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...
A Brewing Cultural War
I have lived in Hong Kong since I was born.
Throughout this time, I always thought my hometown was really a diverse and intriguing place....
A Place Called Home
Home is, as they say, where the heart is and this issue of Varsity begins by looking at some of the places Hong Kongers call home.
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...
Health Care in Trouble
Hongkongers are lucky to have one of the more equitable public health systems in the world. We enjoy relatively low-cost, high-quality care. Our hospitals...
Varsity March 2012 – Editor’s Note
Mind Your Language
Since the handover, Hong Kong has been pursuing a policy of bi-literacy and tri-lingualism, which stressesthe equal importance of Cantonese, English and...
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...
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...
Varsity April 2011 – Editor’s Note
Hong Kong Mosaic
At some point in life, most people will ask the question, “Who am I?” Ethnicity may play a part, the place they...
Varsity December 2010 – Editor’s Note
The Best of Times, the Worst of Times
In 2010, Hong Kong rebounded strongly from the financial tsunami - the Hang Seng Index stayed above...
