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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

3 govt sites to be let

Three pieces of government land in the New Territories will be let by tender to eligible brownfield operators affected by the land resumption and clearance exercises before or within 2023 under relevant government development projects.   Announcing the tender today, the Lands Department said the three sites in Yuen Long and Tuen Mun will be let by way of short-term tenancy and the tender will close at noon on May 31.   Business operators affected by the government development projects will be offered statutory compensation or ex-gratia allowances as an alternative, subject to fulfilment of relevant eligibility criteria.   The three pieces of land to be let are suitable for storage and warehouse uses, while one of them is also suitable for use as a fee-paying public car park.   Click here for details.
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