https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/rss/22/feed See our letters page for the views on the news from SCMP readers en https://assets-v2.i-scmp.com/production/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg Letters Letters Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words. The deadly floods along the Nepal-Tibet border in August marked the second major deluge in little more than a year. The recurrence highlights a fundamental challenge for climate adaptation in mountain regions, that disasters in these environments unfold through complex physical... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3371100/hong-kong-climate-change-no-longer-distant-headline?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3371100/hong-kong-climate-change-no-longer-distant-headline?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 17 Oct 2026 03:30:07 +0000 Letters Letters Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words. The retirement of the historic Yellow Bus, the shuttle which ferried passengers between San Tin and the old Huanggang Port for nearly three decades, drew crowds of nostalgic commuters and enthusiasts for its final run. This follows a familiar, bittersweet pattern. From the phased... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3370896/its-seriously-time-hong-kong-greenlight-transport-museum?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3370896/its-seriously-time-hong-kong-greenlight-transport-museum?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 16 Oct 2026 03:30:07 +0000 Letters Letters Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words. As Hong Kong’s enhanced civil service appraisal system begins to take effect, the government has an opportunity to clarify not only the consequences of underperformance but also what sustained excellence can lead to. More rigorous appraisal is justified. The Civil Service Bureau... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3370810/how-hong-kongs-civil-service-can-inspire-excellence?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3370810/how-hong-kongs-civil-service-can-inspire-excellence?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 15 Oct 2026 03:30:07 +0000 Letters Letters Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words. Hong Kong has become a sought-after regional education hub, drawing mainland and foreign students to its universities. Rising international enrolment has intensified demand for student housing, with on-campus places insufficient and rents near university districts buoyant. Some... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3370715/mind-hong-kongs-dorm-boom-today-doesnt-become-tomorrows-oversupply?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3370715/mind-hong-kongs-dorm-boom-today-doesnt-become-tomorrows-oversupply?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 14 Oct 2026 03:30:07 +0000 Letters Letters Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words. In early October, driven by a sharp deterioration in geopolitical conditions, China’s major oil refineries reportedly suspended refined petroleum exports to all regions except Hong Kong and Macau. According to data from commodities analytics firm Kpler, the country’s commercial... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3370524/hidden-costs-chinas-energy-security?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3370524/hidden-costs-chinas-energy-security?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 13 Oct 2026 03:30:05 +0000 Letters Letters Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words. Over several decades, China has risen to become one of the most potent powers in the space race. In October 2024, China released a national mid- and long-term development programme for space science. Since then, China has made significant strides. In 2025, it conducted 92 space... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3370278/us-china-space-race-heats-watch-out-patent-law?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3370278/us-china-space-race-heats-watch-out-patent-law?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 12 Oct 2026 03:30:05 +0000 Letters Letters Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words. Hong Kong’s first five-year plan should not be judged simply by its resemblance to mainland planning, nor by the number of targets it contains. Its real test is whether long-term policy coordination can strengthen the qualities that make Hong Kong internationally... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3370265/5-year-plan-must-preserve-what-makes-hong-kong-distinctive?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3370265/5-year-plan-must-preserve-what-makes-hong-kong-distinctive?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 11 Oct 2026 03:30:07 +0000 Letters Letters Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words. The artificial intelligence race is often regarded as a purely technical issue. It is a prisoner’s dilemma instead. As algorithms play a larger role in domains ranging from credit scoring to military operations, the main risk stems not from malfunctioning code but from... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3370258/we-trust-ai-we-must-trust-each-other?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3370258/we-trust-ai-we-must-trust-each-other?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 10 Oct 2026 03:30:06 +0000 Letters Letters Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words. I refer to the letter, “Hong Kong’s mental health narrative must instil a sense of hope” (September 23). Your correspondent is right. Hope is not simply a personal emotion. It is a social resource shaped by the environments we inhabit, the relationships we build and the futures... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3370153/hong-kong-should-invest-natural-infrastructure-harvest-hope?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3370153/hong-kong-should-invest-natural-infrastructure-harvest-hope?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 09 Oct 2026 03:30:09 +0000 Letters Letters Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words. World Sight Day falls on October 8 this year. It is a timely reminder that protecting sight should be part of how we think about ageing well, not something we consider only after vision begins to fade. Hong Kong is a fast-ageing society, but vision is still too often overlooked... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3369970/dont-overlook-eye-health-hong-kong-ages?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3369970/dont-overlook-eye-health-hong-kong-ages?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 08 Oct 2026 03:30:08 +0000 Letters Letters Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words. Education is widely described as the catalyst for breaking barriers and ending intergenerational struggle. However, Hong Kong’s school system, where systemic barriers remain entrenched, continues to marginalise ethnically diverse children. Instead of believing in their capacity... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3369860/hong-kongs-ethnically-diverse-communities-must-drive-solutions-youth?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3369860/hong-kongs-ethnically-diverse-communities-must-drive-solutions-youth?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 07 Oct 2026 03:30:06 +0000 Letters Letters Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words. The latest meetings between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping ended, yet again, with little to show in the way of a breakthrough. What grabbed international headlines was the pageantry, from Trump’s unprecedented greeting of Xi on the tarmac to a personal... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3369758/trump-xi-meeting-mattered-more-was-first-apparent?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3369758/trump-xi-meeting-mattered-more-was-first-apparent?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 06 Oct 2026 03:30:06 +0000 Letters Letters Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words. Last month, Hong Kong had been promoting its role as a financing and professional services hub for Belt and Road Initiative expansion. Tanzania offers a useful reminder that signing deals is only the beginning. More than 6,000 participants attended Hong Kong’s Belt and Road... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3369527/tanzania-could-offer-test-hong-kongs-belt-and-road-ambitions?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3369527/tanzania-could-offer-test-hong-kongs-belt-and-road-ambitions?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 05 Oct 2026 03:30:09 +0000 Letters Letters Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words. I am writing in response to the op-ed, “3 easy wins to modernise Hong Kong’s education system” (September 4), particularly its argument that assessment must adapt to artificial intelligence. The most useful change would not be another rule telling students whether artificial... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3369523/why-universities-asia-shouldnt-be-reaching-ai-detectors?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3369523/why-universities-asia-shouldnt-be-reaching-ai-detectors?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 04 Oct 2026 03:30:05 +0000 Letters Letters Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words. The adoption of the Phnom Penh Declaration at last week’s international conference on online scams contains welcome language on international cooperation and victim protection. However, the 11-point statement ultimately leaves some of the hardest questions unanswered. Its... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3369521/phnom-penh-declaration-online-scams-short-details?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3369521/phnom-penh-declaration-online-scams-short-details?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 03 Oct 2026 03:30:09 +0000 Letters Letters Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words. What did we actually learn from US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping’s two days of diplomacy in Washington? Perhaps less than the ceremony suggested – but more than what first appeared to be the case. There were grand words, handshakes, a state dinner and... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3369433/outcome-trump-xi-summit-was-quieter-grand-bargain?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3369433/outcome-trump-xi-summit-was-quieter-grand-bargain?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 02 Oct 2026 03:30:08 +0000 Letters Letters Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words. The chief executive’s latest policy address proposes to set up an “AI City Brain”, an integrated management system that links and consolidates relevant big data collected by departments with city governance matters. I strongly welcome this. With extreme weather becoming more... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3369279/hong-kong-need-not-build-its-ai-city-brain-scratch?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3369279/hong-kong-need-not-build-its-ai-city-brain-scratch?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 01 Oct 2026 03:30:07 +0000 Letters Letters Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words. Recently, Iran announced seven conditions for restarting negotiations with the United States. As it did in the failed memorandum of understanding signed earlier, Iran has made ending the conflict in Lebanon the first condition. Iran is no longer treating Lebanon only as a... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3369157/why-lebanon-crucial-irans-negotiations-us?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3369157/why-lebanon-crucial-irans-negotiations-us?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 30 Sep 2026 03:30:07 +0000 Letters Letters Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words. A pat on the back, ties in matching purple, a three-course state dinner and an ocean of handshakes and smiles: the vibes between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump at the White House last week couldn’t have been better. Beyond the widely covered 479-member... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3369041/core-message-trump-xi-summit-couldnt-be-clearer?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3369041/core-message-trump-xi-summit-couldnt-be-clearer?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 29 Sep 2026 03:30:06 +0000 Letters Letters Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words. Hong Kong still lacks workers, yet many university graduates are finding it increasingly difficult to land their first job. The Labour and Welfare Bureau’s latest midterm manpower projection shows the city’s overall labour shortfall narrowing to about 130,000 by 2028, down from... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3368802/youth-lose-jobs-ai-hong-kong-must-act?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3368802/youth-lose-jobs-ai-hong-kong-must-act?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 28 Sep 2026 03:30:07 +0000 Letters Letters Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words. I refer to the report, “China’s pension fund doubles offshore exposure in quest for higher returns” (September 3). As China’s national pension reserve diversifies its sizeable asset allocation, Hong Kong stands to benefit. Hong Kong’s role as a gateway between mainland China and... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3368771/hong-kong-efficient-enough-deploy-long-term-mainland-chinese-capital?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3368771/hong-kong-efficient-enough-deploy-long-term-mainland-chinese-capital?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 27 Sep 2026 03:30:08 +0000 Letters Letters Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words. Hong Kong’s ambition to become Asia’s “mega-event city” is being undermined by a glaring weakness: rampant ticket scalping. The Trevor Noah shows at MacPherson Stadium in October are the latest example. Tickets vanished quickly, only to reappear on resale platforms at many times... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3368761/trevor-noah-shows-underline-need-action-hong-kong-scalping?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3368761/trevor-noah-shows-underline-need-action-hong-kong-scalping?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 26 Sep 2026 03:30:08 +0000 Letters Letters Hong Kong’s first five-year plan contains welcome targets for energy, carbon emissions, air pollution and water quality. Yet when it turns to the Northern Metropolis – the city’s main platform for innovation and new industrialisation – green development largely disappears as an organising principle. That separation could prove costly. The Northern Metropolis is a rare chance to design a new urban and industrial system from the ground up. Decisions now about its buildings, power supply, transport... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3368591/make-northern-metropolis-hong-kongs-zero-carbon-test-bed?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3368591/make-northern-metropolis-hong-kongs-zero-carbon-test-bed?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 25 Sep 2026 03:30:07 +0000 Letters Letters Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words. As policymakers, business leaders and sustainability experts gathered for Hong Kong Green Week 2026 earlier this month, much attention focused on artificial intelligence as a driver of innovation, productivity and economic growth. Yet one critical issue risks being overlooked:... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3368472/hong-kong-must-grapple-water-implications-ai-race?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3368472/hong-kong-must-grapple-water-implications-ai-race?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 24 Sep 2026 03:30:07 +0000 Letters Letters Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words. I read the chief executive’s policy address delivered last week from its first page to its last and one word never appears: hope. Its 11 mental health measures are all about coping. Two gaps stand out. First, the missing middle. Four of the 11 measures target students, teachers... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3368351/hong-kongs-mental-health-narrative-must-instil-sense-hope?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3368351/hong-kongs-mental-health-narrative-must-instil-sense-hope?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 23 Sep 2026 03:30:05 +0000 Letters Letters Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words. In Hong Kong, a child’s education can be planned before the child can talk. The 2026 Yidan Prize laureates give that instinct an evidence base: factors shaping how well children learn are in motion long before their first day of class. Professor Paul W. Glewwe, the laureate for... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3367999/what-hong-kong-educators-can-learn-yidan-prize-winners?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3367999/what-hong-kong-educators-can-learn-yidan-prize-winners?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 21 Sep 2026 03:30:06 +0000 Letters Letters Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words. Traditionally, the rationales for using “good” English with precision have been well explained. First, as George Orwell argued in his essay “Politics and the English Language”, the decline of standards in politics and that in the use of English can reinforce each other: our... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3367878/english-usage-trump-effect-neednt-be-last-word?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3367878/english-usage-trump-effect-neednt-be-last-word?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 20 Sep 2026 03:30:06 +0000 Letters Letters Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words. Last month, American educator Ronald Sakolsky travelled back to China’s Mu Us Desert for an emotional reunion with national “model worker” Yin Yuzhen, 26 years after he raised US$5,000 to help her plant trees. Watching the two embrace amid the towering canopy they built together,... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3367970/why-chinese-farmers-reunion-us-teacher-moved-me-tears?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3367970/why-chinese-farmers-reunion-us-teacher-moved-me-tears?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 19 Sep 2026 03:30:05 +0000 Letters Letters Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words. With education designated as a growth engine in Hong Kong’s new development blueprint, the planned Northern Metropolis university town faces a pivotal moment. Artificial intelligence (AI) is dismantling the foundations of traditional learning. Simply expanding science,... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3367844/northern-metropolis-can-offer-clean-slate-educational-innovation?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3367844/northern-metropolis-can-offer-clean-slate-educational-innovation?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 18 Sep 2026 03:30:05 +0000 Letters Letters Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words. Brics has a strange habit of confounding both its supporters and its critics. The group is often portrayed as an emerging anti-Western bloc led by China and Russia. Others dismiss it as an unwieldy talking shop whose members share little beyond dissatisfaction with Western... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3367690/what-brics-wants-non-western-not-anti-western-world?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3367690/what-brics-wants-non-western-not-anti-western-world?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 17 Sep 2026 03:30:05 +0000 Letters Letters Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu has said Hong Kong’s first five-year plan will preserve capitalism while creating jobs and opportunities for social mobility (“Hong Kong 5-year plan to stick with capitalism, uphold ‘one country, two systems’: John Lee”, September 14). The... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3367540/how-hong-kongs-northern-metropolis-should-be-judged?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3367540/how-hong-kongs-northern-metropolis-should-be-judged?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:20 +0000 Letters Letters Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words. As Hong Kong’s chief executive prepares to unveil the city’s first five-year plan and his 2026 policy address on Wednesday, child safety should be recognised as a central part of the city’s long-term development agenda. With online grooming and artificial intelligence abuse... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3367434/hong-kong-must-put-child-safety-development-agenda?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3367434/hong-kong-must-put-child-safety-development-agenda?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 15 Sep 2026 03:30:06 +0000 Letters Letters Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words. Hong Kong is rapidly evolving into an international education hub. With 22 local degree-awarding institutions – nine publicly funded and 13 self-financing – producing around 50,000 graduates annually, the quality of these degrees is cause for concern. The prevailing approach... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3367193/hong-kongs-universities-must-avoid-easy-entry-guaranteed-pass-model?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3367193/hong-kongs-universities-must-avoid-easy-entry-guaranteed-pass-model?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 14 Sep 2026 03:30:06 +0000 Letters Letters Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words. I refer to the report, “Government still weighing decision on restricting proxy voters, Hong Kong official says” (August 22). The government should be commended for seeking to combat bid-rigging in large-scale, high-value procurement decisions and to enhance the democratic... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3367120/ensuring-building-safety-hong-kong-uphill-struggle?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3367120/ensuring-building-safety-hong-kong-uphill-struggle?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 13 Sep 2026 03:30:05 +0000 Letters Letters Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words. Meta Platforms has agreed to pay up to US$18 billion to settle the social media harm case brought by US state attorneys general, and to implement default protections for teens, including a two-hour daily limit. A company does not agree to a sum like that over a... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3367119/lets-protect-hong-kongs-children-social-media-ourselves?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3367119/lets-protect-hong-kongs-children-social-media-ourselves?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 12 Sep 2026 03:30:05 +0000 Letters Letters Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words. Hong Kong is still marketed as a low-tax, global financial centre. However, if we listen to what people actually say about daily life – especially retirees struggling to afford household staples – the picture that emerges is quite different. Hong Kong has become more affordable... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3366996/hong-kong-has-changed-so-should-its-marketing-message?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3366996/hong-kong-has-changed-so-should-its-marketing-message?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 11 Sep 2026 03:30:08 +0000 Letters Letters Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words. World Suicide Prevention Day on September 10 is a timely reminder that suicide prevention cannot begin only at the point of crisis. Hong Kong needs strong clinical services and emergency response, but we also need to make help-seeking simpler and more socially acceptable long... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3366859/suicide-prevention-hong-kong-lets-normalise-reaching-out-help?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3366859/suicide-prevention-hong-kong-lets-normalise-reaching-out-help?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 10 Sep 2026 03:30:06 +0000 Letters Letters Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words. The Belt and Road Initiative Summit taking place in Hong Kong on Wednesday and Thursday marks 13 years since the framework was launched. As the summit returns, I feel both continuity and renewed momentum. I attended early sessions when the initiative was still taking shape, and I... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3366731/belt-and-road-initiative-more-trade-and-investment-platform?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3366731/belt-and-road-initiative-more-trade-and-investment-platform?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 09 Sep 2026 03:30:10 +0000 Letters Letters Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words. Hong Kong has long distinguished itself through world-class universities, an internationally respected healthcare system and a reputation for excellence that attracts talent from across the globe. If the city is serious about being an international education and innovation hub,... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3366352/why-hong-kongs-medical-schools-should-phase-their-cantonese-requirement?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3366352/why-hong-kongs-medical-schools-should-phase-their-cantonese-requirement?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 08 Sep 2026 03:30:06 +0000 Letters Letters Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words. The Tourism Board’s new “Only in Hong Kong” campaign gets something right. Rather than leaning on mega-events and headline attractions, it turns its attention to Hong Kong experiences that are authentic and distinctive: tram rides, neighbourhood streets, dai pai dong, wet markets... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3366208/are-we-preserving-hong-kong-tourists-come-here?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3366208/are-we-preserving-hong-kong-tourists-come-here?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 07 Sep 2026 03:30:07 +0000 Letters Letters Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words. The fire at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po, which claimed 168 lives, exposed a system in which flat owners – the people who pay for and live with the consequences of building renovation decisions – are practically powerless. One question deserves an answer: why did it take a tragedy to... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3366342/bid-rigging-isnt-new-hong-kong-must-revisit-old-complaints?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3366342/bid-rigging-isnt-new-hong-kong-must-revisit-old-complaints?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 06 Sep 2026 03:30:07 +0000 Letters Letters Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words. I refer to “Malaysia’s air quality turns hazardous as Indonesian wildfires burn” (August 31). Four areas in Malaysia’s Bornean state of Sarawak recorded hazardous air quality, with Air Pollutant Index readings above 300. Serian, closest to the frontier with Indonesia’s West... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3366339/could-indonesia-be-sued-haze-malaysia-yes-and-no?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3366339/could-indonesia-be-sued-haze-malaysia-yes-and-no?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 05 Sep 2026 03:30:05 +0000 Letters Letters Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words. I refer to “Hong Kong suspends contractors over Queen Mary Hospital lift defects” (August 15). With only a small fraction of 28 lifts in a new clinical block at Queen Mary Hospital operating at an acceptable level and the roll-out of clinical services delayed, public attention... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3366204/queen-mary-hospital-lift-defects-raise-larger-questions-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3366204/queen-mary-hospital-lift-defects-raise-larger-questions-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 04 Sep 2026 03:30:07 +0000 Letters Letters Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words. Every monsoon season, the Himalayan regions of Tibet and Nepal face the threat of recurring, destructive debris flows. These mud-and-rock avalanches are not purely random natural disasters. They stem from inherently fragile mountain geology, extreme terrain and increasingly... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3366047/china-nepal-floods-engineering-fixes-are-only-band-aid?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3366047/china-nepal-floods-engineering-fixes-are-only-band-aid?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 03 Sep 2026 03:30:05 +0000 Letters Letters Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words. After a summer downpour, run-off from Hong Kong’s busiest roads may carry more than leaves and litter. It can wash accumulated tyre- and road-surface particles, metals and chemical additives into drains and receiving waters. This overlooked issue deserves attention as vehicle... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3365924/hong-kongs-cleaner-transport-push-must-not-neglect-tyre-pollution?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3365924/hong-kongs-cleaner-transport-push-must-not-neglect-tyre-pollution?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 02 Sep 2026 03:30:06 +0000 Letters Letters Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words. I read with great interest the letter, “Why do the humanities not have awards like the Fields Medal or Nobel Prize?” (August 24). Your correspondent poses a question that I have wondered why so few people ask. As the bearer of a doctoral degree in English literature, I can... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3365798/todays-humanists-dont-deserve-likes-fields-medal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3365798/todays-humanists-dont-deserve-likes-fields-medal?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 01 Sep 2026 03:30:07 +0000 Letters Letters Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words. The commentary, “Bangkok branches out: secret to Thai capital’s green revival” (August 8), resonated with me considerably. As a regular visitor to the city, I have witnessed many of the changes. Benjakitti Forest Park is undoubtedly one of the city’s great successes. The... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3365545/greener-bangkok-must-also-be-fairer?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3365545/greener-bangkok-must-also-be-fairer?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 31 Aug 2026 03:30:06 +0000 Letters Letters Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words. The occurrence of two canine incidents in the past week or so has placed mongrels at the centre of debates. This is not the first time we have had this conversation. In autumn 1971, a 10-year-old left her home on the Tsz Wan Shan Resettlement Estate and was later found lifeless... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3365460/focusing-bad-dogs-will-not-do-hong-kong-any-good?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3365460/focusing-bad-dogs-will-not-do-hong-kong-any-good?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 30 Aug 2026 03:30:08 +0000 Letters Letters Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words. There is a security guard at the entrance of my housing estate. He has worked there for more than a decade, knows every resident by sight and remembers when each child finishes school and which elderly resident takes evening walks. During the Covid-19 pandemic, he had one more... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3365326/dont-take-peaceful-days-hong-kong-given?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3365326/dont-take-peaceful-days-hong-kong-given?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 29 Aug 2026 03:30:11 +0000 Letters Letters Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words. Hong Kong faces profound structural challenges related to the rising prevalence of chronic diseases among the ageing population, and the associated problems of loneliness and the burden on caregivers. As the government prepares its inaugural five-year plan, this moment offers a... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3365396/fix-hong-kongs-healthcare-silos-link-workers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3365396/fix-hong-kongs-healthcare-silos-link-workers?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 28 Aug 2026 03:30:09 +0000