PRESS CONFERENCE
“SETTING SAIL FOR NEW HORIZON”
2025 World Suicide Prevention Day Joint Press Conference
Co-Organised by HKJC Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention (CSRP), HKU,
Suicide Prevention Services (SPS)
香港大學香港賽馬會防止自殺研究中心及生命熱線
「揚帆啟新程」 – 2025世界防止自殺日聯合記者招待會
September 10 is the World Suicide Prevention Day. The Hong Kong Jockey Club Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention (CSRP) of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) will hold a press conference with the Suicide Prevention Services (SPS) on September 10, 2025 (Wednesday) with the theme of “Setting Sail for New Horizon”. Professor Paul YIP Siu-Fai, Director of the Centre, will present Hong Kong’s latest suicide statistics at the conference. CSRP’s Training Consultant and Clinical Psychologist, Ms. Lisa HO Sin-hang, will analyse the challenges faced by young adults nowadays and share relevant suggestions for guidance. SPS’s Executive Director, Mr. Vincent NG, will share the latest service statistics and case work experiences of the hotline service to reflect the problems faced by young male callers.
Details of the press conference are as follows:
| Date | September 10, 2025 (Wednesday) |
| Time | 11:00am (Media registration starts at 10:30 am) |
| Venue | Social Sciences Chamber, 11/F, The Jockey Club Tower, Centennial Campus, The University of Hong Kong |
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| Language | Cantonese (English is available for Q&A session) |
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About HKJC Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention (CSRP), HKU
Founded in 2002, the CSRP has established its reputation in suicide research and prevention worldwide and extended its research scope to well-being of individuals as well as the whole society. CSRP believes that empirical research would optimize practices and ultimately contribute to the improvement of a society.
About Suicide Prevention Services (SPS)
Founded in 1995, SPS is a registered charitable organization committed to serves people who are suicidal, despairing or distressed by means of befriending and other services supporting them to regain control of their emotions and the will to live on. SPS has been helped more than 1,200,000 people, providing services including: 24-hour Suicide Prevention Hotline Service, Suicide Prevention Service for the Elderly, Services for Family with Elderly, Services for Survivors of Sudden Death and Suicide Loss, Community Education and Life Education for Youths.
Download official Press Release (English) here
Download Press Conference Slides here
For media enquiries
Please send email to csrp@hku.hk.
每年的9月10日為世界防止自殺日。香港大學香港賽馬會防止自殺研究中心（以下簡稱「中心」）將聯同生命熱線於2025年9月10日（星期三）舉辦以「揚帆啟新程」為主題的記者招待會。中心總監葉兆輝教授將於會上發佈並講解最新的香港自殺數據，中心培訓顧問及臨床心理學家何倩恒女士分析當前年輕成人所面對的挑戰，並提供相關指導建議，而生命熱線執行總監吳志崑先生則會分享熱線服務的最新服務統計數字及個案工作經驗，從而反映年輕男性來電者受困擾的問題。
新聞發布會詳情如下：
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2025年9月10日（星期三） |
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上午11時正（上午10時30分開始接待傳媒） |
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香港大學百周年校園賽馬會教學樓11樓社會科學學院會議廳 |
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粵語主講，問答環節可使用英文 |
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關於香港大學香港賽馬會防止自殺研究中心 (下稱「中心」)
自 2002 年創立以來，中心已在國際防止自殺領域建立聲望與影響力，近年積極將工作擴展到關注整體社會的福祉。中心相信通過實證研究可以優化實踐，並有助社會進步。
關於「生命熱線」
「生命熱線」於1995年成立，為非政府直接資助的註冊慈善機構，致力向有自殺傾向、感到絕望及有情緒困擾的人士提供益友及其他預防自殺服務，使他們情緒得以紓緩，從而積極面對人生，至今協助逾120萬人走出情緒低谷。服務包括：24小時預防自殺熱線服務、預防長者自殺服務、自殺者親友支援服務、長者家庭支援服務、社區教育及青少年生命教育。
傳媒查詢
請電郵至︰csrp@hku.hk。
