Hong Kong Youths

Scam meals and broken hearts: The hidden cost of love in Hong Kong

A recent luxury dining scam in Hong Kong — where a man ditched a woman with a hefty bill — highlights a bigger story: a striking gender imbalance that is shaking up relationships and sparking unexpected twists in the city’s social scene. Lianhe Zaobao journalist Tai Hing Shing examines the issue.

Tai Hing Shing

22 Sep 2025

[Big read] After the fire: Can Hong Kong still be Hong Kong?

As part of Lianhe Zaobao’s “Seeing the New Hong Kong” series, marking five years since the enactment of Hong Kong’s national security law, correspondent Lim Zhan Ting and associate China news editor Fok Yit Wai speak with Hong Kong residents to understand how they are adapting to their new normal following the 2019 anti-extradition bill movement.

Lim Zhan Ting, Fok Yit Wai

01 Jul 2025

Hong Kong graffiti: Art, vent or therapy

Hong Kong graffiti in the last few decades have been largely disciplined, and have embellished many dilapidated walls, enlivening otherwise boring surfaces, says academic Lian-Hee Wee.

Lian-Hee Wee

12 Jul 2024

[Big read] Hong Kong schools pulling all stops to attract mainland Chinese students

Amid a falling birth rate and an exodus of Hong Kong families, Hong Kong schools are facing an existential crisis due to a lack of new student enrolment. At the same time, a large number of mainland Chinese have migrated to Hong Kong over the last few years via various talent schemes, making their children a valuable source of students for the local schools. Lianhe Zaobao journalist Tai Hing Shing looks at how the local schools are pulling all the stops to attract these new migrant families.

Tai Hing Shing

21 May 2024

How should the Hong Kong film industry overcome its difficulties?

Lianhe Zaobao journalist Tai Hing Shing notes the once thriving Hong Kong film industry is mired in troubles. From changing consumer habits to the sorry state of screenwriters, Hong Kong’s film industry may need a more policy-based approach to see a revival.

Tai Hing Shing

17 May 2024

The decline of Hong Kong comics: Is politics to blame?

Academic Lian-Hee Wee and researcher Ng Kum Hoon rue the decline of Hong Kong comics, even if classics like Tony Wong’s crime syndicate-related, pugilistic stories live on to today. Politics aside, is it a question of Hong Kong’s youths being too pampered? Or is the industry bent on sterilising itself?

Lian-Hee Wee, Ng Kum Hoon

03 May 2024

[Big read] Has Hong Kong attracted top talents with its one-year-old Top Talent Pass Scheme?

The talent crunch in recent years prompted the local authorities in Hong Kong to launch the Top Talent Pass Scheme (TTPS) at the end of 2022. At the first anniversary of Hong Kong's all-out talent grab, opinions remain divided as to whether the TTPS can successfully boost Hong Kong's competitiveness and attract talent who stay for the long term.

Tai Hing Shing

08 Feb 2024

Rise of youth suicides in HK: Academic and unemployment woes

Youth suicide rates are on the increase in Hong Kong, with stresses such as academic pressure and unemployment woes some of the key factors. While the issue is multifaceted, giving hope and promoting mental well-being is a project that everyone in society can work on together.

Paul Yip

13 Dec 2023

Hong Kong issue only an insignificant part of US diplomacy

Lianhe Zaobao journalist Tai Hing Shing notes that even as evidence shows that the US does not value Hong Kong as much as pro-democracy Hong Kongers think it does, overly idealistic Hong Kongers still buy into the narrative that the US will step in on Hong Kong's behalf in dealing with Beijing. It is time for this group to wake up.

Tai Hing Shing

22 Nov 2023

Hong Kong youths head to mainland China's GBA to realise entrepreneur dreams

Hong Kong youths are getting a lot of support from the HK government as well as local governments from the Greater Bay Area (GBA) to develop their entrepreneurial potential in the GBA. While it means more opportunities for HK youths to pursue their entrepreneurial dreams, starting a business in an unfamiliar turf is no child's play. Lianhe Zaobao journalist Tai Hing Shing reports from the GBA.

Tai Hing Shing

30 May 2023

Mainland youth: Hong Kong a reassuring place with good opportunities

Hong Konger freelance writer Thomas Chan speaks with young mainland Chinese who have chosen to seek their futures in Hong Kong. Aside from push factors from the mainland or the West, many of them think Hong Kong has positive attributes of its own that makes it an appealing choice.

Thomas Chan

07 Feb 2023

Hong Kong struggles to stop brain drain

Zaobao journalist Tai Hing Shing notes that Hong Kong has seen a mass exodus of talents in recent years, and many have cited exorbitant rent, lack of growth opportunities and other factors as major causes. The brain drain in key sectors will impact the special administrative region's economic development, given the high dependence on skilled professionals. How should the authorities create opportunities and retain and attract talent?

Tai Hing Shing

17 Oct 2022