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Sharp Island in Sai Kung on May 1. On the first day of the Labour Day golden week, around 3,000 people flocked to the island. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong environmental issues

Letters | Manage tourist flow to Sharp Island for a better travel experience

Readers discuss why Sharp Island visitor data must be monitored, the Wang Fuk Court fire inquiry, how to remember those who died in the fire, and executive-led governance.

Hong Kong environmental issues

Letters | Climate change demands stronger worker protections in Hong Kong

Animal rights in China

Letters | Dog-killing video debate distracts attention from a more pressing task

Human rights

Letters | China’s new human rights action plan is a significant step forward

Readers discuss the obligations of Chinese enterprises and projects abroad, and the economic landscape of Central Asia and the Caucasus.

Relatives carry a coffin in Polewali Mandar, Indonesia in 2023, during the funeral for a victim of the explosion of a smelting furnace at a Chinese-owned nickel plant on Sulawesi island. Photo: AP
Relatives carry a coffin in Polewali Mandar, Indonesia in 2023, during the funeral for a victim of the explosion of a smelting furnace at a Chinese-owned nickel plant on Sulawesi island. Photo: AP
Social media

Letters | A little more patience in crowded places please

Readers discuss how to do better in terms of etiquette online and offline, and the stock market craze.

Northern Metropolis

Letters | Success of the Northern Metropolis will come down to leadership culture

Readers discuss the need for Northern Metropolis leadership development programmes, and structural reforms for Singapore.

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Hong Kong economy

Letters | Why transparency on pre-made meals would help Hong Kong dining

Readers discuss diners’ expectations of transparency and accountability, teaching children not to waste food, and dog-friendly restaurants.

Tourists pack seafood restaurants in Sai Kung on May 2, during the Labour Day golden week holiday. Photo: Dickson Lee
Tourists pack seafood restaurants in Sai Kung on May 2, during the Labour Day golden week holiday. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Letters | Clearer standards would strengthen urgent care in private hospitals

Readers discuss care arrangements in private hospitals, a proposed cooling-off period for prepaid services, and innovation.

ChatGPT and other generative AIs

Letters | In a sea of generic AI writing, a smart brand would let humans write

Readers discuss what is lost when AI does the initial drafting, animal-assisted services in Hong Kong, and the anti-drug video fiasco.

Hong Kong

Letters | Hong Kong’s very own font would be a genuine world first

Readers discuss a craft-intensive investment that says Hong Kong believes in its future, the city’s focus on university rankings, and a World Cup red card scandal.

Tourists gather at a photo hotspot in Kennedy Town. No government anywhere has commissioned an official bilingual typeface for traditional Chinese and Latin scripts. Hong Kong is well placed to attempt one. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong environmental issues

Letters | To reduce waste, Hong Kong must connect lunch to learning

Readers discuss the need to incorporate sustainability goals at the curriculum level and how to set young entrepreneurs in conflict zones up for success.

Children volunteer to collect vegetables in Tai Po, for their food recycling scheme, on August 30, 2019. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Children volunteer to collect vegetables in Tai Po, for their food recycling scheme, on August 30, 2019. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Robotics

Letters | Automation must be designed with the human worker in mind

Readers discuss the importance of human dignity as robots upend industry, and the negative online reactions to a viral video of an expressive schoolchild.

Education in Hong Kong

Letters | Hong Kong must resist turning DSE results day into a public spectacle

Readers discuss how schools’ promotional activities could affect student well-being, Hong Kong’s economic prospects, and the basis for Japan-Malaysia cooperation.

China-EU relations

Letters | As heatwaves soar, a trade war with China will only leave Europe sweating

Readers discuss Europe’s air conditioning crisis, setting clear priorities for Hong Kong’s first five-year plan, and the prison service’s bungled anti-drug message.

People cool off in a fountain at Madrid Rio park during a heatwave in Madrid, Spain, on July 8. Photo: Reuters
Social media

Letters | As global bans tighten, Hong Kong must act against social media harm

Readers discuss the growing awareness of the risks teenagers face, the arrest of a lawmaker for drink-driving, and the heatwave in Europe.

Youths use mobile phones in a mall in Hong Kong’s Central district. The city should introduce a social media ban for youth, following the example set by Australia and other jurisdictions. Photo: Jelly Tse
Youths use mobile phones in a mall in Hong Kong’s Central district. The city should introduce a social media ban for youth, following the example set by Australia and other jurisdictions. Photo: Jelly Tse
Law

Letters | How dispute resolution rules can evolve to meet business needs

Readers discuss three necessary adaptations for legal services, compare their experiences in the Hong Kong and Boston airports, and reminisce about America’s founding ideals.

China-EU relations

Letters | ‘China Opportunity 2.0’ will boost innovation – and Europe-China ties

Readers discuss the benefits of deepening scientific cooperation, how Hong Kong can be truly Muslim-friendly, and the HK$2 transport scheme expansion.

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Hong Kong handover anniversary

Letters | 29 years since the handover, Hong Kong is charting its own course

Readers discuss the 29th anniversary of the city’s return to Chinese sovereignty, Malaysia’s revision of child sexual abuse law, and Centra Asia’s complex ties with Russia.

People hold a Chinese national flag at Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour on July 1, to mark the 29th anniversary of the handover. Photo: EPA
People hold a Chinese national flag at Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour on July 1, to mark the 29th anniversary of the handover. Photo: EPA
Japan

Letters | From Tang China to the Samurai Blue, Japan’s global engagement has deep roots

Readers discuss how an outward-looking mentality can strengthen Japan, and the science of managing emotions.

Universities in Hong Kong

Letters | Western-centric university rankings overlook Asia’s rise

Readers discuss the Centre for World University Rankings methodology, the plan for bigger flats in Northern Metropolis, and the Bangladeshi PM’s visit to China.

Jobs

Letters | Society must act to save youth careers amid the AI cull

Readers discuss the consequences of a shrinking graduate jobs market, the disputes in Japan over Muslim mosques and cemeteries, and hygiene in Hong Kong’s SoHo district.

People sit on a promenade along Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong on June 23. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Letters | Hong Kong health service ad rules should apply to all providers

Readers discuss service promotion ads by mainland dental clinics, Bangladesh’s enduring love for football, and the independence bid by a Canadian province.

Passengers cross the border via the Shenzhen Bay control point on June 17. Hongkongers cross the border not just to shop and dine, but also to seek medical and dental services. Photo: Jelly Tse
Passengers cross the border via the Shenzhen Bay control point on June 17. Hongkongers cross the border not just to shop and dine, but also to seek medical and dental services. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong society

Letters | A family-friendly Hong Kong should allow unfolded prams on buses

Readers call for a rethink of the long-standing rule, and discuss the historical context from which Leibniz’s binary arithmetic emerged.

Hong Kong economy

Letters | What Hong Kong, China must do to become global capital’s ultimate safe haven

Readers discuss the draw of a stabilising force amid a world in crisis, living with the consequences of a bad call on the HK$2 transport scheme, and Indonesia’s delay in taxing coal profits.

Hong Kong society

Letters | Beyond the wealth gap: Hong Kong must first secure basic living standards

Readers discuss why addressing wealth disparities may be missing the point, Hong Kong’s harbourfront ambitions, and how Singapore’s education system caters to late bloomers.

Hong Kong’s skyline, as seen from the city’s Tsuen Wan district on June 15. As long as absolute living standards are dignified, peaceful and secure, extreme relative wealth disparities are acceptable. Photo: AFP
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