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Starting at the bottom of the employment ladder was never only a job. It was how people learned essential skills for climbing the ladder but now it is being taken away. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong economy

Letters | How to learn crucial skills for future success as graduate jobs tank

Readers discuss the career skills that were once learned at entry level, and employment support measures for those with disabilities.

Fintech

Letters | Hong Kong mustn’t fall behind in recognising overseas stablecoins

Mental health

Letters | 5-year plan must take mental health seriously for the economy’s sake

Mental health

Letters | For better mental health, help students connect and build inclusive empathy

Readers discuss how to tackle Hong Kong’s youth mental health crisis from the ground up, and a new chapter for the city.

Students resume school in Wan Chai in 2022. Photo: Dickson Lee
Students resume school in Wan Chai in 2022. Photo: Dickson Lee
Education in Hong Kong

Letters | Northern Metropolis planning must include kindergartens and schools

Readers discuss how to make the Northern Metropolis attractive to talent, and a research project to identify the benefits of culture.

Hong Kong society

Letters | Hong Kong’s ethnic minority students face a new challenge – Mandarin

Readers discuss the necessity of a full-fledged Chinese-as-a-second-language curriculum, and a win-win food rescue mechanism.

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Hong Kong society

Letters | Passing a driving test in Hong Kong shouldn’t be an Odyssean ordeal

Readers discuss learning to drive in the city, the potential for Hong Kong to develop pet-friendly travel, and municipal maintenance.

Driving lessons are in progress in Kowloon City learners have their on-road driving lessons with tutors at Tin Kwong Road, Kowloon City. The Transport Department announced in April that applications would open in May for 332 new licences for private driving instructors. 13JUN26 SCMP / Elson Li
Driving lessons are in progress in Kowloon City learners have their on-road driving lessons with tutors at Tin Kwong Road, Kowloon City. The Transport Department announced in April that applications would open in May for 332 new licences for private driving instructors. 13JUN26 SCMP / Elson Li
Food and agriculture

Letters | Child nutrition in Asia is a worthy investment

Readers discuss the region’s nutrition problem, the US’ yen intervention, and the future of Bhutan’s traditional arts.

Hong Kong housing

Letters | Heat resilience should be baked into buildings across Hong Kong

Readers discuss heat-resilient building design as public health policy, and how to better safeguard teachers’ and students’ well-being.

Hong Kong courts

Letters | A colonial relic like the judicial wig has no place in Hong Kong

Readers discuss why wigs should no longer be worn in court, verification as an AI-related skill, and long medical appointment wait times.

Legal professionals gather after the senior counsel admission ceremony at the Court of Final Appeal building in Central in 2025. Photo: Nora Tam
Hong Kong

Letters | Hong Kong ‘over’? Stephen Roach is missing the point

Readers discuss the city’s transformation, tying government official KPIs to Scoop, and promoting mini-events like Beyblade battles.

Robin Zeng, chairman of Chinese electric-vehicle battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd (CATL), centre right, strikes the gong at the listing ceremony in Hong Kong in 2025. Photo: AP
Robin Zeng, chairman of Chinese electric-vehicle battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd (CATL), centre right, strikes the gong at the listing ceremony in Hong Kong in 2025. Photo: AP
Cambodia

Letters | Cambodia should investigate those who enabled scam networks

Readers discuss how Cambodia can regain international credibility, and vigilance against fraudulent loans and transactions.

Hong Kong economy

Letters | Hong Kong needn’t match mainland prices but must compete on value

Readers discuss how mainland travel is reshaping Hongkongers’ ideas of service and value, overcrowding on the Airport Express, and the US’ gift to China.

Hong Kong

Letters | Physical toys aren’t fighting a losing battle. How’s that for hope?

Readers discuss the simple joys of playing with spinning tops, and qualities a good public official should have.

People gather along Kwun Tong Promenade to play with battling spinning tops on May 7. Beyblades have been making a comeback across Hong Kong. Photo: Dickson Lee
China manufacturing

Letters | How China’s zero-carbon factories can shape future of manufacturing

Readers discuss the significance of turning carbon emissions into measurable assets, American expertise in China, and making Hong Kong beautiful.

An employee patrols a Jiangsu Yueda Textile Group factory in Yancheng city, east China’s Jiangsu province, on July 25. Once a factory’s carbon reductions, renewable electricity usage and other sustainability indicators are certified by third parties as standardised assets, investments such as energy-saving equipment, previously regarded as pure costs, can begin to qualify as assets. Photo: Xinhua
An employee patrols a Jiangsu Yueda Textile Group factory in Yancheng city, east China’s Jiangsu province, on July 25. Once a factory’s carbon reductions, renewable electricity usage and other sustainability indicators are certified by third parties as standardised assets, investments such as energy-saving equipment, previously regarded as pure costs, can begin to qualify as assets. Photo: Xinhua
China-UK relations

Letters | Moving out of Hong Kong would be a bad idea for HSBC and StanChart

Readers discuss a proposal that two of Hong Kong’s note-issuing banks should relocate, and employment protections in the digital age.

Transport and logistics

Letters | Don’t be complacent about contracts in times of shipping disruptions

Readers discuss specialised clauses in shipping contracts, enforcement of the dog-friendly dining scheme, and kerbside parking.

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Crime in Hong Kong

Letters | Law reform ought not overlook long-term child sexual abuse

Readers discuss the necessity of a new offence for persistent child sexual abuse, and why the Iran war is unpopular among Nato countries.

Under the current regime, a survivor of child sexual abuse has to distinguish the details of each incident to meet the requirements for prosecution even though they have faced prolonged, persistent and repetitive abuse. A new offence should be introduced to focus on proving patterns of sexual exploitation between an adult abuser and a child over a period of time. Photo: Theodora Yu
Under the current regime, a survivor of child sexual abuse has to distinguish the details of each incident to meet the requirements for prosecution even though they have faced prolonged, persistent and repetitive abuse. A new offence should be introduced to focus on proving patterns of sexual exploitation between an adult abuser and a child over a period of time. Photo: Theodora Yu
Hong Kong

Letters | Sports bosses’ meeting should be treated as a sales pitch for Hong Kong

Readers discuss the significance of Hong Kong hosting the world’s Olympic committees, an immigration hiccup in Kyrgyzstan, and a judge reprimanded for plagiarism.

Defence

Letters | Missile test shows major-power rivalry is spilling into the Pacific

Readers discuss the fallout of China’s recent missile test, the massive protests in India sparked by exam irregularities, and dwindling sales at the Hong Kong Book Fair.

Education in Hong Kong

Letters | Offer Hong Kong youth a mentor’s guidance, not more lesson plans

Readers discuss tapping a great resource in this city – its people, and how the science of longevity is bigger than biohacking.

Dozens of students and their mentors took part in a Cathay Pacific community flight programme on May 21, 2023. Mentoring could begin simply, by matching adults with students or young employees and giving them a quiet place to talk. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Hong Kong environmental issues

Letters | Hong Kong’s first 5-year plan should take sustainability seriously

Readers suggest a list of environmental priorities for the city, and discuss renewed tensions in the South China Sea.

Flood barriers are up at an exit of the Sham Shui Po MTR Station after the Hong Kong Observatory issued a black rainstorm warning on June 18. Photo: Dickson Lee
Flood barriers are up at an exit of the Sham Shui Po MTR Station after the Hong Kong Observatory issued a black rainstorm warning on June 18. Photo: Dickson Lee
Science

Letters | China’s Mazu system is a win for climate adaptation and cultural heritage

Readers discuss Chinese names for scientific projects, why ride-hailing cars pose a problem for Hong Kong, and the quality of teaching at universities.

Hong Kong environmental issues

Letters | Manage tourist flow to Sharp Island for a better travel experience

Readers discuss why Sharp Island visitor data must be monitored, the Wang Fuk Court fire inquiry, how to remember those who died in the fire, and executive-led governance.

Hong Kong environmental issues

Letters | Climate change demands stronger worker protections in Hong Kong

Readers discuss workers’ safety and rights during extreme weather, the state of Earth’s life support systems, and how to rejuvenate Chinese football.

People wait to cross the road in Tsim Sha Tsui during heavy rain on July 16. For delivery workers and part-timers, income is tied directly to hours worked and work suspensions during extreme weather can mean immediate financial hardship. Photo: Jelly Tse
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