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Hands-on approach to mental illness

With the aim of combatting the fear and misconceptions surrounding mental illness, Castle Peak Hospital’s Mind Space museum enables visitors to experience hallucinations, similar to the sensory experiences mentally ill patients encounter, by way of rooms that utilise virtual reality (VR) technology.   A group of secondary students recently embarked on a journey through Mind Space after registering and receiving patient wristbands. This unique mental health experience museum provided them with a comprehensive understanding of the development of psychiatric services in Hong Kong.   Displays in the museum showcase intriguing relics, including the evolution of restraints and handwritten patient records. Additionally, the students were given the opportunity to explore a mock protection room designed to provide a calming environment for patients.   Furthermore, students could learn about the scientific aspects behind the causes of mental illness at the Brain Tour zone. One of the

125 cases found in restricted areas

The Government today announced that 125 COVID-19 cases were found in the compulsory testing exercises for the restricted areas in Wong Tai Sin and Tai Po involving three buildings.   It made restriction-testing declarations yesterday to cover Ying Tung House of Tung Tau (II) Estate in Wong Tai Sin, as well as Kwong Ping and Kwong Yau houses of Kwong Fuk Estate in Tai Po.   At Ying Tung House, 335 people underwent testing and eight of them tested positive for the virus.   About 1,320 and 1,500 people at Kwong Ping and Kwong Yau houses were tested, where 65 and 52 positive cases were detected. There were also 19 indeterminate cases in each building.   The Centre for Health Protection will follow up on the cases.
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