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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.
The first phase of the three-year study ran from June 2023 to August 2024 and covered 1,032 children aged 9 to 12. Photo: Eugene Lee
Hong Kong housing

Hong Kong children in cramped flats have poorer mental health: survey

Feelings of depression, anxiety and stress worse for those who say they lack play and study areas at home, while academic performance also affected.

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Education in Hong Kong

Record high 74% of Hong Kong pupils assigned to first choice secondary school

Education in Hong Kong

Star IB students from Hong Kong’s ESF school group share tips for success

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Good Schools Guide

How Hong Kong schools are teaching the skills that AI can’t replace

As demand for tech-savvy professionals grows, schools are balancing hard skills with emotional intelligence to prepare students for the future.

Teaching students AI skills allows them to unlock new levels of creativity. Photo: French International School
Education in Hong Kong

31 Hong Kong students achieve top IB scores despite tricky maths exam

Sole top scorer from St Paul’s Co-Educational College compares programme to ‘marathon’, as coordinator says maths grade boundaries probably adjusted.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

‘Space oil’ linked to possible fatal condition among Hong Kong teen users: study

Study also finds second-hand exposure to substance may cause health risks to persist for former drug users.

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Mental health

Letters | Hong Kong students’ mental well-being starts at home

Readers discuss the power of emotionally attuned parenting, and ways to improve the city’s taxi industry.

Secondary school students walk along a footpath in Fo Tan on June 6. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong society

Letters | Hong Kong’s complex social problems demand transparent and collective effort

Readers suggest areas for improvement in the city’s governance, light pollution, and the death of a renowned food critic.

Hong Kong society

Opinion | Hong Kong must ensure a quality AI education is available to all

The government should introduce inclusive tech education policies to prevent AI from becoming another driver of social exclusion.

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Hong Kong economy

Editorial | High marks for Hong Kong’s hotels as student accommodation

A pilot scheme to be launched next month is worth pursuing to ensure the city makes the grade as an education hub.

General view of Urbanwood Hotel in Hung Hom. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong

The rise of street dance in Hong Kong, from battle circles to cultural capital

With Red Bull titles, Olympic nods and art-world backing, a new generation of dancers is moving the culture out of the shadows.

Chow Cheuk-Wing, Champion of the Hong Kong Red Bull Dance Your Style 2025 University Qualifier, performing on stage, PORTAL Hong Kong, San Po Kong, Hong Kong. 12APR25 Photo: LEWIMAGE
Good Schools Guide

Hong Kong schools’ special programmes focused on the sharpest young minds

Tailored programmes provide accelerated learning opportunities and diverse skills development for especially talented students.

Hong Kong national security law

Focus on how to improve Hong Kong, fencing star Vivian Kong tells youngsters

Olympic gold medallist tells national security forum more understanding of identity needed and she wants to ‘learn more’ about China.

Editor's Letter

This week in PostMag: art deco, meditative martial arts and street dance

Discover Hong Kong’s art deco past, visit a Buddhist mountainside temple retreat and see artist Jessica Zoob’s inspirational works.

An art deco motif on a building on Prince Edward Road West in Hong Kong features on the cover of this week’s print edition. Photo: Jocelyn Tam
Mental health

Letters | Hong Kong’s culture of comparison might be weighing down on students

Readers discuss the unhealthy mindset passed down from adults to children, how to improve mental health outcomes in schools, and the harmful effects of incarceration.

A teenager sits alone on a bench in Tuen Mun on May 11. Photo: Sun Yeung
Hong Kong society

Letters | With basketball betting, complacence on youth harms would be a costly mistake

Readers discuss youth gambling risks, suspected botulism cases, and legislating for online safety in Hong Kong.

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong advocates on why church sex abuse cases take time to surface

Calls made for better guidelines and legislative review after retired pastor arrested in connection with sexual assault of minor in 1990s.

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Good Schools Guide

Tackling social media’s impact on teens’ mental health

As teenagers grapple with identity and peer relationships online, the importance of teaching media literacy and healthy social media habits has never been more crucial.

A study has shown that addiction to social media platforms and video games can lead to mental health issues in young people. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong society

Opinion | Hong Kong’s co-hosting of National Games is about much more than sport

It’s also a chance to display Greater Bay Area cooperation and a powerful lesson in civic pride for Hong Kong youth.

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Education in Hong Kong

Alarm over Hong Kong student suicides, but minister rejects calls for counsellors

Secretary for Education Christine Choi suggests ‘whole-school approach’ to tackle concerns and blames online world for mental health issues.

Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Hong Kong must reform its degree offerings to attract West’s brightest

Universities must evolve and burnish their offerings in the latest disciplines, from AI to cybersecurity, as US crackdowns send more to the East.

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University of Hong Kong students work on a groundbreaking diamond membrane technology on December 19, paving the way for its mass production and widespread use in electronics. Photo: Holly Chik
Education in Hong Kong

15 student suicides in Hong Kong so far this year, set to surpass 2024 rate

Education minister to discuss student mental health and support measures at Legislative Council panel meeting on Friday.

There were 28 student deaths by suicide in 2024, down from 32 in 2023. Photo: Sun Yeung
Hong Kong society

80% of Hong Kong’s disadvantaged children suffer nutritional imbalance: survey

Insufficient intake of fruits and vegetables, grains, meat and dairy also recorded among 426 children.

Animal welfare in Hong Kong

Letters | Dolphin’s death another wake-up call to phase out animal captivity

Readers discuss better ways for Ocean Park to promote conservation, creativity labs for the young, MTR’s admonishments not to walk on escalators, and the better education system between Hong Kong and Singapore.

Universities in Hong Kong

Letters | Here’s how to market Hong Kong universities to Harvard students

Readers discuss the potential outflow of foreign students from Harvard, Hong Kong’s move to take pedestrians off busy streets, and providing a listening ear to troubled students.

Harvard branded merchandise is displayed in a store in the Cambridge neighbourhood of Boston, home to Harvard University, on May 28. Photo: Getty Images via AFP
Hong Kong society

‘It won’t stop me’: Hong Kong teen battles condition to live ‘ordinary days’

Hayden Yung finds ways to persevere with muscular dystrophy, but experts say targeted help is needed both for children and their carers.

Hayden Yung, 15, suffers from Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Photo: Eugene Lee
Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong schools told to add national education elements to more subjects

Education Bureau tells schools to add national education to subjects including English, maths, music, visual arts and PE.

Education in Hong Kong

80% of pupils get Hong Kong schools in their top 3 picks via allocation system

Latest preferable allocation rate marks drop from last year’s 83.7 per cent, with January seeing second-lowest number of pupils join system.

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