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Letters | Black Myth: Wukong a harbinger of China’s role in global entertainment industry

A screenshot from the video game “Black Myth: Wukong”. Photo: Game Science

Readers discuss the impact of a video game from a Chinese studio, and the benefits of tuning out noise.

Letters | Hong Kong should be proud to be a Chinese city

People walk along a street in Tsim Sha Tsui decorated with national and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region flags on September 25 to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China on October 1. Photo: Jelly Tse

Readers discuss the idea that Hong Kong is not ‘just another Chinese city’, the recent stock market rally, and a report on wealth inequality.

Letters | Taylor Swift should stick to music

Taylor Swift performs at Wembley Stadium, London, on June 21 as part of her Eras Tour. Photo: AP

Readers discuss Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Kamala Harris, and Russia’s capacity for invention.

Letters | A strong Vietnam-US partnership cannot neglect human rights

US President Joe Biden (left) meets Vietnamese President To Lam on the sidelines of the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 25. Photo: AFP

Reader discuss the need for democratisation in Vietnam, and China’s support of Africa.

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Letters | What explains Arab monarchies’ muted response to Israel’s actions?

People stand by an impact crater next to a destroyed warehouse at the site of an Israeli air strike in Jiyeh along the highway linking Beirut to the southern Lebanese city of Sidon on September 25. Photo: AFP

Readers discuss the evolving conflict in the Middle East, and the US position on Israel.

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Letters | Hong Kong’s international schools are alive and well

Pupils return to an international school on April 19, 2022, the day in-person classes resumed after being suspended by the city’s government due to the fifth wave of Covid-19. Photo: Dickson Lee

Readers discuss the city’s changing international school landscape, and the naming of pandas.

Letters | How Hong Kong can tackle rising rents and boost the economy

A ferry sails in front of residential buildings in Hong Kong on September 24. Photo: Bloomberg

Readers discuss Hong Kong’s property market, and a police shooting.

Letters | Hong Kong’s third place in world financial centre ranking an answer to critics

Hong Kong’s business district at sunset on July 23. Photo: Eugene Lee

Readers discuss negative predictions about the city’s future, plans to develop the New Territories and the plight of taxi drivers.

Letters | Reshape how Hong Kong preserves historic buildings

The Married Inspectors’ Quarters (Block 4), part of the Tai Kwun complex, collapsed eight years ago. Photo: Sam Tsang

Readers discuss the conservation of a historic block at Tai Kwun, crowd control measures during festivals, and the significance of the arrival of two new pandas.

Letters | Why Hong Kong universities mustn’t lower language requirements for admission

Pupils revise before the DSE English language paper at a school in North Point on April 21, 2023. Photo: Dickson Lee

Readers discuss the need to maintain English standards at the university level, measures to prevent student suicide, and doing away with traditional tests at primary school.

Letters | Should Hong Kong be doing more to welcome Indian tourists?

Tourists from India visit Wat Arun or the Temple of Dawn in Bangkok, Thailand, on November 2, 2023. The Thai cabinet approved a visa exemption for Indian tourists for a 30-day stay as part of the government’s policy to boost the tourism industry. Photo: EPA-EFE

Readers discuss the rise of the Indian global traveller, and Hong Kong’s efforts to boost the economy.

Letters | Is it time for a democratic world government to address global challenges?

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the general debate of the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York, on September 24. Photo: Xinhua

Readers discuss support for stronger and more democratic global governance, and the implications of the drought in southern Africa.

Letters | What Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Kamala Harris taught me

American singer and songwriter Taylor Swift performs on stage as part of her Eras Tour in Lisbon on May 24. Swift endorsed Democrat Kamala Harris in the US presidential contest against Donald Trump, saying she was a “warrior”. Photo: AFP

Readers discuss the singer’s political intervention, and the impact of the Boeing workers’ strike.

Letters | Gym chain closure not fitting in city like Hong Kong

Ads for Hong Kong gym chain Physical, which announced it was shutting down after 38 years of business, at a building in Wan Chai on September 10. Photo: Sam Tsang

Readers discuss the shutting down of a fitness chain, and a foundation’s donation of a cutting-edge healthcare device.

Letters | Why China should do more to curb ultranationalism

A woman lays a bouquet of flowers outside Shenzhen Japanese School on September 19, following the death of a 10-year-old child who was stabbed on the way to the school. Photo: Reuters

Readers discuss the stabbing of a Japanese school pupil in China, and the treatment of indigenous people in Canada and Australia.

Letters | Why Hongkongers aren’t eating out

A shuttered restaurant in Happy Valley in 2023. Photo: Edmond So

Readers discuss just how the culture of eating and drinking out has changed, and panda names.

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Letters | Liquor tax cut is not worth the risks to public health and society

Hong Kong currently has a 100 per cent levy on any liquor that has an alcohol content of more than 30 per cent. Photo: Shutterstock

Readers discuss the dangers of alcohol tax exemption, and National Day celebrations.

Letters | How Shanghai, Shenzhen and Singapore could inspire Hong Kong on climate change

A worker walks past a rooftop solar farm at electric vehicle maker BYD’s headquarters in Shenzhen, China, in September 2017. Photographer: Bloomberg

Readers discuss climate adaptation strategies Hong Kong could adopt, and options for elderly taxi drivers.

Letters | After pager explosions in Lebanon, what next?

A person is carried on a stretcher outside American University of Beirut Medical Centre after people were wounded and killed when pagers exploded across Lebanon, on September 17. Photo: Reuters

Readers discuss developments in the Middle East, and a new payment technology.

Letters | Preserve and tell the Hong Kong toy story well

Shoppers seize the last chance to visit Yat Sing Toys at Tai Yuen Street, nicknamed “Toy Street”, in Wan Chai on September 6 as the shop prepares to close after some 30 years. Photo: Eugene Lee

Readers discuss the closure of a toy shop in Wan Chai, and art therapy for those battling cancer.

Letters | In Cambodia’s solar panel industry, a little spark can go a long way

Cambodia saw a sharp increase in solar panel manufacturing following a US tarriff exemption in 2022, but the re-introduction of tariffs is posing challenges. Put: Shutterstock Images

Readers discuss how Cambodia can navigate the reimposition of US tariffs on solar imports, and why countries are better off cooperating with China.

Letters | Hong Kong could look beyond big banks to help small businesses

A man takes a nap outside closed shops in Causeway Bay on August 9. Photo: Edmond So

Readers discuss efforts to boost lending to SMEs, and the benefit of focusing on the precious metal trade.

Letters | Why Black Myth: Wukong is more than just a game

People walk past a poster for the video game “Black Myth: Wukong” in Beijing on August 21. Photo: Xinhua

Readers discuss a video game by a Chinese studio that has generated global buzz, and Chinese funeral customs.

Letters | How schools could help raise better parents

A student at a basketball court in Sha Tin on April 23. Photo: Jelly Tse

Readers discuss the importance of teaching pupils about child development, and the police shooting of an armed man in Hong Kong.

Letters | Hong Kong factors complicate China-Japan youth exchange

A woman walks down a corridor before a coming-of-age ceremony at a university in Tokyo on January 11, 2020. Photo: AFP

Readers discuss obstacles to people-to-people efforts aimed at improving China-Japan relations, and the latest US advisory on Hong Kong.

Letters | Hong Kong can take a leaf out of national green guidelines

An egret rests atop solar panels at a photovoltaic power generation base in Yinchuan, in northwestern China’s Ningxia region, on July 9. Photo: AFP

Readers discuss aspects of China’s green transition plan Hong Kong can emulate, and valuable trees on part of a golf course taken over by the government.

Letters | In terms of flaws, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are evenly matched

US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris (right) shakes hands with former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during a presidential debate in Philadelphia on September 10. Photo: AFP/Getty Images/TNS

Readers comment on the two US presidential candidates, and discuss their recent debate.

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Letters | Should Hongkongers be proud of never giving up?

A man walks past graffiti created as a collaboration between the Hong Kong Youth Arts Foundation and six local artists at The Mills in Tsuen Wan on January 3. Photo: Sam Tsang

Readers discuss the need to embrace a spirit of change, and the service quality of large private companies falling short of that of the government.

Letters | Spotlight on Tim Walz’s son offers chance to learn about NVLD

Gus Walz cheers as his father, Minnesota Governor and 2024 Democratic vice-presidential candidate Tim Walz, speaks on the third day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on August 21. Photo: AFP

Readers shed light on a learning disorder, discuss the importance of helping people who have lost a loved one to suicide, and argue for a ‘disconnect law’.

Letters | Donald Trump would be entertaining, but Kamala Harris would make history

During the US presidential debate in Philadelphia on September 10, US Vice-President Kamala Harris (right) and former president Donald Trump faced off for the first time. Photo: Xinhua

Readers discuss the significance of Harris becoming president of the US, and her handling of Trump during their recent debate.

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