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The Hong Kong government has pledged to provide better psychological support services to students after four committed suicide in just five days, the South China Morning Post reported last Friday. The territory's Education Bureau held an an emergency meeting with schools, parents and psychologists on Thursday after the spate of suicides, the paper reported. Twenty-two Hong Kong students have killed themselves since September; 12 were high school students - the youngest was 10 - while 10 were university students. Chan Siu Kam explains.
The Hong Kong government has pledged to provide better psychological support services to students after four committed suicide in just five days, the South China Morning Post reported last Friday. The territory's Education Bureau held an an emergency meeting with schools, parents and psychologists on Thursday after the spate of suicides, the paper reported. Twenty-two Hong Kong students have killed themselves since September; 12 were high school students - the youngest was 10 - while 10 were university students. Chan Siu Kam explains.
