LCQ22: Concern about students' development in affective and social domains

Following is a question by Dr the Hon Elvin Lee and a written reply by the Acting Secretary for Education, Dr Sze Chun-fai, in the Legislative Council today (October 21): Question: It has been reported that the findings of a survey released by an organisation in August 2026 on "Research on Hong Kong Children's Subjective Well-being" revealed that, under the influence of an objective environment characterised by "high competition", "great emphasis on academic performance" and "high expectations of achievement", children's "subjective well-being" is often undermined by academic burden and invisible pressure from parents, and they may even use online games as a "digital escape" due to a lack of autonomy in real life, thereby arousing public concern about the affective development of children. In this connection, will the Government inform this Council: (1) as it is learnt that the Education Bureau has launched the Assessment Program for Affective and Social Outcomes (APASO) since 2003 and has collaborated with a local university in recent years to conduct a comprehensive review and revision of APASO for schools to conduct related student questionnaire surveys anonymously, so as to exa

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