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The Hong Kong government’s sex education proposals have been ridiculed by some. Image: Shutterstock

Editorial | Sex education builds healthy relationships

Despite controversy surrounding the latest official materials, it is important Hong Kong youngsters acquire the correct knowledge.

Despite controversy surrounding the latest official materials, it is important Hong Kong youngsters acquire the correct knowledge

28 Aug 2024 - 7:30AM

Letters | Hong Kong is letting its gifted children down

26 Aug 2024 - 11:30AM

Hong Kong working holiday scheme helps young aviation talent take flight

26 Aug 2024 - 9:30AM

Explainer | Is badminton the Hong Kong answer to sexual impulses in schoolchildren?

Education Bureau sex education suggestion that school-age couples should quell sexual impulses by playing badminton attracts mockery online.

24 Aug 2024 - 11:00PM

Education Bureau advice that a bracing game of badmintion can quell sexual desire in school-age couples has drawn derision. Photo: Shutterstock

Opinion | How youth perspective can help firms future-proof their strategy

The increasing influence of Gen Z and millennials means businesses need to understand and incorporate their views to stay competitive.

16 Aug 2024 - 4:30PMvideocam

‘I’m not perfect,’ says Hong Kong’s Vivian Kong as she recalls Olympic stress

Fencer says she has her flaws as she tearfully tells students about pressure at Paris Olympics.

14 Aug 2024 - 9:26PMvideocam

Letters | The next Siobhan Haughey? First Hong Kong must get young people swimming

Readers discuss the swimming proficiency of Hong Kong youth, what regular people take away from the Olympics, and why the HKU Business School admissions scandal must be seriously addressed.

13 Aug 2024 - 11:30AM

A child floats at Hammer Hill Road Swimming Pool on May 30. Swimming proficiency should be improved among young people in Hong Kong, both to equip the community with an important skill and to develop future Olympic champions. Photo: Elson Li

First batch of Hong Kong ethnic minority pupils depart for mainland China tour

Pupils using new five-year travel permits for permanent residents with foreign passports to take tour to better understand nation.

12 Aug 2024 - 9:13PM

Hong Kong’s Vivian Kong joins pupils on Hangzhou trip for first day at Jockey Club

Olympic gold medallist joins Chief Secretary Eric Chan and labour minister Chris Sun on trip to mainland under city’s mentorship programme.

11 Aug 2024 - 7:53PMvideocam

Youth can become champions in Hong Kong, live up to Olympic ideals: John Lee

Gold medallist Vivian Kong also addresses youth summit, saying she once struggled to find her purpose as she pursued fencing career.

10 Aug 2024 - 10:39PMvideocam

Star fencer Vivian Kong (centre) holds up her gold medal at the youth summit. Photo: Dickson Lee

Opinion | Hong Kong must start work now on grooming our next Olympic champions

Hong Kong can be rightly proud of the city’s success at the Paris Games, and this is the time to map a blueprint to ensure new talent is identified and fully supported.

7 Aug 2024 - 7:46AMvideocam

Hong Kong’s Olympic swimming team is seen on Tuesday in Hong Kong International Airport after their participation in the Paris Games. From left to right: Cindy Cheung Sum-yuet, Tam Hoi-lam, Ian Ho Yentou, Siobhan Haughey, Natalie Kan Cheuk-tung, Camille Cheng Lily-mei. Photo: Elson Li

Editorial | PE emphasis will boost all-round education

Having a primary school pupil’s sports performance evaluated alongside academic scores is especially important as fitness can be woefully lacking in today’s lifestyle.

4 Aug 2024 - 6:00AM

Letters | Simone Biles and the beauty of resilience

Readers discuss the American gymnast’s Olympic comeback, unsporting behaviour from the Italian delegation, and why the Games should motivate us to appreciate those around us.

5 Aug 2024 - 10:24AM

Exclusive | Affordable homes will give Hong Kong youth chance to soar, housing chief says

Housing secretary says boost in home ownership through increased number of affordable flats will be a significant incentive for the young.

29 Jul 2024 - 10:29PMvideocam

Housing minister Winnie Ho says an increase in the number of affordable homes will provide young people with more stability compared with renting. Photo: Jelly Tse

Letters | Singapore shows how finance sector can best tackle climate risk

Readers discuss why Hong Kong should pay attention to Singapore’s climate transition approach, physical education, the JoyYou transport subsidy scheme, and Kamala Harris.

29 Jul 2024 - 11:30AM

A truck unloads coal in Tondo, Manila. Investments in fossil fuels and other climate-related industries could pose significant risks to banks and insurers in the event of an abrupt transition to meet climate change goals. Photo: Reuters

Opinion | Hong Kong must stay international to keep talent – foreign and local

Many arriving mainlanders have the overseas exposure we need to maintain our cosmopolitan flavour and this is good – but not good enough.

28 Jul 2024 - 4:19PMvideocam

Editorial | Book fair helps instil passion for reading among our youth

At a time when bookshops face challenges and public libraries have seen a decline in attendance, the crowds at the event were a welcome sight.

28 Jul 2024 - 5:00AM

Hong Kong’s Housing Authority to offer rent-free shops to young entrepreneurs

Government’s ‘Well Being・Start-Up’ initiative will give selected individuals, aged 35 or below, 10 shop spaces to test their business ideas.

27 Jul 2024 - 9:16PM

Secretary for Housing Winnie Ho (centre) shares about the programme at Domain shopping centre in Yau Tong. Photo: Handout

Opinion | Hong Kong’s STEAM curriculum must empower students and teachers playing

To enhance students’ interest, skills and awareness in science and technology, the city’s schools must go beyond preparing them for exams.

27 Jul 2024 - 11:00AMvideocam

Children of bipolar parents at higher risk of social anxiety: Hong Kong study

Children with at least one bipolar parent are 7½ times more likely to develop social anxiety, an early sign of the condition, researchers say.

25 Jul 2024 - 9:11PM

Social entrepreneur urges Hong Kong schools to better help non-Chinese speakers

NGO co-founder Manoj Dhar says many schools not adhering to relevant key performance indicators laid out by Education Bureau.

23 Jul 2024 - 6:53PMvideocam

Students sit for a lesson at the IBEL Rusy and Purviz Shroff Charitable Foundation Kindergarten, which fully opened in April. Photo: Xiaomei Chen

Editorial | Youth indifference to finding jobs risks hurting labour force

There is a need to better understand the changing aspirations of jobseekers if Hong Kong is to make full use of its human capital for better development.

22 Jul 2024 - 5:00AM

An expert has warned that a person’s ability to work negatively correlated with the amount of time they spent away from employment. Photo: Sam Tsang

Editorial | Cut red tape to give Hong Kong’s athletic talent a chance to compete

The long-standing bureaucracy and rigid rules in local sport risk the next Siobhan Haughey being overlooked.

21 Jul 2024 - 7:15AMvideocam

Opinion | Let’s listen well to Hong Kong students’ mental health woes

A student advisory council in every secondary school would let young people be heard. We don’t need to settle for reductive understandings.

20 Jul 2024 - 4:30PMvideocam

Letters | Hong Kong students without a university offer should look to their passion

Readers discuss the path forward for students to whom the Jupas route to university is closed, and how schools can better cultivate student well-being.

20 Jul 2024 - 11:30AM

Students recieve their DSE results at a school in Pok Fu Lam on July 17. Photo: May Tse

Letters | 2 ways Hong Kong can build a healthy education system

Readers discuss curriculum changes that could tackle student stress, the importance of giving all children a chance to take parts in sports, and the screening process for sporting competitions.

18 Jul 2024 - 11:30AM

Students take the DSE Chinese language exam at a school in Tai Po on April 11. Photo: Handout

How a 9-year-old boy aced Hong Kong’s DSE exams and what’s next

Bryan Leung only decided to take the tests as a challenge after watching a YouTube tutorial and says he’s in no hurry to skip more grades

17 Jul 2024 - 11:37PMvideocam

Hong Kong primary schools urged to avoid arranging exams after long holidays

Education Bureau puts forward list of new measures for assignments and exam arrangements to foster healthy lifestyle among pupils.

24 Jul 2024 - 5:19PM

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Hong Kong youth

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26 August, 2024