Letters | To flourish, Hong Kong needs higher priorities than wealth accumulation
Readers discuss the science of happiness, cross-border scam-fighting work, and developer woes

Are Hong Kong residents really flourishing?
The results of the study challenge the simplistic equating of gross domestic product with flourishing and highlight the significance of the less tangible dimensions of life: happiness, mental health, meaning and purpose, character and virtue, as well as close social bonds.
Two Asian neighbours, Indonesia and the Philippines, provide a contrast to Hong Kong. These economies are less advanced, but have higher levels of human flourishing, rooted in their strong communal values and ties to their heritage. Behaviours like Indonesia’s gotong royong (mutual assistance) and the Philippines’ bayanihan (communal unity) are noteworthy.
India, with far lower per capita income, also has a higher overall flourishing score than Hong Kong.