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109 Give us the facts on Expats’ unavailability

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S154 University students should be prepared to coexist with AI

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S154 University students should be prepared to coexist with AI

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S153 Tech subsidy scheme needs a thorough review

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17 Jan 2024

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S152 STEM internship scheme can be improved

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S152 STEM internship scheme can be improved

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S151 How to improve Hong Kong’s minibuses

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S151 How to improve Hong Kong’s minibuses

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S150 To improve taxis, start with its lost-and-found system

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S150 To improve taxis, start with its lost-and-found system

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108 Letters to the South China Morning Post bridge the space between the public and the ivory tower

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As a frequent contributor to this column, I wish to congratulate the South China Morning Post on its 120th anniversary and thank the editors for their support for my research and advocacy work in the past 10 years.

I started writing to the Letters section in 2013 and have published over 100 letters. Since 2020, I have also been working with my colleague, Dr Benedict Rowlett, at Baptist University, helping over 300 students to publish nearly 140 letters.

My first published letter to the editor was on Creative Commons , an alternative approach to copyright management. In my first featured letter in 2016, I made the case for Hong Kong to phase out Octopus cards and imagined a smart city embracing diverse mobile payment methods. With the advent of generative artificial intelligence, my students and I also published the first letter in SCMP's history that was edited by ChatGPT. An overarching theme of most of our letters is to question the status quo and envision a better world made possible by new technologies.

Our conversation with the government extended beyond the newspaper. We met Legislative Council members including Chan Kin-por , Alice Mak Mei-kuen , Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee and Tse Wai-chuen , and brought their attention to the challenges facing groups whose voices are less often heard. The letters section lets us share our conversations with lawmakers and create additional pressure for government action.

It is also a bridge between the public and the ivory tower. I have co-authored letters with research students to share insights from Baptist University research teams on Chinese medicine and carbon emission monitoring . Recently, Dr Rowlett and I have received support from the General Research Fund to study how citizenship has been exercised by SCMP letter writers. This research could never have been realised without the unwavering commitment of SCMP editors to nurturing a dynamic community of readers and cultivating an invaluable platform for public discourse.

Simon H. Wang, lecturer in English, Baptist University
A pure form of freedom of expression

Letters comprise words, words comprise emotions and emotions define us all. Writing this letter today, I am reminded of a quote from perhaps the greatest user of words, Shakespeare: "Time travels in divers paces with divers persons".

This year is not only the 120th anniversary of the South China Morning Post, but it is also the 20th anniversary of my first letter to the paper published on October 15, 2003. Words for me are the clock that ticks, marking the passing of time. Writing is a love affair I have had since childhood, starting out with pencils (millennials may have to google that word) and moving on to the convenience of laptops.

I am never without a fountain pen in my pocket and still send postcards to friends when abroad. In a world of social media platforms, I remain committed to an analogue approach. The written word as expressed in letters to the editor defines my relationship with a newspaper that has used words to capture the essence of life in Hong Kong for 120 years.

It is perhaps not a surprise then that this form of expression has become scholarly. Letters to the editor provide an account of a range of different perspectives, a window on the relationship between editorial and readership identities across historical contexts. They are a forum through which the personal and the political intersect, a space where the implications of contemporaneous events are worked out by ordinary people and public figures alike.

This range of voices has helped open up letters to the editor as a resource for scholarship, which provides new insights into the relationship between journalism and its public. In short, it remains a pure form of freedom of expression.

My letters to the editor are my observations of Hong Kong and are often written on the spur of the moment when I see, hear or read something that I feel needs attention drawn to it.

I have never shied away from criticism of the government when there is a need to highlight failings that impact the lives of ordinary Hongkongers. In a city viewed internationally as having surrendered its freedom of expression, letters to the editor are a vital platform which give individuals an opportunity to express themselves.

May I wish the SCMP a very happy 120th birthday.
Mark Peaker, The Peak

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S149 Hong Kong schools need a policy on generative AI to benefit from it

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S149 Hong Kong schools need a policy on generative AI to benefit from it

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S148 More parameters needed to decide on bus frequencies

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S148 More parameters needed to decide on bus frequencies

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S147 Hong Kong must define when and how its emergency warning system works

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S147 Hong Kong must define when and how its emergency warning system works

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S146 Boost STEM teaching with full access to simulations

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2 Dec 2023

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S145 An integrated health app will benefit patients

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S145 An integrated health app will benefit patients

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28 Nov 2023

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S144 Hong Kong must break Octopus monopoly to help its e-payment sector grow

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S143 Progress update needed on Science Park MTR station

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S142 Incentives can hasten switch to immigration eChannel

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S141 Improve access to water dispensers to cut plastic waste

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S140 Yes to e-payment for taxi rides, no to service fee

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S139 How to speed up construction of MTR screen doors

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105 University IT staff can do more to support ChatGPT use

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27 May 2023
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107  Pandemic regulation should have had a sunset clause

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107  Pandemic regulation should have had a sunset clause

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25 Aug 2023
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106 City University should rethink its campus access policy

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13 Aug 2023
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S138 Why so little promotion of Hong Kong’s open data portal?

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5 June 2023
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S137 Promote iAM Smart app with better marketing

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30 May 2023
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S135 Equality watchdog should be more open to potential cases

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3 May 2023
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S136 Use the data we have to improve Hong Kong road safety

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14 May 2023
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S133 Why a 10-year wait for Science Park station?

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24 Apr 2023
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S134 Integrate the Green$ scheme with waste charging

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30 Apr 2023
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104 Smoother crossings from Hong Kong into Shenzhen would be appreciated

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20 Apr 2023
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S132 Install platform screen doors to save lives

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10 Apr 2023
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S131 Wide MTR platform gaps should be better addressed 

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S129 Government should support Watsons’ telemedicine app

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S128 ChatGPT’s rise highlights need for more support of open source community

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17 Mar 2023
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S127 Rethink laws on idling to boost use of electric vehicles

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15 March 2023
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103 Why Hong Kong universities should let students learn with ChatGPT

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S125 UK experience could guide Hong Kong on working hours

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14 Feb 2023
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S124 Universities should disclose data on waste recycling

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12 Feb 2023
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S123 Vet firms using public funds more strictly 

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In March last year, Hongkongers were informed through a text message on their mobile phones that Queen Elizabeth Hospital had been converted into a designated facility for Covid-19 patients. An insistent sound alerted mobile phone users to the incoming message, which was sent using the emergency alert system that was launched in November 2020 and cost HK$150 million (US$19.18 million) to develop. The funding was approved by the Legislative Council Finance Committee in February 2020 as part of a HK$30 billion injection into the anti-epidemic fund.

In the past, the government received help from local mobile network operators to send emergency text messages to the public pursuant to an agreement reached in 2008.

While the Finance Committee was told that the old system was used 12 times in the 12 months to February 2020, the lawmakers were perhaps not fully informed about the total usage of the system. According to the government's response to our inquiry under the Code on Access to Information, the government used SMS to disseminate messages 13 times from 2019 to 2020 and 12 times from 2009 to 2010. The system was used once in 2021.

We wonder if the Legco Finance Committee would have responded differently if it had been told that the old system was used only 26 times in 14 years, including nine years when it was not used at all.

The main advantage of the new system is that an emergency message could be sent to the public within seconds whereas the old system would require four hours. Considering the ubiquity of instant messaging services and social media that can spread messages instantly, we urge the Legislative Council members to review the necessity of developing such an expensive system and be more vigilant when reviewing similar funding requests in future.
Kam Cheun Wong and Myron Lai, Kowloon Tong
As city returns to normalcy, it's time to reflect

After about three years of the Covid-19 pandemic, we are finally breathing a sigh of relief. It is hard to take in all the changes the city had to put up with during this challenging time.

So many lives were lost during the various waves of the pandemic and many families are grieving for their loved ones. Many people have gone through stressful times especially those subjected to the long quarantines and the compulsory testing imposed on residents. Businesses also felt the pain as many shut down while some struggled to pay the rent.

What lessons can be learned and what can be improved upon to better prepare the city to come out of such situations strong in the future?

Honestly, it is great seeing the city lifting most of its anti-pandemic restrictions and moving ahead on its path to normalcy.
Adeoti Joy, Causeway Bay
Timing of border reopening not ideal

I am writing with reference to the reopening of the border with mainland China. The government's announcement that cross-border travel without quarantine would be allowed from January 8 was greeted with great joy in many quarters.

Border reopening meant that many families were able to reunite for the Lunar New Year for the first time in three years. The tourism sector , as well as retail and restaurant sectors, look forward to a boost in business. Overall, the border reopening was seen as a New Year's gift from the government.

But it's debatable whether now is really a good time for this move. Up to late last week, we were still seeing over 2,000 Covid-19 cases a day in Hong Kong. There may also be an increase in the number of Covid-19 cases on the mainland given that a large number of people have travelled around the country during the Lunar New Year holiday.

Will our healthcare system be able to handle a surge in the number of Covid-19 cases if there is one?
Isabella Suen, Tseung Kwan O

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S120 More government support needed to protect gig workers’ rights

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S121 Open data: what Hong Kong’s museums can learn from Taiwan’s

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S118 Hong Kong should help esports athletes achieve their full potential

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Chief Executive's Office should oversee measures against rising sea levels

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S117 Measures against rising sea levels must come from the top 

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Readers discuss the need to coordinate Hong Kong's climate measures, and how to more effectively discourage littering.

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102 Teamwork could solve anthem search saga

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4 Jan 2023
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S115 Collect deeper waste data to promote recycling 

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S114 Protect Hong Kong's student interns, and pay them

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27 Dec 2022
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S113 Engage the public more deeply on heritage conservation 

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S112 Make food waste reduction scheme more rewarding 

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18 Dec 2022
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S 111 How scheme for underprivileged children can be optimised 

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S110 Guidelines on working hours in Hong Kong too long in coming

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Readers discuss the lack of progress on the development of sector-specific guidelines on working hours, and suggest the government develop tools to help professionals dealing with children make better decisions on reporting abuse.

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S109 Hong Kong schools should integrate simulations into STEM teaching

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Using simulations in STEM teaching can bring abstract concepts to life for students. Photo: Shutterstock

Letters Hong Kong schools should integrate simulations into STEM teaching

Readers urge the Education Bureau to do more to encourage the use of simulations in the classroom, and suggest politicians stop blaming schools for the city's problems

Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at [email protected] or filling in this Google form . Submissions should not exceed 400 words, and must include your full name and address, plus a phone number for verification.

Simulations can improve students' learning outcomes in STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) subjects, helping them visualise abstract scientific concepts and processes. Founded by Professor Carl Wieman, a Nobel Prize and Yidan Prize laureate, the PhET Interactive Simulations project offers simulations on a range of science topics to the global STEM education community free of charge through Creative Commons licences.

Supported by the Hong Kong-based Yidan Prize Foundation, the PhET team is expanding simulation content and access and offers professional development programmes for teachers.

The Education Bureau should issue clear guidelines for local schoolteachers to use PhET simulations in the classroom and provide more training for teachers to join crowdsourcing efforts to further develop PhET learning materials. The pedagogical benefits of computer simulations have been acknowledged in the bureau's curriculum guidelines on science subjects, which include a reference to simulations in connection with self-directed learning.

However, research indicates that students can benefit from simulations more effectively under a teacher's guidance. In response to my inquiries, the bureau says various learning and teaching resources, including scientific investigations, practical work, design-and-make activities and self-directed learning activities, have been developed for teachers' reference. Yet, the use of simulations in local schools was not reviewed in the Inspection Annual Reports, suggesting a lack of data about how teachers actually use simulation tools.

Not only should the bureau monitor more closely how teachers follow its guidelines in using state-of-the-art e-learning technology, including simulation, it should also encourage more teachers to develop course material based on simulations. Since the PhET team welcomes teachers developing and sharing activities by following its approach to guided inquiry, the bureau should invite more teachers to contribute simulation-based activities to the PhET website as well as the EdCity platform. The Committee on Professional Development of Teachers and Principals should offer courses for both pre-service and in-service schoolteachers on adopting simulation tools in STEM classroom teaching.
Qiuyu Wang, Kowloon Tong
Stop blaming schools for problems in society

I refer to "Regina Ip blames Hong Kong education system for industrial accidents, Mirror concert incident and making youngsters egocentric" ( November 18 ).

Politicians in Hong Kong are constantly blaming schools for problems in society, but schools in the city are only teaching the curriculum which the Education Bureau provided them with. Therefore politicians shouldn't take aim at local schools for the failures of the government's policies.
Lee Ross, Kowloon City

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101 World Cup: why Fifa should switch from TV broadcasts to internet streaming

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101 World Cup: why Fifa should switch from TV broadcasts to internet streaming

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World Cup: why Fifa should focus on internet streaming, not TV

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Readers discuss how Fifa could offer World Cup viewers globally a more interactive experience, Western criticism of Qatar's human rights record, and sports' power to break down barriers.

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S108 Green eateries scheme needs a revamp 

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S107 'Leave Home Safe' app can be more effective 

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30 Nov 2022
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S106 Hong Kong’s education system must do more to foster LGBTQ inclusivity in schools

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S106 Hong Kong’s education system must do more to foster LGBTQ inclusivity in schools

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Readers discuss the need for schools to address LGBTQ issues, the association of Hong Kong’s ethnic minorities with violence in the Chinese media, and the paucity of accessible facilities for those with disabilities.

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S105 Make Hong Kong’s carbon neutral goal legally binding

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S105 Make Hong Kong’s carbon neutral goal legally binding

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Readers call for more climate accountability in Hong Kong, explain Singapore's talent strategy, and comment on Ukraine's initial response to a projectile striking Poland.

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S104  Checks needed on SMW grant system 

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15 Nov 2022
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S103 Museum exhibition website could be much improved 

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S102 How Hong Kong’s public funded gifted education programmes can better serve the community

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Readers discuss the need for more information on the gifted education programme, complain about sewage overflow in the Mid-Levels, and argue in favour of the redevelopment of districts with ageing buildings.

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100 Concerted push needed to combat climate change denial 

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S101 UK's four-day work week trial should inspire Hong Kong

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S101 UK's four-day work week trial should inspire Hong Kong

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11 Oct 2022
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99 Rain shelters are not helping bus passengers

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14 Oct 2022
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S100 Allow all Hongkongers a five-day work week

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S100 Allow all Hongkongers a five-day work week

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5 Oct 2022
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98 MTR must take passenger safety more seriously

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98 MTR must take passenger safety more seriously

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18 Sept 2022
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S99 City must not drag its feet on carbon market launch 

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97 Hong Kong is relying on old technology to monitor carbon emissions

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18 Aug 2022

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Readers call on the government to adopt new ways of measuring emissions to improve policies on climate change, and reflect on the need for religious tolerance in the wake of an attack on author Salman Rushdie.

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96 Tech firms must make products more compatible 

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28 June 2022

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S98 Give foreign domestic workers the consumption voucher. They deserve it

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Filipinos queue up near the Philippine Consulate General in Hong Kong on October 3, 2021, a Sunday, to register for voting. Foreign domestic workers should be rewarded for their sacrifice and hard work during the pandemic. Photo: Nora Tam

Readers discuss the maths of making the consumption voucher scheme more inclusive, Western media coverage of the Ukraine and Yemen conflicts, the energy and food crisis, and why the US-China competition is ultimately America’s to squander

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Filipinos queue up near the Philippine Consulate General in Hong Kong on October 3, 2021, a Sunday, to register for voting. Foreign domestic workers should be rewarded for their sacrifice and hard work during the pandemic. Photo: Nora Tam

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Readers discuss the maths of making the consumption voucher scheme more inclusive, Western media coverage of the Ukraine and Yemen conflicts, the energy and food crisis, and why the US-China competition is ultimately America's to squander.

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S97 Improve career planning for young people 

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29 May 2022

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S96 Sex workers in need of better legal protection 

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S96 Sex workers in need of better legal protection 

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20 May 2022

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95 MTR has much work to do in New Territories 

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95 MTR has much work to do in New Territories 

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18 May 2022
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S95 Make the most of technology in education 

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S95 Make the most of technology in education 

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12 May 2022
SCMP link

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S94 Single career quiz could lead to better advice 

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S94 Single career quiz could lead to better advice 

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7 May 2022
SCMP link

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S93 Help teachers improve use of online resources 

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S93 Help teachers improve use of online resources 

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28 Apr 2022
SCMP link

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94 Help students in need by more accessible data 

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94 Help students in need by more accessible data 

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21 Apr 2022
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S92 Teenagers need easier access to abortions in HK 

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S92 Teenagers need easier access to abortions in HK 

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20 Apr 2022

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S91 Improve ways to opt out of circular mail

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S91 Improve ways to opt out of circular mail

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19 Apr 2022
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S90 Use telehealth to help Hong Kong youth handle mental health issues

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S90 Use telehealth to help Hong Kong youth handle mental health issues

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18 Apr 2022

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Use telehealth to help Hong Kong youth handle mental health issues

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Telehealth services can be a more effective way for the government to support mental health among the city's students.

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S89 Technology can help youth learn about mainland

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S89 Technology can help youth learn about mainland

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17 Apr 2022

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S88 English can be taught better with technology 

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S88 English can be taught better with technology 

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14 Apr 2022
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S87 more attention must be paid to drug resistance

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S87 more attention must be paid to drug resistance

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11 Apr 2022
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93 Public sector should lead to narrow Hong Kong's gender pay gap

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93 Public sector should lead to narrow Hong Kong's gender pay gap

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10 Apr 2022

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Public sector should lead to narrow Hong Kong's gender pay gap

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Readers commend the RTHK for bucking the gender pay gap, decry the addiction to fossil fuel-run cars, say the future of a Polar Silk Road remains bright, and ask that tobacco deaths be treated as a public crisis on a par with Covid-19.

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S86 Online services benefit more than prisoners 

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S86 Online services benefit more than prisoners 

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4 April 2022
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S85 Hongkong Post should rethink service for marketers to send unsolicited mass mail

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S85 Hongkong Post should rethink service for marketers to send unsolicited mass mail

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30 Mar 2022

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Post office should rethink its mass mail service for marketers

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Readers discuss the environmental impact of unaddressed circular mail services from the Hong Kong Post Office and how to build on bottlers' efforts to limit plastic pollution.

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92 Allowing prisoners to call loved ones during ban on visits is essential for their well-being

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92 Allowing prisoners to call loved ones during ban on visits is essential for their well-being

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24 Mar 2022

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Allow prisoners to video call loved ones during ban on visits

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Readers urge prisons to give inmates more opportunities to remotely contact family and friends, call for anti-Covid measures to focus less asymptomatic cases, and suggest that rental deferment won't help small businesses in the long run.

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S84 English exam materials need greater scrutiny 

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S84 English exam materials need greater scrutiny 

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21 Mar 2022
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S83 Jockey Club must be transparent about its spending 

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S83 Jockey Club must be transparent about its spending 

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13 Mar 2022
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91 Hospitals must not reject help from mainland

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91 Hospitals must not reject help from mainland

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23 Feb 2022
SCMP link

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S82 Customised learning? Start with open textbooks

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S82 Customised learning? Start with open textbooks

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21 Feb 2022
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S81 Pre-vaccination screening sends the wrong message

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S81 Pre-vaccination screening sends the wrong message

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5 Feb 2022
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90 Online learning has exposed flaws in traditional teaching – a return to classrooms would be a step backwards 

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90 Online learning has exposed flaws in traditional teaching – a return to classrooms would be a step backwards 

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4 Feb 2022
An opinion piece published by Simon in SCMP

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Why a return to classroom teaching would be a step backwards

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Zoom-weary pupils and teachers may long to return to the classroom, but if anything, remote learning should highlight how outdated current teaching methods are. Schools must use the pandemic as an opportunity to scrap boring lectures and create tailored online lessons for students to follow at their own pace.

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89 Link eHealth app to health care review sites 

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89 Link eHealth app to health care review sites 

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24 Jan 2022
SCMP link

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S80 Integrate iAM Smart to boost health code 

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S80 Integrate iAM Smart to boost health code 

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8 Jan 2022
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S79 Consumer watchdog could do more to boost food labelling 

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S79 Consumer watchdog could do more to boost food labelling 

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6 Jan 2022
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S78 Reaching out to university students can help rebuild Legco’s credibility

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S78 Reaching out to university students can help rebuild Legco’s credibility

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3 Jan 2022

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Reaching out to students can help rebuild Legco's credibility

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University students and researchers are an untapped resource that could inform Legco policymaking and provide insight on issues affecting the community.

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S77 Hold all accountable for our carbon footprints

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S77 Hold all accountable for our carbon footprints

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31 Dec 2021
SCMP link

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88 Upgrade ‘Leave Home Safe’ app in view of potential wave

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88 Upgrade ‘Leave Home Safe’ app in view of potential wave

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29 Dec 2021
SCMP link