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Hands-on approach to mental illness

With the aim of combatting the fear and misconceptions surrounding mental illness, Castle Peak Hospital’s Mind Space museum enables visitors to experience hallucinations, similar to the sensory experiences mentally ill patients encounter, by way of rooms that utilise virtual reality (VR) technology.   A group of secondary students recently embarked on a journey through Mind Space after registering and receiving patient wristbands. This unique mental health experience museum provided them with a comprehensive understanding of the development of psychiatric services in Hong Kong.   Displays in the museum showcase intriguing relics, including the evolution of restraints and handwritten patient records. Additionally, the students were given the opportunity to explore a mock protection room designed to provide a calming environment for patients.   Furthermore, students could learn about the scientific aspects behind the causes of mental illness at the Brain Tour zone. One of the
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Student headcount to be conducted

Secretary for Education Kevin Yeung today said a count of Primary 1 students will be conducted by mid-September for the Government to understand the impact of migration on individual schools.   He made the statement at a media session after the Legislative Council’s Panel on Education meeting.   “What we will be doing is, by the middle of this month, a headcount of the new Primary 1 students, then we will know better if there is any major change in the population or the number of students admitted to Primary 1.”   When asked what the Government will do to ensure schools’ stable development under the backdrop of population change, Mr Yeung explained that measures have been established over the years, especially in the primary school sector.   “We have lowered the number of students for each class, and for surplus teachers, we would have a toleration period of three years.”   Noticing recent news reports on the cuts in the number of Primary 1 classes, the education chief also clarified how the Government determines the number of Primary 1 classes to be offered each year.   “The way we calculate the number of Primary 1 classes each year (such as provisional assumption for the admission process in 2022) is based on the number of Primary 6 classes in the previous year, and also the number of classrooms divided by six, then take whichever is larger.   “So it is just formula-based. It does not reflect actually the forecast of the number of the possible Primary 1 students,” he stressed.
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