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Knowing how AI works helps us use it well by specifying its role and purpose. Photo: dpa
ChatGPT and other generative AIs

Letters | With AI, humans must provide the purpose and moral compass

Readers discuss how generative AI works, and a new scheme for hiring native English-speaking teachers.

India-Pakistan tensions

Letters | Reforms are a band-aid solution to water woes of downstream countries

China-Russia relations

Letters | China-Russia partnership has limits after all

Hong Kong transport

Letters | Hong Kong must build bridges for people, not just cars

Readers discuss the car-centric culture driving infrastructure projects, space mission outcomes, and the World Cup.

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The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge Half Marathon kicks off in 2025. Photo: Eugene Lee
The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge Half Marathon kicks off in 2025. Photo: Eugene Lee
Climate change

Letters | In age of climate whiplash, Asian solutions need philanthropic support

Readers discuss how philanthropy can respond to Asia’s climate challenges, the mismatch between Hong Kong’s ride-hailing cap and the reality of gig work, and the data centre rush.

US, Israel war on Iran

Letters | Asia can’t wait for the US to lift its naval blockade on Iran

Readers discuss how to make the blockade costly for Washington, the Power of Siberia 2 pipeline, and the success of a grass-roots film.

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Hong Kong society

Letters | Is ranking Hong Kong’s civil servants on a curve a good idea?

Readers discuss a proposed ranking system for the civil service, opportunities in Central Asia, and the Ebola threat.

Civil servants step out of the Central Government Offices at lunchtime on May 28. Photo: Karma Lo
Civil servants step out of the Central Government Offices at lunchtime on May 28. Photo: Karma Lo
ChatGPT and other generative AIs

Letters | Today’s students are in danger of graduating without learning

Readers discuss how AI intensifies a culture of performance encouraged by social media, and change in Hong Kong’s Central district.

Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Letters | Hong Kong must not delay making bid-rigging a criminal offence

Readers discuss a gap in Hong Kong’s governance, collective liability for smoking on construction sites, and the environmental responsibility of event organisers.

Northern Metropolis

Letters | Can the Northern Metropolis be a genuine industrial ecosystem?

Readers discuss how to ensure Hong Kong’s megaproject delivers, the ride-hailing licence fee, and how the city can go big on aerospace.

A view of the new Fanling Bypass, the first major piece of transport infrastructure in the Northern Metropolis megaproject, on May 3. Photo: Eugene Lee
Stablecoins

Letters | Mind the gap between Hong Kong digital asset policy and practice

Readers discuss digital asset audits, the danger of setting a ride-hailing cap, and the bigger picture on allowing dogs in restaurants.

Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, leaves Manhattan federal court in New York in 2023. Photo: AP
Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, leaves Manhattan federal court in New York in 2023. Photo: AP
Hong Kong transport

Letters | Hong Kong needs a smarter measure than a fixed ride-hailing cap

Readers discuss a flexible alternative to the proposed quota, why some consumers prefer ride-hailing, and US military killings in the Caribbean Sea.

Hong Kong transport

Letters | Review of older drivers’ fitness to drive is sorely needed

Readers discuss the urgency of assessing aged drivers’ abilities, raising children capable of questioning AI, and seafood safety.

Hong Kong environmental issues

Letters | Why Hong Kong’s Sharp Island should be a marine park

Readers discuss how holistic management can promote both conservation and ecotourism, and Singapore’s new anti-bullying measures.

The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department worked with WWF-Hong Kong and activity guides to promote coral-friendly practices on April 27, ahead of the Labour Day “golden week” holiday. Photo: Karma Lo
Education

Letters | Study abroad returnees affirm China’s growth and global engagement

Readers discuss recent figures on overseas talent, and the new rules for dog-friendly restaurants in Hong Kong.

Students proceed through Harvard Yard during commencement ceremonies at Harvard University, on May 29, 2025, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the US. Photo: AP
Students proceed through Harvard Yard during commencement ceremonies at Harvard University, on May 29, 2025, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the US. Photo: AP
US-China relations

Letters | The Xi-Trump summit stabilised ties, but the rivalry persists

Readers discuss who holds the strongest cards in China-US ties, why Hong Kong should abandon the US dollar peg, and the merits of Indonesia’s social programmes.

Diplomacy

Letters | Canada’s World Cup role offers model of cooperation in a fraught world

Readers highlight Canada’s open, responsible and respectful diplomacy, and warn against lifting Hong Kong’s ban on electric mobility devices.

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Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Letters | In medical incident probes, stats and facts are as vital as transparency

Readers discuss the nuanced difference between a medical blunder and a medical complication, AI and mental health, and the IMF’s advice to Hong Kong.

Tuen Mun Hospital in Hong Kong. Photo: Jelly Tse
Tuen Mun Hospital in Hong Kong. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong workers/labour rights

Letters | Hong Kong must match worker to job. More training is not enough

Readers call for the introduction of professional career coaching, a flexible ride-hailing framework, and more creativity for local restaurants.

Environment

Letters | Naphtha shock must spur East Asia to cut its plastics reliance

Readers discuss a potential positive consequence of Middle East volatility, the Russian leader’s coming visit to Beijing, and AI’s impact on China’s real economy.

Scams and swindles

Letters | Hong Kong must strengthen its banking system against scams

Readers call for stronger systemic defences as technology evolves, and no let-up in efforts to combat illegal betting ahead of the World Cup.

As an international financial centre, Hong Kong must ensure its financial security standards are world-class. Photo: Jelly Tse
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.

A recent survey has found that 91 per cent of Hong Kong teachers and 95 per cent of students use AI tools. Photo: Shutterstock
A recent survey has found that 91 per cent of Hong Kong teachers and 95 per cent of students use AI tools. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong society

Letters | Making Hong Kong home for mainland Chinese students a work in progress

Readers discuss ways to build a sense of belonging for talent retention, plans to extend MTR South Island line, and a teacher’s role in supporting mental health.

Hong Kong youth

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.

International Organisation for Mediation (IOMed)

Letters | Hong Kong mediation body shows viable path to conflict resolution

Readers discuss the value of the International Organisation for Mediation, an unintended problem with contactless lift sensors, and Iran’s right to secure its own survival.

The International Organization for Mediation’s Hong Kong headquarters in Wan Chai. Photo: Dickson Lee
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