One-year anniversary of the revision of the rule of law

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Written by: Chen Qianting

2020-06-10 08:00

In the past year, Hong Kong’s social politics and public sentiment have experienced many ups and downs. First, the conflict of demonstrations caused by the revision of the fugitive offenders regulations lasting about half a year. The new coronavirus pneumonia epidemic has struck since the beginning of this year. When the epidemic eased, the National People's Congress passed the "Hong Kong version of the National Security Law" at the end of May and was approaching the first anniversary of the storm of revision.

Some psychiatrists said that the number of consultations increased slightly due to the demonstration and epidemic situation. There were 9-year-old children who were unable to shake off the panic of the police-civilian conflict scene. You have to wash your hands non-stop; for one year, the emotional outbreak of some patients started in the severe epidemic in February and March this year, and there were also concerns about the "Hong Kong version of the National Security Law".

2. March is the peak period for consultation

Lin Meiling, deputy dean of the Hong Kong School of Psychiatry and a specialist in psychiatry, said in an interview that most of the help-seekers were trapped in anti-revision cases from the middle to the end of last year; there has been a new type of pneumonia outbreak early this year. The number of medical consultations was at its peak; after the epidemic eased, as the "Hong Kong version of the National Security Law" was implemented as soon as the demonstrations were held, there were also new cases of medical consultations related to the National Security Law.

Among the people who consult, there are different ages from primary school students to adults. Lin Meiling revealed that one of the 9-year-old pupils had dinner with her family in Sheung Wan on July 21 last year. When she drove away, she encountered a group of demonstrators pouring out of the road and stopping the vehicle. The 9-year-old child became nervous and difficult to sleep. Recalling that I saw someone pulling iron branches, I was terrified. During painting treatment, he also painted very high water horses and quarreling people.

However, the 9-year-old boy's emotional outbreak occurred after a new pneumonia outbreak. In the early days of the outbreak in Hong Kong, the boy’s parents needed to "flick" masks everywhere, like the other Hong Kong people. The boy described it as "fighting a war". In addition to the large number of foreign deaths seen on television news, "one car" "Luck away the dead", the various atmospheres and pictures make him suffer from anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Lin Meiling revealed that the "Care4ALL" program called for help mostly young people, and 98 of the 300 help cases were referred to psychiatric specialists for follow-up treatment. (Profile picture / photo by Li Suntong)

Elementary school female teacher worried that police officer, An Wei, witnessed a new wave of demonstrations causing emotional outburst

Differences in political opinions are also a source of common emotional problems over the past year. A female patient who asked for help revealed that her elder brother was a police officer and had to perform duties at the demonstration site from time to time. She was worried about the safety of her elder brother. The female patient served as an elementary school teacher, and her colleagues and other relatives had different political stances. The younger generation ignored them, and the family restaurant was not invited to attend. She felt that she was isolated, but she never sought medical treatment. Until this year's Mother's Day, the protest against the "Hong Kong version of the National Security Law" broke out with police and civilian conflicts, which made her long-pressed emotions come back and felt that life was meaningless and asked for help.

In addition, some college graduates who had participated in the demonstration were arrested because of a friend who demonstrated together, a friend fled to Taiwan, and he was unemployed due to the epidemic. All kinds of factors depressed the mood; some high school students in the Hong Kong version of the National Security Law After the corresponding decision was announced, he was worried that his previous criticisms of the government on social networking sites would be settled by Qiuhou, and that he would seek help for insomnia.

▼The controversy between the parties of the Hong Kong version of the National Security Law Legislation continues▼

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Since August last year, I have received 300 requests for help.

Lin Meiling said that the "Care4ALL Hong Kong Spirit-Together in the Same Life" voluntary consultation service plan launched by the School of Psychiatry in August last year to help people trapped by social events has received a total of 300 requests for help in the past 10 months. More often, 98 of them were referred to psychiatrists for follow-up treatment. Most of these requests were related to social events. In response to the social needs, the plan has been extended to the end of this year. She described the demonstrations and the outbreak of the epidemic as a wave of unpredictable waves, and the fact that Hong Kong needs to face the economic downturn environment caused by the epidemic. It is expected that Hong Kong people will be emotionally troubled or "yet to come" (to be coming).

Lin Meiling also said that she has seen clinically that in the past, most of the cases of primary school students seeking help involve family or school factors, but last year’s requests for help were mostly related to social events. She reminded parents to pay attention to whether their children sleep well, often have nightmares, and suddenly change. The phenomenon of "tightening body" and being very nervous, so as to detect improperness and seek medical treatment as soon as possible. She also pointed out that primary school students have the ability to understand other people's emotions. Children's emotional responses should not be underestimated. If the children are affected, they should try not to expose them to some related pictures. Even if the positions of family and friends differ, hate language should be avoided.

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