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Hong Kong youth

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.
A mixed-age class at the Island Children’s Montessori International Nursery and Kindergarten in Hong Kong. Photo: Handout
Good Schools Guide

Influences that can unlock children’s abilities in the classroom

Research shows that realising a child’s potential depends on a blend of genetics, environment and support.

Hong Kong society

Letters | To protect children, professionals could also watch family dynamics

Education in Hong Kong

Will allowing more Hong Kong schools to use English be too testing for pupils?

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Good Schools Guide

The Hong Kong schools and young artists nurturing creativity in the age of AI

Brothers Andrew Mok, aka YaLocalOffgod, and Tate Mok are behind the artistic duo, whose fans include Pharrell Williams and Takashi Murakami.

RCHK students collaborate with Tramplus to turn one of Hong Kong’s iconic “ding dings” into a moving artwork. Photo: Handout
Mental health

Letters | Student wellbeing is not a problem easily solved with AI

Readers discuss strengthening human relationships in schools, domestic helpers’ day off, and public hospital fees.

Good Schools Guide

For Hong Kong students, their career paths’ first steps start at university

Choosing a course is a delicate balance of passion, parental expectations and the prospects of a fulfilling career.

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Education in Hong Kong

AI mental health app helps Hong Kong students accentuate the positive

EmoCare, powered by artificial intelligence, began trial run last month, serving around 700 primary, secondary and university students.

EdUHK’s AI Education Tools showcase with (left to right) Professor Alpha Ling Man-ho, Professor Song Yanjie, and associate vice-president (quality assurance) of the department of psychology Susanna Yeung Siu-sze. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Education in Hong Kong

Editorial | Hong Kong needs a centralised AI curriculum for its students

The city has proactively adopted artificial intelligence in the school system, but courses still fall short on guiding proper use.

Hong Kong society

Hope for youth hostel tenants after Hong Kong landlord ‘postpones handover’

Residents of BeLIVING Youth Hub in Causeway Bay were earlier told they had to move out by the end of February.

Hong Kong society

Letters | What Hong Kong’s abuse reporting law means for child-facing professionals

Readers discuss the implications of the new law, and support for sexual minority rights.

Posters for the Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse Ordinance along a footbridge in Admiralty on January 20. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong society

Hong Kong professionals brace for tough calls under new child abuse law

Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse Ordinance takes effect on Tuesday, covering over 100,000 people across 25 professions.

Some professionals in Hong Kong are still struggling with the concept of child abuse, according to an NGO. Photo: Getty Images
Hong Kong housing

Editorial | Hong Kong must tackle the ‘demoralising impact’ of unaffordable housing

With a new study underlining how much harder it has become for young people to afford a flat in the private market, the search for solutions should be stepped up.

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Education in Hong Kong

40 Hong Kong semi-private schools eye more non-locals in education hub push

Direct Subsidy Scheme schools will be able to admit non-local students on a self-financing basis under new initiative.

Good Schools Guide

Technology set to play a bigger role in SEN assessment and intervention

Improved awareness and early detection have seen a rise in special education needs diagnoses, and while the stigma is fading, challenges remain.

The Autism Partnership Foundation uses a retired MTR train to teach children how to ride on public transport. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong society

Smart money: how Hong Kong charity makes finance lessons fun for pupils

Hong Kong charity Talents Foundation, an Operation Santa Claus beneficiary, aims to teach young people how to manage their finances.

Talents Foundation has developed a Monopoly-like board game as part of its curriculum. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong

Video | 13-year-old arrested after New Year brawl in Hong Kong

Suspect allegedly kicked and slapped girl, 15, repeatedly at Kwun Tong Promenade for ‘spreading false rumours’ on multiple occasions, police say.

Hong Kong society

Opinion | Hong Kong’s new legislators must strengthen child protection laws

The city’s children need better legal protection from cruelty, sexual grooming and internet advances.

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Social media

Letters | To kick our social media habit, let’s start with the adults

Readers discuss the missing link in efforts to restrict screen time for children, concern over the Jimmy Lai trial and verdict, and rampant illegal parking in Hong Kong.

Hongkongers engrossed in their phones are a common sight on the MTR. Photo: Eugene Lee
Good Schools Guide

How outdoor classrooms are shaping young minds, from Denmark to Hong Kong

Malvern College and International College believe in the power of outdoor learning and growing in nature’s classroom to build curiosity and resilience.

Social media

Editorial | Curbs on children’s social media use and screen time must strike a balance

The digital world is part of young people’s lives; there is a need to limit risks without depriving children of the benefits of being online.

Mental health

Opinion | Why Hong Kong’s youth must be key part of city’s mental health support

When young people are involved in designing interventions, those interventions are more culturally relevant, better used and more sustainable.

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The number of students struggling with mental health issues rose 27 per cent between 2023 and 2024. Photo: Elson Li
Hong Kong society

Letters | A kinder, gentler Hong Kong forged in shared pain

Readers praise Hongkongers’ empathetic response to the Tai Po fire tragedy, clarify the workings of the Observatory’s chatbot, and call on Hong Kong to consider a social media ban for adolescents.

Volunteers organise aid distribution for residents affected by the Tai Po apartment fire in Hong Kong on November 28. Photo: EPA
Hong Kong fires and safety

Letters | Hong Kong fire must force rethink on use of bamboo scaffolding

Readers discuss the massive fire at a housing estate in Tai Po, and how a clumsy response to sexual abuse can result in re-traumatisation.

Malaysia

Letters | Academic theories deserve rigorous scrutiny, not public shaming

Readers discuss the controversy over a Malaysian academic’s hypothesis about Roman shipbuilding, the Thailand-Cambodia border dispute, and cutting back Hong Kong children’s screen time.

Hong Kong society

Editorial | Rebound in Hong Kong pupils’ English proficiency is encouraging

Record high scores a sign of teachers’ enhanced post-pandemic support and bode well for the city’s competitiveness.

Pupils take part in the Territory-wide System Assessment, at the Tsuen Wan Trade Association Primary School in Tsing Yi. Photo: Roy Issa
Good Schools Guide

Do faith-based school curricula contribute to academic excellence?

Nurturing compassionate individuals is a key tenet of such schools, from Anfield to Carmel Hong Kong – but how well do they prepare students for life beyond the classroom?

Pupils clamber on climbing equipment at the Christian Alliance P.C. Lau Memorial International School in Hong Kong. Photo: Jocelyn Tam
Education

Opinion | In this Age of Disruption, the youth are feeling their way forward

Behold the rise of feelings as a social force as young people everywhere speak more openly about anxiety, fatigue and the search for meaning.

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Education in Hong Kong

2 Australian universities to admit Hong Kong students based on predicted grades

Unprecedented agreement with Queensland University of Technology and Griffith University applies to those from direct subsidy scheme schools.

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