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John Wood, founder of U-Go, a non-profit organisation that helps economically disadvantaged young women across the developing world attend university, at Hong Kong in November 2024. Photo: Kylie Knott

Ex-Microsoft director’s mission to get disadvantaged girls to university

John Wood’s charity U-Go gives scholarships to help young women in low-income countries in Asia and Africa get a university education.

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G20 summit begins with Brazilian host laying out ambitious global priorities

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Letters | Nothing wrong with asking Hong Kong tycoons to act for greater good

93% of children in Hong Kong subdivided flats have spinal issues: survey

Children not having proper desks to do homework is the main reason for problems, Society for Community Organisation says.

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In cramped conditions, children in subdivided flats have nowhere to put a desk. Photo: Xiaomei Chen

Women candidates signal potential shift in Sri Lanka’s male-dominated politics

While analysts welcome the increase, they caution that more women in politics alone won’t challenge patriarchal norms and achieve true gender equality.

Letters | Hong Kong’s working class deserve world-class medical care

Readers discuss proposed reforms to Hong Kong’s outpatient services, the city’s aspirations to be an education hub, Trump’s MAGA movement and North Korea’s continuing missile tests.

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The ‘superfriends’ helping Hong Kong’s homeless

Counsellors at Hong Kong non-profit ImpactHK, which recently opened a new recovery centre, help street sleepers through tough times.

Grace Lau Chieh, ImpactHK’s assistant programme manager for casework services and a certified couples and family therapist, has regular sessions with homeless people in Hong Kong to help with their mental health recovery, employment and finding stable housing. Photo: Kylie Knott

Croatia arrests 4 over attack on foreign workers

Labourers from Nepal, India, the Philippines and elsewhere have filled tens of thousands of jobs in construction and tourism.

US writes off over US$1 billion of Somalia debt

The announcement is the result of a deal between the two countries signed by Somalia’s finance minister and the US ambassador to Mogadishu.

Letters | Halal tourism a golden opportunity to spur Hong Kong’s recovery

Readers discuss the benefits of tapping the Muslim travel market, a Swiftie’s failed attempts to secure an Eras Tour ticket, and poverty alleviation in Hong Kong.

People dine at a certified halal restaurant in Wan Chai in March this year. Photo: Brian Rhoads

Australia to slash billions off student debt amid cost of living pressures

Australia’s prime minister also announced plans to make medicines cheaper and help make rent more affordable.

Australia announced new measures to help students struggling with debt and other cost of living issues. Photo: AFP

6 dead as dozens of Rohingya refugees ‘stranded’ in Indonesia by traffickers

The Incident underscores the ongoing crisis faced by the Rohingya, who are fleeing persecution in Myanmar.

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Letters | Can Hong Kong really get ahead of scammers?

Readers discuss how ubiquitous scams and fraud have become, why rule of law matters in discussions on marriage equality and help for our struggling elderly.

Moneyed residents gang up to evict Seoul free food centre denting home prices

Choi Il-do denied claims the venue led to crime and drop in property prices, saying the city needs to look out for its elderly.

Volunteers serve free hot meals at the “Babfor” service centre in Seoul. Photo: AFP

She’s mixing a love of baking and grandparents to help Hong Kong’s elderly

Inspired by her grandparents’ love, Karen Chu founded The Good Cake, where proceeds from baked goods buy rice for vulnerable Hongkongers.

Karen Chu, founder of The Good Cake, says she wants to “build a community where young and old coexist” through her social enterprise, from which proceeds from baked goods buy rice for underprivileged elderly city residents. Photo: Edmond So

Getting Hongkongers to retire on the mainland isn’t the answer to poverty: experts

Measures unveiled in policy address do not tackle widening wealth gap and suggest government is shirking responsibilities, they say.

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Opinion | How inaction sustains Hong Kong’s plague of subdivided flats

There is no reason ending the shame of subdivided flats and cage homes should be on the same timeline as humans colonising Mars.

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Outside In | It’s been grim for Hongkongers. Lee’s policy address must address that

After almost four years of adversity, the fragile economy needs support and many remain stressed and sceptical about prospects.

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A homeless man in Yau Ma Tei on October 5. Chief Executive John Lee should take careful note of Oxfam’s latest report on poverty and inequality in Hong Kong. Photo: Nora Tam

Opinion | Hong Kong must ditch ‘work hard now, pay with health later’ culture

The pressure to succeed at any cost to health and relationships can lead to a hollow victory. Mental wellness must be part of our lifestyle.

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Hong Kong’s rising poverty no longer confined to older districts: population expert

HKU’s Paul Yip calls for reintroducing poverty line for transparency, but authorities maintain they will stick to new targeted approach.

Editorial | Incentives can help keep Hong Kong poverty at bay

If city is to bridge a growing gap between rich and poor, more effective measures are needed.

A woman collects cardboard on the streets of Hong Kong’s Wan Chai district. Photo: Edmond So

‘Incentives needed to keep elderly Hongkongers in workforce amid growing poverty’

They point to raft of policies and incentives in Singapore and Japan aimed at keeping older residents working.

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The charity noted worsening circumstances among older residents, with more than 580,000 people aged 65 and above living under the poverty line, up by 42.9 per cent from 2019.Photo: Edmond So

Hong Kong’s richest earning 81.9 times more than poorest residents, charity says

Local branch of Oxfam says more than 1.39 million residents living in poverty in first quarter of this year.

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Sri Lanka’s new president sparks optimism, doubts over IMF loan revamp persist

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake promises Sri Lankans that his coalition government aims to end the country’s economic and debt crisis.

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Sri Lanka elects leftist leader in rejection of political elite

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Marxist-leaning Dissanayake set to become Sri Lanka’s next president

Dissanayake polled 42.3 per cent of the votes, a massive boost to the 3 per cent he managed in the last presidential election in 2019.

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Anura Kumara Dissanayake leaves a polling station. Photo: AFP

As Hong Kong’s poorest skip meals to save cash, NGOs and experts sound the alarm

Food banks and charities offering provisions, cooked meals say demand has risen as more struggle to cope.

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Indonesia’s middle-class struggle could hurt economy, trigger unrest: experts

Economists say reduced number of middle class could affect aim of reaching developed-nation status, call for policies to support segment.

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9 September, 2024
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