For two years, Hongkonger Ng Mei-ling only left her flat for regular visits to a psychiatrist. She said she had to quit her clerk job after she was diagnosed with depression and anxiety disorder due to work pressure in 2017. Her symptoms had worsened. She had a rapid heartbeat, hand tremors, insomnia and a lack…
For two years, Hongkonger Ng Mei-ling only left her flat for regular visits to a psychiatrist. She said she had to quit her clerk job after she was diagnosed with depression and anxiety disorder due to work pressure in 2017. Her symptoms had worsened. She had a rapid heartbeat, hand tremors, insomnia and a lack…
Mainland Chinese student Corner Zhang, 18, is searching for a place to stay for his second year at a university in Hong Kong after his application for campus housing was rejected. He had a shared dormitory room for his first year, but publicly funded Baptist University in Kowloon Tong has not assured him of accommodation…
Mainland Chinese student Corner Zhang, 18, is searching for a place to stay for his second year at a university in Hong Kong after his application for campus housing was rejected. He had a shared dormitory room for his first year, but publicly funded Baptist University in Kowloon Tong has not assured him of accommodation…
Family happiness in Hong Kong has improved for the first time in three years but not recovered to pre-pandemic levels, with mental health experts calling for the government to develop family policies using Singapore as a model. HK. WeCARE, a concern group under Wofoo Social Enterprises, revealed on Thursday the family happiness index stood at…
Hong Kong Cardinal Stephen Chow Sau-yan will join the conclave in which Pope Francis’ successor will be elected, the city’s Catholic diocese has said, but declined to disclose further details. The secret meeting, where all cardinals under 80 gather at the Sistine Chapel to vote for the new pontiff, normally commences 15 to 20 days…
Six universities in Hong Kong have finished in the top 50 of a closely watched league table in Asia for the first time since 2017, with the city’s two oldest tertiary education institutions ranking among the 10 best in the region. The 2025 Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings, published on Thursday, saw Baptist University…
Six universities in Hong Kong have finished in the top 50 of a closely watched league table in Asia for the first time since 2017, with the city’s two oldest tertiary education institutions ranking among the 10 best in the region. The 2025 Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings, published on Thursday, saw Baptist University…
Hong Kong’s new police chief hopes to instil a sense of duty into residents to encourage them to defend national security in their daily lives, saying the city cannot afford to experience more clashes such as those during the 2019 social unrest. Commissioner of Police Joe Chow Yat-ming also said he was neither a “hawkish”…
Beijing has named Joe Chow Yat-ming as the new Hong Kong police commissioner, succeeding Raymond Siu Chak-yee, whose term ended on Tuesday. Chow’s appointment was approved by the State Council on Wednesday following a recommendation by Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu, according to news agency Xinhua. The former police second-in-command takes over from Siu, who…