Readers discuss the impact of legislation on one of the city’s liveliest attractions, bogus applications for government subsidies, and why doctors should be left out of Hong Kong’s revenue drive.
Stabbed 16 times, doused in boiling oil, his head wrapped in plastic – yet a jealous wife pleaded not guilty to murdering her husband. At the third attempt, a jury concluded the case, finding her guilty.
In 1963, gunshots rang out in Central, Hong Kong, when a police officer fired at an armed robber who’d turned his gun on him. In court the suspect, a former Chinese solider, unexpectedly pleaded guilty.
The city should protect the mental well-being of over 300,000 migrant domestic workers who contribute to Hong Kong. As a society, Hong Kong must recognise that domestic workers’ unique work situations make them vulnerable and provide appropriate interventions.
Parody souvenir items alluding to mental illness have popped up online, following a string of violent attacks in the city. These items, and the mocking comments they draw, only serve to perpetuate the stigma that deters troubled individuals from getting the help they need.