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Patients arrive on the opening day of the Family Medicine Integrated Centre at Kai Tak Hospital on October 5. Projects like the Kai Tak Hospital will further heighten long-term demand for healthcare professionals. Photo: Karma Lo
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Letters | Hong Kong can’t afford to lose the healthcare workers it trained

Readers discuss the need to balance current job woes with the growing demands of an ageing society, and the deeper lesson of the Ukraine war.

US midterm elections 2026

Letters | How will younger Democratic caucus reshape America’s China policy?

Hong Kong society

Letters | TVB’s latest blockbuster falls short of Hong Kong’s community values

Crime in Hong Kong

Letters | How a 10-year child abuse sentence exposes Hong Kong’s legal gaps

Readers discuss the need for legally binding sentencing guidelines for child sexual abuse, and the city’s ambition to provide high-value maritime services.

The High Court in Admiralty, Hong Kong. Photo: Nora Tam
The High Court in Admiralty, Hong Kong. Photo: Nora Tam
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Letters | Safety reforms strike at the causes of Tai Po fire tragedy

Readers discuss the findings of the investigation into the Wang Fuk Court blaze, and the less talked-about danger of AI-generated images.

Hong Kong children

Letters | If children are Hong Kong’s future, policymakers should listen to them

Readers discuss why policymakers should consider the voices of children, and the UK’s Hong Kong report.

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Germany

Letters | What Hong Kong can learn from Europe’s problems

Readers discuss how historical advantages offer no guarantee of future prosperity, the prospect of a Trump-Xi-Putin meeting, and Kylian Mbappe’s crisis.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speak during the Invest in Germany Summit in Berlin on October 19. Huang warned Germany to take better advantage of AI, saying, “You don’t have another chance.” Photo: EPA
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speak during the Invest in Germany Summit in Berlin on October 19. Huang warned Germany to take better advantage of AI, saying, “You don’t have another chance.” Photo: EPA
Hong Kong

Letters | Resilience? Competitiveness? Why Hong Kong needs to talk about nature first

Readers discuss factoring nature into economic decisions, why university rules on authorship must evolve, embedding ethics in AI-related education, and the decision on The Peak light show.

Hong Kong economy

Letters | 5-year plan has set Hong Kong’s innovation target. Will businesses step up?

Readers discuss the 3 per cent innovation spending target, better data centre deals, and AI governance.

Hong Kong economy

Letters | Rising oil prices boost appeal of EVs to Hong Kong commercial drivers

Readers discuss van and truck drivers’ attitudes to electric vehicles, and the significance of this year’s Nobel economics prize.

Vehicles drive past a board displaying fuel prices outside a petrol station in Causeway Bay on April 9. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Letters | Hong Kong not well served by doctor-led primary healthcare model

Readers discuss what true primary healthcare reform requires, language training for minority adults, and tourism policy.

A view of Prince of Wales Hospital in Sha Tin in 2023. When public hospital ophthalmology departments refuse to accept direct referrals from optometrists, patients might seek separate general practitioner consultations or visit accident and emergency departments just to secure a referral. Photo: Jelly Tse
A view of Prince of Wales Hospital in Sha Tin in 2023. When public hospital ophthalmology departments refuse to accept direct referrals from optometrists, patients might seek separate general practitioner consultations or visit accident and emergency departments just to secure a referral. Photo: Jelly Tse
Indonesia

Letters | Solution to Asean haze starts with helping oil palm smallholders

Readers discuss a two-part solution to the regional haze problem, the lighting project on The Peak, and tourism planning in Singapore.

Education in Hong Kong

Letters | Northern Metropolis is a chance to rethink educational spaces

Readers discuss why universities should look beyond classrooms and laboratories, street hygiene, and riots in France.

Singapore

Letters | Hardware and software both matter in a ‘car-lite’ city

Readers discuss agreed norms and shared civic habits on mass transit, a gold-backed route to yuan internationalisation, and the prospect of humans losing control to AI.

Commuters stare at their phones on the MRT in Singapore in 2020. Photo: AFP
The Philippines

Letters | Philippines, Hong Kong can contribute together to a more productive Asia

Readers discuss a stronger economic relationship between the Philippines and Hong Kong, Singapore’s balancing act, the Lugard Road lighting project, and MTR rules.

A view of the skyline from Manila Bay on December 16, 2025. The Philippines has achieved upper-middle-income status and holds investment-grade ratings from credit rating agencies. Photo: AFP
A view of the skyline from Manila Bay on December 16, 2025. The Philippines has achieved upper-middle-income status and holds investment-grade ratings from credit rating agencies. Photo: AFP
Artificial intelligence

Letters | Education is the key to equitable digital transformation

Readers discuss how to close AI gaps, AI risk management, and what AI models should focus on.

France

Letters | Young Westerners are wondering whether democracy delivers real change

Readers discuss the insecurity facing young people in democracies such as France and Britain, and the Trump administration’s immigration policy.

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Hong Kong society

Letters | Are we chasing the right kind of happiness in Hong Kong?

Readers discuss ideas such as self-compassion and time wealth, redevelopment of Victoria Park tennis courts, and eye care costs.

People walk by a screen showing Hang Seng Index data in Central on August 21. Photo: Edmond So
People walk by a screen showing Hang Seng Index data in Central on August 21. Photo: Edmond So
Ethnic minorities in Hong Kong

Letters | 3 small steps to strengthen minority integration into Hong Kong

Readers discuss how to better integrate minority groups, and the Chinese culture of saving.

Hong Kong

Letters | Hong Kong must ensure independent artists have control over their voice

Readers discuss voice rights in the age of AI-generated songs, why AI giants cannot be left to self-regulate, and Elon Musk’s Starlink row in India.

Mental health

Letters | Hidden crisis faces caregivers of neurodiverse children in Hong Kong

Readers discuss the well-being of caregivers of children with special needs, volcanic eruptions, and West Kowloon station.

Participants pass Tsim Sha Tsui in 2024 during an inclusive run for youth with special educational needs. Photo: Eugene Lee
Extreme weather

Letters | For Hong Kong, climate change is no longer a distant headline

Readers discuss the necessity of proactive climate risk management, and ‘lighting enhancement’ along Lugard Road.

A rainstorm in Sha Tin on June 8, when the Hong Kong Observatory issued the first black rainstorm warning of the year. Photo: Sam Tsang
A rainstorm in Sha Tin on June 8, when the Hong Kong Observatory issued the first black rainstorm warning of the year. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong transport

Letters | It’s seriously time for Hong Kong to greenlight a transport museum

Readers discuss the need for a venue to celebrate the city’s transport history, and the rule requiring removal of bicycle wheels.

Civil Service Bureau (HK)

Letters | How Hong Kong’s civil service can inspire excellence

Readers discuss ways to better motivate government employees, and how to teach children better mental health habits.

Hong Kong property

Letters | Mind Hong Kong’s dorm boom today doesn’t become tomorrow’s oversupply

Readers discuss demographic trends that should drive the city’s housing plans, seniors’ digital capabilities, and how Trump might finally win a Nobel Peace Prize.

A hotel has been converted into Hong Kong Metropolitan University’s first student hostel, MU88, in Hung Hom. Photo: Dickson Lee
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