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Hong Kong youth
Latest news, features and analysis on Hong Kong youth, with a focus on education, young people’s sense of identity and role in anti-government protests.
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.

Hong Kong society

Editorial | Social media tempts but patient confidentiality must be upheld

Hong Kong society

Opinion | Pursuit of academic excellence in Hong Kong shouldn’t be a deadly race

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Education in Hong Kong

‘No academic stress here,’ Hong Kong school says after suicides of pupil, mother

Psychologist also urges close monitoring of traumatised children, cautioning against immediate return home after death of family member.

Flowers are placed outside Lu Shan Mansion, Taikoo Shing, where the girl and her mother took their own lives. Photo: Sun Yeung
Hong Kong economy

‘I kept crying’: Hong Kong grads struggle to find jobs as AI takes over

Graduates are applying for hundreds of positions only for dozen or so firms to show interest, as entry-level roles vanish and AI changes job market.

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Hong Kong economy

Editorial | Hong Kong youth need more targeted training and job opportunities

Policies designed to improve young people’s prospects must take into account the mismatch between their skills and the jobs available.

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Education in Hong Kong

Opinion | Teachers behaving badly should prompt reflection in Hong Kong

Outrage over videos of educators’ bullying behaviour ought to spark introspection on why people act this way.

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A still from a video in which basketball coach Yung Kam-wah is seen forcing a player to slap himself on the face as a punishment during a training at a secondary school. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong

Opinion | Hong Kong’s first astronaut success is also a story of youth potential

Hongkongers and the city’s universities can play a meaningful role in China’s space programme. The sky is not the limit.

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Education in Hong Kong

Letters | Hong Kong students must learn to use AI without losing themselves

Readers discuss survey findings highlighting adverse impact on attention and critical thinking, and the ongoing review of the city’s sexual offence laws.

Education in Hong Kong

Letters | A phone-free policy will work only if students help create it

Readers call on Hong Kong schools to balance setting boundaries with engagement, praise a local production of Bizet’s Carmen, and voice a wish for a better future.

Kwun Tong Maryknoll College students leave the school on May 6. Photo: Eugene Lee
Good Schools Guide

Hong Kong parents and schools are rethinking sharing kids’ photos online

‘Sharenting’ can expose children to privacy breaches and identity theft, but schools still use students’ photos as marketing – where is the balance?

A child poses for a photo with a Christmas installation in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. Photo: Xiaomei Chen
Hong Kong

Editorial | Hong Kong schools must balance phone policy against student concerns

Backlash at Kwun Tong Maryknoll College shows schools need to work with students and parents to develop guidelines.

Mental health

Letters | It’s OK to open up to an AI bot – just don’t stop there

Readers discuss ensuring AI is but a bridge to effective mental health support, Thailand’s termination of its MOU with Cambodia, and the future of warfare.

Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong school ordered to submit report after national flag hung upside down

Online images earlier showed national flag hanging upside down on top of building at F.S.F.T.F. Fong Shu Chuen Primary School in Fanling.

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The Education Bureau said it had followed up on the incident at F.S.F.T.F. Fong Shu Chuen Primary School in Fanling. Photo: Wikipedia
Hong Kong society

Editorial | Recognise the need to protect our children from online threats

Beyond parents and police, constant and comprehensive efforts by the government, legislature, schools and wider community are necessary.

A child uses a mobile phone at a park in Denpasar, Bali on March 28, when the Indonesian government began implementing a social media ban for children under 16. The Hong Kong government has not introduced such a ban, but might consider other measures to protect children. Photo: EPA
Hong Kong society

Letters | Hong Kong must prioritise well-being of flag bearers of tomorrow

Readers discuss the efforts required to ensure every child has a chance to thrive, and the potential for Greater Bay Area collaboration on rare disease treatment.

Good Schools Guide

How parents can help their children deal with grief after the Tai Po tragedy

Coverage of the Wang Fuk Court fire could affect most children, but how they display their feelings may differ depending on age, culture and other factors.

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Hong Kong society

Youth hostel scheme falls short as only 44% of expected flats available: audit

Audit Commission review finds only 1,326 flats offered at two hotels in operation, fewer than half of 3,000 expected from seven facilities.

Po Leung Kuk Lee Shau Kee Youth Oasis is one of only two properties in operation under the government’s Youth Hostel Scheme. Photo: K. Y. Cheng
Hong Kong society

Letters | Pathway of Hong Kong pupils’ well-being runs through relationships

Readers discuss the sharp rise in the number of students with mental illness, and an experience with an orthopaedic surgeon.

Education in Hong Kong

Editorial | New curriculum guide will bolster national identity in Hong Kong

Along with flag-raising and other activities, the revised framework will support young Hongkongers in cultivating a deeper sense of belonging to the nation.

Hong Kong society

Editorial | Hong Kong should do everything possible on youth mental health

Even with a slew of policies, the city must work harder to create a safe, supportive environment in which young people can thrive.

A teenager sits with a phone in Tuen Mun on May 11, 2025. The number of secondary school students diagnosed with mental illness in Hong Kong has doubled over the past five academic years. Photo: Sun Yeung
Good Schools Guide

How Hong Kong’s students and educators are reshaping LGBT inclusivity

Support networks like Quarks and QSA are providing support for LGBTQ youth, while helping to enact change within the educational system – but is it enough?

Liam Mak from transgender youth support group Quarks, with CUHK students. Photo: Handout
Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong school to close in 2029 over Primary One enrolment shortfall

It becomes first of 15 under-enrolled schools barred from operating subsidised Primary One classes from September.

Education in Hong Kong

Hongkongers as young as 6 should ‘feel proud to be Chinese’: learning guide

Authorities publish 2026 Values Education Curriculum Framework, with latest guide placing heavier emphasis on ‘national identity’.

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Hong Kong politics

Editorial | Path to rehabilitation of those arrested in 2019 unrest is welcome

A recently publicised Security Bureau programme opens the door for thousands to put the baggage of political turmoil behind them.

Police arrest anti-government protesters in Hong Kong, on May 11, 2020. Photo: AP
Hong Kong society

Opinion | On education equality, Hong Kong policymakers must do their homework

Authorities should think through how to promote students’ and families’ well-being in a system geared towards academic achievement.

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A school bus picks up pupils after school in Wan Chai on April 9. Photo: Jelly Tse
Education in Hong Kong

Letters | Hong Kong’s under-enrolled primary schools can be overhauled more painlessly

Readers discuss the predicament of under-enrolled primary schools, effective fire prevention, and how to foster a tech ecosystem.

Good Schools Guide

How Hong Kong schools are transforming to mirror university-style spaces

A wave of new and refurbished international school campuses is aiming to help students prepare for seamless tertiary transitions.

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