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  • Legislator Tik Chi-yuen says authorities should pay attention to the emotions of all involved in the closure of the Wan Chai school
  • The institution’s sponsoring body, Dominican Missions, aimed to close the school in the 2025-26 academic year but changed the plan in January
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  • Number of non-local pupils has declined, which experts attribute to the relocation of global companies and strict travel restrictions during the Covid-19 pandemic
  • Education minister dismissed concerns that more local parents are sending their kids to international schools because of rising focus on national education
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  • CraSea Cleanupper uses Google Maps satellite view to find hidden spots where rubbish has accumulated; in 2023 alone they collected 4,678kg of litter
  • Members hope the city’s latest waste reduction measures can lessen the flow of garbage and plastic into the ocean
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  • Move would promote work-life balance and help working parents in the city, one student writes
  • Tell us what you think of TikTok’s move to fight a new US law that mandates the platform break away from its Chinese owners
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  • Researchers at Hong Kong Shue Yan University say many teenage respondents of a new survey have adopted a ‘lying flat’ attitude and don’t have a sense of self-identity
  • City’s housing problem, inflation, and stagnant wages cited as main reasons for hopelessness, along with lack of upwards mobility
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  • Winners from the ISF Academy Chess Open talk about their love of the game and why it’s worth all the hard work
  • Every week, Talking Points gives you a worksheet to practise your reading comprehension with exercises about the story we’ve written
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  • Every month, we choose the best letters, debates and creative comments from students that we have published
  • Readers shared their thoughts on Taylor Swift’s Singapore concert and how schools should address bullying
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  • Each week, two readers debate a hot topic in a showdown that doesn’t necessarily reflect their personal viewpoints
  • This time, they discuss whether teachers young people should be allowed to buy coffee
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  • All our readers shared that not expressing your feelings to your loved ones when you have the chance is something you will regret down the line
  • Our writing contest starts with 10 students, who are eliminated one at a time based on your votes and YP editors’ picks – who will you choose?
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  • Kathy Ng Yiu-fan from Kat-Spirit Nutrition Centre offered up a more nutritious version you can make at home - and it’s so simple, you can let it cook while watching Netflix
  • Every week, Talking Points gives you a worksheet to practise your reading comprehension with exercises about the story we’ve written
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  • One reader says that the long-term implications of parents tracking their kids’ devices can be fairly damaging
  • Another student writes that the Hong Kong Sevens is not just a sporting event but a win for the city’s tourism industry
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  • One student writes that the way media depicts a conflict impacts the way society perceives it, citing examples of Palestinian hardship during the war
  • Another student says flying cars will transform the way we commute, but with some drawbacks
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  • We received some intriguing pledges, including moving on from perfectionism and not binge-watching Netflix
  • This week’s question: What is one interesting thing you have learned outside of school?
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  • British Antarctic Survey says record-low sea ice levels in 2023 hit the mortality rate of the birds
  • Fourteen of 66 penguin colonies, which can each produce several hundred to several thousand chicks in a year, were affected by early sea-ice loss
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