EDB Launches "Forging Relationships, Nurturing Well-being" School Campaign to Promote Mental Health in Schools

EDB launches "Forging Relationships, Nurturing Well-being" School Campaign

The Education Bureau (EDB) announced today (August 31) the launch of the "Forging Relationships, Nurturing Well-being" School Campaign in the 2026/27 school year. By bringing together the efforts of schools, families and various professional sectors, the School Campaign aims to further foster a harmonious school culture and promote mental health at schools, collectively creating a caring, inclusive and positive environment for students' growth.

Officiated by the Secretary for Education, Dr Choi Yuk-lin, the Kick-off Ceremony cum Professional Exchange Seminar of the School Campaignwas held on August 29. The event attracted enthusiastic participation from around 400 principals, teachers, and student guidance personnel. Speaking at the ceremony, Dr Choi said that schools are where students learn to care for, support and respect one another. Fostering a harmonious, safe and orderly learning environment is fundamental to students' healthy growth. Through deepening multidisciplinary and cross-sector collaboration, the EDB aims to enhance the understanding and awareness of anti-bullying and mental health among students, teachers and parents, so as to safeguard students' physical and psychological well-being together.

The Chinese name of the "Forging Relationships, Nurturing Well-being" School Campaignunderscores peer support and care, symbolising hope and warmth and bringing in vigour, vitality and positive emotions to schools. To tie in with this theme, the EDB will provide a series of training activities for teachers and parents, covering topics such as the promotion of mental health at schools, strengthening students' resilience, enhancing interpersonal relationships, building a caring and harmonious school culture, preventing bullying at schools, and strengthening parent-child communication and home-school collaboration. In tandem, the EDB has launched a designated webpage for the School Campaign (www.edb.gov.hk/tc/teacher/guidance-discipline-services/support-services/harmonious-school-anti-bullying/Well-being_Campaign.html) (Chinese version only) and will disseminate relevant activity suggestions and reference resources in phases to support schools in organising diversified activities.

To prepare for the new school year, the EDB has provided additional practical suggestions and consolidated various resources for schools, students and parents to help students navigate the challenges that may arise in the new school year through the "Start the New School Year Full of Energy" designated webpage (mentalhealth.edb.gov.hk/tc/promotion-at-the-universal-level/promotional-resources-for-schools/220.html) (Chinese version only). In the 2026/27 school year, the EDB will continue to make every effort in promoting the 4Rs Mental Health Charter in schools, with resilience and relationship as the core themes. Hong Kong swimming record holder Miss Stephanie Au will serve as the 4Rs Charter Mental Health Ambassador, promoting the importance of physical and psychological well-being to students and injecting momentum into schools' efforts in the promotion of mental health. Furthermore, the EDB has designated the months between October 2026 and January 2027 as 4Rs Mental Health Months in response to the World Mental Health Day on October 10, encouraging all primary and secondary schools across Hong Kong to implement diversified school-based mental health promotion activities during this period, and to practice the 4Rs Mental Health Charter continuously in schools to enhance students' physical and psychological well-being.

The EDB issued a circular memorandum to all primary and secondary schools across Hong Kong today to explain the content of the School Campaign and the 4Rs Mental Health Charter in detail, while encouraging schools to actively respond and work together for students' healthy growth.

The Education Bureau held the Kick-off Ceremony cum Professional Exchange Seminar of the "Forging Relationships, Nurturing Well-being" School Campaign on August 29. Photo shows the Secretary for Education, Dr Choi Yuk-lin (first row, centre), with other guests at the ceremony. Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

The Education Bureau held the Kick-off Ceremony cum Professional Exchange Seminar of the "Forging Relationships, Nurturing Well-being" School Campaign on August 29. Photo shows the Secretary for Education, Dr Choi Yuk-lin (centre), with other guests at the ceremony. Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

The Education Bureau held the Kick-off Ceremony cum Professional Exchange Seminar of the "Forging Relationships, Nurturing Well-being" School Campaign on August 29. Photo shows the Secretary for Education, Dr Choi Yuk-lin (right), and the 4Rs Charter Mental Health Ambassador, Miss Stephanie Au (left). Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

The Secretary for Education, Dr Choi Yuk-lin, spoke at the Kick-off Ceremony cum Professional Exchange Seminar of the "Forging Relationships, Nurturing Well-being" School Campaign on August 29. Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Occupational safety and health training courses open for applications

The Occupational Safety and Health Training Centre of the Labour Department (LD) will launch a wide range of occupational safety and health training courses from October to December in 2026. The courses aim to enhance the working population's awareness of occupational safety and health, as well as their understanding of the legal requirements and standards stipulated in occupational safety and health regulations.

The training courses cover a wide range of topics, namely:

1. Major Safety and Health Legislation related to Industrial Accident Prevention and Their Latest Amendments
2. Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Safety Management) Regulation and Safety Inspection Programme and Accident/Incident Investigation
3. Major Safety Legislation related to Accident Prevention on Work in Confined Spaces and other Safety Legislation related to Risk Assessment
4. Major Safety Legislation related to Accident Prevention in Logistics Industry (including Use of Tail Lifts) and the latest revised Guidance Notes on Prevention of Trapping Hazard of Tail Lifts
5. Major Safety Legislation related to Accident Prevention in Office Work (including Storage Work)
6. Major Safety Legislation related to Accident Prevention in Property Management Industry
7. Industrial Accident Cases Analysis and Related Safety Legislation and Major Safety and Health Legislation related to Employees'Duties
8. Safety Legislation for Working in times of Inclement Weather and Hot Environment
9. Major Safety Legislation related to Accident Prevention on Electrical Work on Construction Sites and Major Safety Legislation related to Accident Prevention on Demolition Work on Construction Sites
10. A Brief Introduction to Safety Legislation and Codes of Practice related to Construction Work (including Renovation, Maintenance, Alteration and Addition Works)
11. Major Safety Legislation related to Accident Prevention on Working at Height (including Truss-out Bamboo Scaffolds and Suspended Working Platforms) and Codes of Practice on Scaffolds and Suspended Working Platforms (including the latest revised Code of Practice for Bamboo Scaffolding Safety)
12. Major Safety Legislation related to Accident Prevention on Lifting Work (including Tower and Mobile Cranes) and Codes of Practice for Safe Use of Tower and Mobile Cranes
13. Major Safety Legislation related to Accident Prevention on Loadshifting Machinery Operations (including Excavator and Compactor) and Safe Use of Mobile Elevating Work Platform and the latest revised Guidance Notes on Safe Use of Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (new course)
14. Legislation on Comprehensive Smoking Ban on Construction Sites and Major Safety Legislation and Codes of Practice related to Fire Safety (new course)
15. Occupational Safety and Health Ordinance and Regulation (with one class to be conducted in English)
16. Major Safety Legislation related to Accident Prevention in Catering Industry
17. Safety Legislation for Manual Handling Operations
18. Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Dangerous Substances) Legislation

Unless otherwise specified, the courses will mainly be conducted in Cantonese at the LD's Occupational Safety and Health Training Centre, 13/F, KOLOUR Tsuen Wan I, 68 Chung On Street, Tsuen Wan. Enrolment is free.

Employers who wish to arrange for their employees to attend the courses can log in to the application website (www.oshtc.labour.gov.hk/wpas/?lang=en) or scan the QR code (see Annex) to learn about the course content and sign up for the courses. Interested employees can also enrol in the courses through the abovementioned channels on their own. For enquiries, please call 2940 7057.

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