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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.
Children should be well rested so that they can pay attention in school. Photo: Shutterstock
Good Schools Guide

The importance of regular sleep routines for children

Consistent bedtime routines are key to a healthy and restorative sleep regime for children, and essential for their development.

Mental health

Letters | Social connection and purpose are also vital for mental health

Mental health

Letters | All enrichment and no free play makes our children unhealthy

Social media

Opinion | Don’t leave parents to suffer the fallout of social media overuse

As the alarming impact on young people’s physical and mental health becomes clear, the community must come together to tackle the problem.

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Students look at their phones in Melbourne, Australia, on November 28, 2024. Photo: AFP
Crime in Hong Kong

Lessons for youngsters in short prison films on jailed Hong Kong protesters

Correctional Services Department has produced two films based on the stories of current and former inmates.

Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong schools record net increase of 4,500 students, reversing outflow trend

Reverse in fortunes for local schools follows departure of more than 80,000 pupils between 2019-20 and 2022-23.

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Social media

Editorial | More action needed on social media addiction

With children recording more screen time, there needs to be stronger public education on online usage and behaviour.

City officials say screen time usage by children is “quite worrying”. Photo: Eugene Lee
Education in Hong Kong

Over 90% of student suicides in Hong Kong were aged 12 and above

Education Bureau says 131 suicides among primary, secondary students related to negative relationships, learning issues, poor mental health.

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong won’t set limit on students’ screen time despite health concerns

Department of Health survey finds more than 60 per cent of students exceed two hours of screen usage daily.

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Good Schools Guide

How to balance your children’s screen time to ensure their well-being

Expert tips on the right amount of screen time for children to avoid negative effects on their health and development.

Managing a child’s screen time is essential to well-being and development. Shutterstock
Hong Kong society

Letters | Suicide in Hong Kong: don’t pit wellness measures against medical treatment

Readers discuss the approach to tackling youth suicide in the city, and the challenges and rewards of preparing for the Diploma of Secondary Education exam.

In treating depression, pharmacological and non-pharmacological strategies should be seen as different pieces in a jigsaw puzzle, not as competitors. Photo: Shutterstock
Education in Hong Kong

Footage of students fighting at elite Hong Kong boys’ school goes viral

One video shows youngster rushing over to punch classmate in the head and another clip features student on the floor getting kicked in the stomach.

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Good Schools Guide

Exercising more than the mind: building a healthier student body

Schools are addressing a previous over-reliance on academic scores by including measures of health in assessments of a student’s progress.

Hong Kong

Opinion | The gravity of ‘space oil’: understanding Hong Kong teens’ new drug of choice

We need to think beyond bans and crackdowns. With creativity, empathy and urgency, young people can be guided towards a healthier future.

Displays warning about the dangers of “space oil” are seen at an MTR Station in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong, last month. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong

Editorial | Hong Kong school trips should be easier on the stomach

Action needed to improve safety of meals after Hong Kong students and teachers on mainland China study tours come down with food poisoning.

S.K.H. St Michael’s Primary School in Fortress Hill. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong society

Editorial | Homework needed to sort out Hong Kong’s Primary One

The number of pupils is expected to fall 23 per cent by 2031, posing a challenge for local schools that will require working together to mitigate the negative impact.

Education in Hong Kong

172% surge of dependant enrolments into Hong Kong universities in past 2 years

Influx of children of non-local professionals admitted by the eight public universities has prompted angry backlash from local parents.

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Hong Kong children

Most Hong Kong parents unaware always calling child ‘stupid’ is abuse: survey

Chinese YMCA says survey results highlight critical gap in parental understanding ahead of new mandatory child abuse reporting laws.

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Albert So (left), Phoebe See and the Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong’s Issac Yeung reveal the finding of the survey. Photo: Emily Hung
Mental health

Opinion | Amid spate of youth suicides, Hong Kong must weave a safety net

A teacher’s attentiveness, a neighbour’s kindness, a policymaker’s resolve – we all have roles in intercepting despair before it turns fatal.

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Education in Hong Kong

Number of Primary One pupils in Hong Kong predicted to drop by 23% over 6 years

Authorities also announce plans to restrict survival measures for schools that fail to enrol enough Primary One pupils from next academic year.

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Crime in Hong Kong

Teenagers arrested over HK$278,000 ‘space oil’ seizure in Hong Kong

Man aged 18 and a 15-year-old girl become the latest to be held amid a rise of arrests connected to the popular recreational drug.

Police discovered about 475 grams of suspected ketamine and 121 suspected vape cartridges containing liquid etomidate. Photo: Handout
Crime in Hong Kong

3 Hong Kong teens arrested over sex in car park, suspected ‘space oil’ use

Trio held on suspicion of committing offences relating to indecency, possession of drugs and weapons after video goes viral.

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The video shows the partially clothed group apparently partaking in sexual activities on a platform of the car park in Tin Yat Estate, Tin Shui Wai. Photo: Handout
Education in Hong Kong

Over 20,000 Hong Kong school pupils at risk of dropping out, NGO warns

Youth Outreach also says about 60 per cent of students at risk of dropping out are under the age of 15.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong health authorities apologise after 2 children given wrong vaccines

Nurses blamed after children mistakenly given pneumococcal vaccine instead of hepatitis B jabs.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

App-based insomnia therapy found to cut depression rate among Hong Kong youth

Study looked into digital cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia among young people in first such clinical research in Asia.

Dr Chen Si-jing says the app enables young people to learn healthy sleep behaviours and helps them to reduce sleep-related anxiety. Photo: Sun Yeung
Hong Kong society

Meta to launch teen accounts on Instagram in Hong Kong this week

New protections require parent or guardian to be assigned as account handler, allowing adults to oversee their children’s online activities.

Meta will launch a teen service on Instagram for users under 16 in Hong Kong and the Asia-Pacific, with more online safety features. Photo: Reuters
Technology

Opinion | Will AI empower students or undermine learning? The choice is ours

AI’s role as a democratising force in education or a contributor to the digital divide depends on how educators use it in the classroom.

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Conservation

Letters | In the Year of the Snake, don’t harm reptiles

Readers discuss the suffering of snakes in captivity, animal welfare legislation in Hong Kong, and teenagers in Kwun Tong.

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