“…Consistent with many parts of the world, psychiatric stigma is prevalent in Hong Kong (Chan et al, 2016, 2017; Lee et al, 2016; Mak, Chong, & Wong, 2014; Vogel et al, 2017). Given that the public’s knowledge about mental illness is relatively limited (Li, Robison, Min, Yang, & Seidman, 2016; Tsang, Tam, Chan, & Cheung, 2003), misconceptions can bring about more social distancing. Local findings on psychiatric stigma indicated that 40% of the 1,043 respondents from the general public exhibited negative attitudes toward individuals with mental illness.…”