Almost every primary school pupil in Hong Kong spends more than an hour on homework – with some taking up to four hours

Almost every primary school child in Hong Kong spends more than an hour a day on homework – with almost 4 per cent taking four hours or more – a survey released to coincide with Children’s Day on Thursday has found.The findings sparked calls from experts to give the city’s young greater free time.“Children need more space,” said Dr Phyllis Chan Kwok-ling, head of child and adolescent psychiatry at Queen Mary Hospital in Pok Fu Lam.“I tell parents time spent on homework should be under an hour,”…