May 2003

Special Issue

May 2003

Periscope
Rising marital age
A survey reveals late marriage is getting popular in Hong Kong.
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Science and Technology

Colon hydrotherapy
This therapy aims at cleansing the colon and releasing toxins.
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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.
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