Periscope
Rising marital age
A survey
reveals late marriage is getting popular in Hong Kong.Read
the story
Divorce
Due to the
growth of individualism, the public is accepting divorce, whose rate
has risen from 0.53 percent in 1981 to 2.39 percent in 2002, according
to the Family Court. Read
the story
Unmarried women
Women want
to get married not because they want to please their parents or to attain
financial security, but to find love and spiritual fulfillment.
Read
the story
Love has no boundaries
Lesbians
do not consider it a mistake to love another woman. Read
the story
Photo Features
Boxing
Boxing is
typically thought of as a sport for men because of its toughness and
great demand for energy, but it is also a sport for women.
Read the story
Staff photo
Varsity
staffers for the academic year 2002-03 gather for their annual staff
photo. Read
the story
Education and Campus Life
Rules in university hostels
Are they overprotective or appropriate? Read
the story
Rowing
Being
more patient and having a good memory are women's advantages in competitive
rowing, an energy-consuming sport. Read
the story
Social Issues
Women’s organizations
Awareness
of women’s issues remains low in Hong Kong.
Read the story
No Diet Day
On this
day, eating disorder victims try to lose their sense of inadequacy and
gain a sense of worth or significance.Read
the story
People
Cha Siu Yan
A highly
respected commentator on the air, Ms. Cha attributes her success to
her toughness and diligence.
Read the story
A life of painting
Liu Tung
Mui, a 28-year-old artist who has had cerebral palsy since birth, said
painting is her language. Read
the story
Cantonese opera star
Joyce Koi
Ming Fai, one of the 10 outstanding young persons in 2001, has been
performing Cantonese opera for the past 13 years.
Read the story
Culture
and Leisure
Happy sex education
Many consider
sex as something dirty and shameful, but sex is supposed to be something
happy and enjoyable, according to Lee Wai Yee, former president of the
Association for the Advancement of Feminism. Read
the story
Girl play
“Delight
to the heart, stimulation to the mind” was the slogan for this
year’s Girl Play, which lasted from 8 March to 26 April.
Read
the story
Science
and Technology
Colon hydrotherapy
This therapy
aims at cleansing the colon and releasing toxins. Read
the story
Recombinant technology
This technology
can help couples with sub- fertility. Hong Kong’s first biotech
baby utilizing this new approach was born in late February.
Read the story
Regulars
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