‘No academic stress here,’ Hong Kong school says after suicides of pupil, mother

A Hong Kong school recovering from the tragic suicides of a Primary Six pupil and her mother does not suffer from intense academic pressure, a student and the vice-principal have said, stressing that promotion to its secondary section is automatic. Their remarks were made on Friday as an experienced psychologist advised against allowing surviving relatives to return home immediately after a family member died by suicide at the residence. A woman, 48, took her own life on Wednesday following a...

By Kate Chan,William Yiu