For students who choose to pursue competitive sport during their secondary school years, careful attention needs to be paid by parents, teachers and coaches to help them weigh the two commitments of schoolwork and sport effectively. Get the balance right and student athletes can follow their passion without sacrificing academic responsibilities and other facets of their lives. “The single most important point is intentional prioritisation,” says Jake Carey, the athletic director at American...

Annie, a Year 12 student in the English International Stream at German Swiss International School (GSIS), describes her ideal future career. “My dream job would be one that applies AI and neuromorphic computing for real-world social challenges,” she says. “Something like a cognitive computing researcher for social good.” It’s not the kind of traditional ambition that millennials once dreamed of, she concedes. “I think a major challenge will be navigating the modern nature of this path, which...

When Jenny began questioning the presence of children’s faces online, it wasn’t because of her own daughters. “I think it was when my niece turned 13,” she says. “She told her mum, ‘I don’t like seeing my face on social media.’ That really stuck with me.” Her daughters are now six and eight, but the comment prompted her to think ahead. “How will my kids feel when they see [their faces] in the future?” she wondered. That question is increasingly being asked by millennial parents in Hong Kong....