Hong Kong’s Mental Health Woes
Living in a cramped city, with soaring stress levels caused by work and family pressure, Hong Kongers are vulnerable to mental health issues. A...
Turbulence Ahead? – Editor’s Note
Varsity April 2018 Issue - Editor's Note
Varsity December 2011 – Editor’s Note
Bygones are not bygones
Be it universal suffrage or the minimum wage, Hong Kongers hotly debate the big issues every day. We show our interest in...
November 2017 – Editor’s note
Few of us pay much attention to prisons and prisoners. But this year has seen a number of prominent figures put behind bars. Former...
Read On – Editor’s note
Greetings from the Autumn 2012 Editorial Board!
The November issue of Varsity looks at books and bodies. First off, we explore Hong Kong’s reading culture.
In...
20 Years Later – Editor’s Note
This year marks the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong’s handover and transition from a British colony to a special administrative region of the People’s...
Hong Kong’s China Fix?
Ever since the handover, Hong Kong’s greater economic integration with the Mainland has been touted as an engine for future growth. But in recent...
Waiting for the Green Leap Forward
Hong Kong experienced its hottest summer last year since Hong Kong Observatory records began in 1884. This January was the wettest since records began...
Varsity November 2011 – Editor’s Note
Orientation or Disorientation?
Orientation camps, or o’camps in Hong Kong’s universities are much more than orientation programmes. Over the years, they have become almost like...
An Uninhabitable City
In 2012, Hong Kong was ranked the world’s most liveable city according to the Economist’s annual liveability index.
By such reckoning, Hong Kong should be...
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Calling for More Tree Surgeons
Urban trees are an integral part of Hong Kong’s cityscape but there aren’t enough trained tree experts to manage and take care of them. The government and education sector are trying to change that, but for now working conditions are keeping newcomers away.
The Digital Divide
Varsity meets two groups of people who are challenged technologically - residents in remote villages and the elderly - to understand their sufferings and hopes.
Dining with Barriers
Wheelchair users share their experiences of dining out and tell us how well-equiped local restaurants are to serving people with disabilities.
