian cultures, and Macau’s tourism revival.

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Animal welfare in Hong Kong

Letters | Animal abuse cases must force Hong Kong to finally update its law

Readers discuss the effort to investigate and deter animal cruelty, a UN report on the environmental costs of data centres, and the sacking of a school principal for swearing.

The Golden Retriever pup was rescued but was so ill it had to be put down. Photo: Facebook / SPCA
The Golden Retriever pup was rescued but was so ill it had to be put down. Photo: Facebook / SPCA
Singapore

Letters | Like Hong Kong, Singapore proves itself a vital ‘superconnector’ economy

Readers discuss the critical role of superconnectors in a fragmented global economy, China’s ability to thrive in the face of adversity, and US sanctions on Cuba.

DeepSeek

Letters | What DeepSeek’s US$7 billion fundraise means for Hong Kong

Readers discuss an international gateway for China’s AI ecosystem, energy-efficient AI models, a crackdown on distracted driving, and today’s Hong Kong.

Hong Kong society

Letters | Must Hong Kong use seawater for flushing, despite leaks and repairs?

Readers discuss the everyday impacts of the city’s dual water supply system, and the importance of reaching socially withdrawn young people.

Repair workers contemplate a puddle along Gascoigne Road in Kowloon on June 12, 2025, following a saltwater leak. Photo: Jelly Tse
ChatGPT and other generative AIs

Letters | With AI, humans must provide the purpose and moral compass

Readers discuss how generative AI works, and a new scheme for hiring native English-speaking teachers.

Knowing how AI works helps us use it well by specifying its role and purpose. Photo: dpa
Knowing how AI works helps us use it well by specifying its role and purpose. Photo: dpa
India-Pakistan tensions

Letters | Reforms are a band-aid solution to water woes of downstream countries

Readers discuss the necessity of enforceable laws for rivers, Hong Kong’s pivot to Central Asia, and Chinese tourists’ safety fears.

China-Russia relations

Letters | China-Russia partnership has limits after all

Readers discuss the Xi-Putin meeting, Christian concerns about files on alleged UFOs, and AI chatbots.

Hong Kong transport

Letters | Hong Kong must build bridges for people, not just cars

Readers discuss the car-centric culture driving infrastructure projects, space mission outcomes, and the World Cup.

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The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge Half Marathon kicks off in 2025. Photo: Eugene Lee
Climate change

Letters | In age of climate whiplash, Asian solutions need philanthropic support

Readers discuss how philanthropy can respond to Asia’s climate challenges, the mismatch between Hong Kong’s ride-hailing cap and the reality of gig work, and the data centre rush.

People wade through floodwaters in Nha Trang in Vietnam’s coastal province of Khanh Hoa on November 20, 2025. Photo: AFP
People wade through floodwaters in Nha Trang in Vietnam’s coastal province of Khanh Hoa on November 20, 2025. Photo: AFP
US, Israel war on Iran

Letters | Asia can’t wait for the US to lift its naval blockade on Iran

Readers discuss how to make the blockade costly for Washington, the Power of Siberia 2 pipeline, and the success of a grass-roots film.

Hong Kong society

Letters | Is ranking Hong Kong’s civil servants on a curve a good idea?

Readers discuss a proposed ranking system for the civil service, opportunities in Central Asia, and the Ebola threat.

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ChatGPT and other generative AIs

Letters | Today’s students are in danger of graduating without learning

Readers discuss how AI intensifies a culture of performance encouraged by social media, and change in Hong Kong’s Central district.

Students walk around the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles. Photo: Xinhua
Students walk around the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles. Photo: Xinhua
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Letters | Hong Kong must not delay making bid-rigging a criminal offence

Readers discuss a gap in Hong Kong’s governance, collective liability for smoking on construction sites, and the environmental responsibility of event organisers.

Northern Metropolis

Letters | Can the Northern Metropolis be a genuine industrial ecosystem?

Readers discuss how to ensure Hong Kong’s megaproject delivers, the ride-hailing licence fee, and how the city can go big on aerospace.

Stablecoins

Letters | Mind the gap between Hong Kong digital asset policy and practice

Readers discuss digital asset audits, the danger of setting a ride-hailing cap, and the bigger picture on allowing dogs in restaurants.

Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, leaves Manhattan federal court in New York in 2023. Photo: AP
Hong Kong transport

Letters | Hong Kong needs a smarter measure than a fixed ride-hailing cap

Readers discuss a flexible alternative to the proposed quota, why some consumers prefer ride-hailing, and US military killings in the Caribbean Sea.

A dashboard is lined with mobile phones for ride-hailing apps on September 2, 2025. Photo: Edmond So
A dashboard is lined with mobile phones for ride-hailing apps on September 2, 2025. Photo: Edmond So
Hong Kong transport

Letters | Review of older drivers’ fitness to drive is sorely needed

Readers discuss the urgency of assessing aged drivers’ abilities, raising children capable of questioning AI, and seafood safety.

Hong Kong environmental issues

Letters | Why Hong Kong’s Sharp Island should be a marine park

Readers discuss how holistic management can promote both conservation and ecotourism, and Singapore’s new anti-bullying measures.

Education

Letters | Study abroad returnees affirm China’s growth and global engagement

Readers discuss recent figures on overseas talent, and the new rules for dog-friendly restaurants in Hong Kong.

Students proceed through Harvard Yard during commencement ceremonies at Harvard University, on May 29, 2025, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the US. Photo: AP
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