Three years ago Daisy Ngan Yu-ching would not have dared to dream of finishing high school and going to university, she was too busy worrying about how to feed herself and two younger brothers.But rather than whining about life’s difficulties, the 19-y...
One in five parents feel they are struggling with home life, according to a survey published by an NGO on Sunday.Of the 509 parents of kindergarten, primary and secondary children polled by the Hong Kong Institute of Family Education, 22.4 per cent sai...
The Malaysian woman who recently made claims of sexual harassment against her former dentistry tutor from the University of Hong Kong said she went public on social media to “protect other students, to make sure their safety is not jeopardised”.The wom...
One of the major trainers of Hong Kong doctors has defended a decision not to lower the threshold for student admissions despite the city’s chronic shortage of physicians.Chinese University announced on Thursday that only high school graduates who scor...
About 40 per cent of Hong Kong’s young people feel guilty or fearful when taking breaks from studying or work, a survey released on Wednesday found.The youth NGO Breakthrough polled 1,221 people between the ages of 10 and 29 from October to December la...
A sign celebrating the 20th anniversary of the bombing of the Chinese embassy in Serbia has prompted strong condemnation from the vice chancellor of the University of Hong Kong, who said the message promoted violence.Professor Xiang Zhang, who is also ...
Sukhdeep Singh, 23, is used to getting stares. “It’s because I’m so handsome,” he says, chuckling. At nearly 1.9 metres, Singh naturally stands out from most Hongkongers, but he believes his height is not the only reason he is considered different.“Som...
Hong Kong’s oldest university is investigating allegations of sexual harassment after a postgraduate from its dental faculty spoke out against her tutor on social media.On Sunday, a user named L from Malaysia posted a long article on Facebook about how...
More than half of government-funded schools in Hong Kong have applied to raise tuition fees for the next school year, charging parents as much as 19 per cent more annually.Figures released by the Education Bureau on Tuesday showed that, as of May 3, it...
A teacher at an international school threatened to jump from a rooftop in Pok Fu Lam on Monday, after she was allegedly informed she could be terminated.The 36-year-old teacher who taught Chinese at West Island School, run by the English Schools Founda...