Social Media Empower Social Movement
Telegram and LIHKG, two social media platforms, play a significant role in mobilisation of Hong Kong protesters during the city’s months-long anti-government movement.
Go Global
Local protesters reach out to the international community through digital platforms while those overseas help by informing people around them.
Unease Beneath the Black
Throughout the Anti-ELAB Movement in the past few months, protesters are showing a strong awareness of personal data and surveillance concerns. Varsity talks to protesters and experts about privacy issues.
Periscope May 2019 – Bon Voyage?
Crowned as “Pearl of the Orient” and “Asia’s World City”, Hong Kong has been a popular tourist destination. Tourism is a...
Sprouting New Markets
Alternative tour operators offer new choices to diversify the city’s tourism offerings and explore the growing markets of ecotourism and cultural tourism.
A Hospitable City?
Hong Kong was ranked the fourth-lowest in the 2019 Smiling Report, a survey based on assessments of mystery shoppers across the world. Why isn't Hong Kong smiling? Varsity talks to catering workers and union representatives to figure out why.
Rage against Tourism
Huge influx of tourists, especially from the Mainland, has brought disturbance to the daily life of local residents, as well as criticisms of the government's incompetence in handling the problem.
Periscope April 2019 – Finding the Right Care
The structural problem of overcapacity has long existed in the public medical sector. With increasing number of patients, public hospitals in...
Every Second Counts
First aid is a crucial yet overlooked part of medical service. More citizens now have to learn first aid to make time for the paramedics to save lives.
Home Sweet Home
With the growing elderly population in Hong Kong, foreign labour might be a solution to the problem of lack of caregivers.
