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Methadone Throws Lifeline to Heroin Addicts 22 May 2013 | 12:28 pm
Hong Kong's methadone programme is held up as a model that has worked to prevent the spread of diseases such as HIV/AIDS among injecting drug users and assist addicts to lead functional lives. But as ...
Jobs Give Ex-Offenders a Second Chance 22 May 2013 | 12:21 pm
Ex-offenders often encounter discrimination when they leave prison and re-enter society. It can be hard for them to overcome social prejudice and find jobs. But as Varsity discovers, there are some or...
Masters and Apprentices in the World of Martial Arts 22 May 2013 | 12:18 pm
The bonds between masters and apprentices are part of Chinese martial arts folklore. In the old days, the master a combination of parent, teacher and mentor - a figure to be obeyed. How can these bond...
Residents face forced move from Tai O’s Tin Lee House 22 May 2013 | 11:18 am
Tin Lee House in Tai O village is the public housing block with the lowest occupancy rate in Hong Kong, with just 14 households. Now those households, mainly made up of elderly people who lost their f...
Wheelchair Athletes Call for Better Sports Facilities 22 May 2013 | 10:14 am
Hong Kong's successful Paralympics athletes are widely lauded by the government and in the media for their inspiring achievements. But little is heard about sporting needs of ordinary disabled people....
Cyclists Savour Life in the Slow-lane 21 May 2013 | 12:33 pm
Hong Kong is known for having a fast pace of life and fierce competitive streak. But not everyone is happy to participate in the rat race. Varsity meets some the Slow-mo cyclists, who have decided to ...
Local Bands Snub Government’s Flyover Venue Plans 21 May 2013 | 11:37 am
Fly the Flyover is a project to turn the underpasses of Kowloon East into venues for rock concerts and other cultural events. The government says it will help to revitalise the area and provide more c...
Marry First, Love Later 23 Apr 2013 | 08:16 am
Arranged marriage may seem like an anomaly in a society saturated by images and stories of love, romance and dream weddings. But for many members of Hong Kong's ethnic minorities, arranged marriage is...
Mainstreaming Mothers’ Milk 23 Apr 2013 | 08:14 am
The recent dispute over the shortage of infant formula highlighted tensions between Hong Kong and the Mainland. But it also shone a light on the territory's low breastfeeding rate. The ratio of mother...
A Rehearsal of Life 23 Apr 2013 | 08:12 am
Meet Mo Lai Yan-chi, one of Hong Kong's brightest young drama actors and scriptwriters, a documentary-maker, filmmaker and activist. Here she tells Varsity how abandonment by her birth parents and an ...
