A wheelchair user finds herself obstructed by a step at the entrance of a restaurant in Cheung Sha Wan in December 2021. Universal design would make life easier not only for people in wheelchairs but parents with prams too. Photo: Nora Tam

Letters | Prioritise universal design for a more inclusive Hong Kong

Readers discuss the need to make goods, services and facilities accessible to all, regardless of age, ability or status in life, and suggestions that the city ditch its US dollar peg.

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Letters | How Hong Kong can move on from Messi with head held high

Readers discuss what the city should focus on after Lionel Messi’s failure to play in a much-publicised match, the need for accountability from event organisers, and the silver lining to the game.

Readers discuss what the city should focus on after Lionel Messi’s failure to play in a much-publicised match, the need for accountability from event organisers, and the silver lining to the game.

6 Feb 2024 - 2:30PM

Letters | What Hong Kong can learn from child-friendly Shenzhen

Readers discuss the Shenzhen government’s intiatives to improve the city, and the effect of an influx of tourists on ordinary people’s lives.

Readers discuss the Shenzhen government’s intiatives to improve the city, and the effect of an influx of tourists on ordinary people’s lives.

6 Feb 2024 - 11:30AM

Letters | Chinese history lessons for how to run the waste-charging scheme

Readers discuss why the Hong Kong government has to get the scheme right, retail’s contribution to waste, a property vacancy tax, and a family’s suffering

Readers discuss why the Hong Kong government has to get the scheme right, retail’s contribution to waste, a property vacancy tax, and a family’s suffering

5 Feb 2024 - 11:30AM

Letters | Driving tourism is as simple as focusing on Hong Kong’s unique appeal

Readers discuss Hong Kong’s uniqueness as tourism destination, the role universities play in boosting the city’s appeal, and a recent liveability ranking.

Readers discuss Hong Kong’s uniqueness as tourism destination, the role universities play in boosting the city’s appeal, and a recent liveability ranking.

4 Feb 2024 - 11:30AM

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Letters | Energy transition should not leave vulnerable communities in the dark

Readers discuss the need to involve grass-roots communities in the crafting of climate solutions, the recent scandal engulfing a Hong Kong charity, and how to preserve the mental health of the city’s children

3 Feb 2024 - 11:30AM

Letters | China must look beyond censorship and economic power to win hearts and minds

Readers discuss how the country can win over people, what normal looks like in Hong Kong, and Article 23 legislation.

Readers discuss how the country can win over people, what normal looks like in Hong Kong, and Article 23 legislation.

2 Feb 2024 - 11:30AM

Letters | In boosting revenue, Hong Kong should not be borrowing to get by

Readers discuss concerns about government bond issuance, childcare risks, and why the city needs stricter speed limits.

Readers discuss concerns about government bond issuance, childcare risks, and why the city needs stricter speed limits.

1 Feb 2024 - 11:30AM

Letters | On the Palestine question, is the UN Security Council a help or a hindrance?

Readers discuss the UN Security Council’s veto power, legal powers to obtain information, and how the West can set an example to Hong Kong.

Readers discuss the UN Security Council’s veto power, legal powers to obtain information, and how the West can set an example to Hong Kong.

31 Jan 2024 - 11:30AM

Letters | How Hong Kong could help expats feel at home

Readers discuss why more notices in the city should be in English, the lack of clarity on Expats’ unavailability, unread English books, and bringing back in-town check-in.

Readers discuss why more notices in the city should be in English, the lack of clarity on Expats’ unavailability, unread English books, and bringing back in-town check-in.

30 Jan 2024 - 11:30AM

Letters | Why Hong Kong must prepare ground for low-altitude economy to take flight

Readers discuss the economic potential of the drone-related industry, the plan to increase the number of CCTV cameras in the city, and the abuse of a young inmate.

Readers discuss the economic potential of the drone-related industry, the plan to increase the number of CCTV cameras in the city, and the abuse of a young inmate.

29 Jan 2024 - 11:30AM

Letters | The best way to teach English is to keep students interested

Readers discuss the process of acquiring a foreign language, the re-emergence of beggars in Hong Kong, and the new Ram Temple in India.

Readers discuss the process of acquiring a foreign language, the re-emergence of beggars in Hong Kong, and the new Ram Temple in India.

28 Jan 2024 - 11:30AM

Letters | Why AI isn’t changing our world yet (give it 10 more years)

Readers discuss how long it takes for innovation to result in revolutionary, why the waste-charging scheme must anticipate how people will respond, and the need to prioritise recycling.

Readers discuss how long it takes for innovation to result in revolutionary, why the waste-charging scheme must anticipate how people will respond, and the need to prioritise recycling.

27 Jan 2024 - 11:30AM

Letters | What drives the popularity of a Chinese comedy about lay-offs

Readers discuss the prevailing mood of anxiety among China’s working professionals, the failings of democracy, and Western officials’ fixation with Hong Kong’s national security law.

Readers discuss the prevailing mood of anxiety among China’s working professionals, the failings of democracy, and Western officials’ fixation with Hong Kong’s national security law.

26 Jan 2024 - 11:30AM

Letters | ‘User pays’ in Hong Kong. Why don’t taxis, to use the Discovery Bay Tunnel?

Readers discuss lost revenue from waived tunnel tolls, the Ram Temple inauguration, and the right to self-defence.

Readers discuss lost revenue from waived tunnel tolls, the Ram Temple inauguration, and the right to self-defence.

25 Jan 2024 - 11:30AM

Letters | Selling old books would be a win-win for libraries and readers

Readers discuss the value of outdated books, the limits of AI detection tools, air con in winter, parking spaces, and the baby bonus.

Readers discuss the value of outdated books, the limits of AI detection tools, air con in winter, parking spaces, and the baby bonus.

24 Jan 2024 - 11:30AM

Letters | Decisive action, not deferment, will dispel waste-charging doubts

Readers discuss letting the public learn about the waste-charging scheme from experience, the red line for arts, and waiting in A&E.

Readers discuss letting the public learn about the waste-charging scheme from experience, the red line for arts, and waiting in A&E.

23 Jan 2024 - 11:30AM

Letters | Hong Kong is still attractive to expats – just walk around

Readers discuss the many cultures that converge at a recreation ground, the city’s declining birth rate, the disadvantage of elders switching to the JoyYou card, and fatal taxi accidents.

Readers discuss the many cultures that converge at a recreation ground, the city’s declining birth rate, the disadvantage of elders switching to the JoyYou card, and fatal taxi accidents.

23 Jan 2024 - 12:17PM

Letters | Wong Kar-wai’s Blossoms Shanghai is a kiss of life to a declining dialect

Readers discuss the Hong Kong auteur’s first foray into television, the fortunes of TVB, appropriate dress for young women, and what Hong Kong officials should do with their time.

Readers discuss the Hong Kong auteur’s first foray into television, the fortunes of TVB, appropriate dress for young women, and what Hong Kong officials should do with their time.

21 Jan 2024 - 11:30AM

Letters | What 5 million votes for Taiwan’s DPP mean

Readers discuss the implications of the election results, and why blockchain has a role to play in healthcare in mainland China.

Readers discuss the implications of the election results, and why blockchain has a role to play in healthcare in mainland China.

20 Jan 2024 - 11:30AM