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...

Varsity March 2011 – Editor’s Note

Beyond Education March is the month of exams. Form seven students struggling with the Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination are not alone. Primary six students...