Writings

I stared at the grave. I know he will no longer be terrified by the curse. I mean the curse he imagined. “Shall we begin?” the journalist asked. “Oh, sure,” and I started telling him the story which began two years ago.

     I was a new blood of the powerful gang at that time. We stole little access.........

Dear schoolmatesDo you enjoy standing in the spotlight? Have you imagined yourselves bathing in applause? Here comes the chance. The English Drama Club is holding an audition next month to recruit cast membefor a play to mark our school's 50th Anniversary. We welcome all of you thave a gThe pl.........

Dear Editor

  I am writing to express my opinions to the pedestrianisation policy in Sai Yeung Choi Street in Mong Kok. There has been an increasing number of street performers doing cultural or promotional activities and they often bring entertainment to the pedestrian.

  The pedestrianisation poli.........

Dear fellow students

Have you ever thoughthayour life is not green enough? Do you fancy eating vegetables and juicy fruit? If you do, we, the Student Unio, arpleased to tell you that we are going to organize a meaningful campaign called Meat-free Mondays, in which you are most welcome and encou.........

Dear Editor

I would like to express my opinion about Liberal Studies. There have been heated debates on whether it should remain as a core subject. Being a senior form student, I admit that Liberal Studies is never an easy subject to handle, which also adds burdens to teachers. However, in my opini.........

Dear Editor

I am writing to respond to the article (titled ‘Local school puts cameras in bathrooms, May 27).

The installation of video cameras is to fight bullying in schools in Hong Kong, according to Mrs. Kwan, the Principal of St. Peter’s Co-Educational College.  Undoubtedly, bullying exists in.........

Dear Editor

I am writing to express my opinion about the growing number of disorderly and irrational protests in Hong Kong. These kinds of unpeaceful protests are unacceptable and should not be welcomed by Hongkongers.

In recent years, Hong Kong is regarded as a “city of complaints”. Many Hongkonge.........

Dear Daisy

Long time no see! I hope everythins going well with you. How're you doing in the States? Remember to take a good care of yourself

As diligenstudent always, you must be working hard in your studies. As for me, I'm just going to have the final exam very soon. As I go through the Engli.........

Dear Tom

Hey pal, how’s it going? It’s beeninmonths since you left Hong Kong. I really miss you so much

I bet you’re having so much fun in the US. Well, I’ve got to tell you that you’ve missed something awesome in the S4 syllabus! As you know, we’ve to study the Short Stories module in English for.........

Dear Tracy

It has been a long while since we last chatted. How is your life in Chicago? Have you tried the famous deep-dish Chicago-style pizza? I bet you’re now enjoying a cozy lifestyle in the States, right? Lucky you

My life has totally changed since I proceeded to the senior form. The HKDSE cur.........

Let me introduce myself first. I’m Harry Tsang from 4E, this year’s academic leader.  Are you now feeling stressed and confused? Maybe Yes. As all of you have been promoted to F.3, which is a very important transition period, your studies are no longer as easy as that in Forms One and Two.  So, I’m .........

As a teenager in Hong Kong, I’m glad to tell all of you that I’m proud of my identity as a Hongkonge, while some oyomay disagree becausthe tension betweethmainland touristand localsomehow damage our international image.But for me, I still think Hong Kong is a definitely wonderful and attrac.........

Is Hong Kong lacking space for housing development? The figures may be the best evidence. In Hong Kong, only 6.9 per cent of its land is for residential use. Facing the shortage of land supply for residential development, people suggest different ways tackling it for long-term development. There are.........

According to the latest Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) statistics from 2013, there were 842 million peoplsuffering from starvatioin the world. But at the same time in Hong Kong, we Hong Kongereacgeneratandispose130kg of food waste veryear. Tfood waste accounts for more than a th.........

One of the major concerns among all Hongkongers is the problem of food waste. The government has been thinking up ideas of how to reduce the amount of food waste, and one of the many ideas – imposing food waste charges for daily household food waste – has stirred up much controversy. In my opinion, .........

The landfills in Hong Kong will be saturated in a blink. The three existing landfills in Hong Kong are expected to be full within four years. Of these the one in Ta Kwu Ling will be full the soonest in the coming year. Three thousand two hundred tonnes of food waste which account for one third of th.........

Nowadays, we, the employers, find a very ironic plight and this is very worrying. We learn that while many young people excel in public examination, they are little prepared for the reality of the world of work.

The most important thing that I am going to criticize is the sense of responsibility of.........

“Mary, 5.5.1933-6.6.2013’’ was marked on the gravestone.

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“Oh! Mum, you see! It’s the latest smartphone. How cool and chic it is!’’ Peter said with glistening eyes.

Peter was an ordinary university student suffering from severe myopia. Like his peers, he was obsessed with electronic gadgets,.........

We are hearing more and more teenagers committing suicide by jumping down from the height to free themselves from this traumatically stressful world. They must have been experiencing extremely intense stress that made them resort to the stupid method. We have got to look into the issue thoroughly be.........

Are you proud of your own city?  Many Hongkongers today lead a hectic life and do not give much thought to why they should be proud of living in it.  In fact there are so many positive things about Hong Kong that we should be super proud to be a Hongkonger.

Hong Kong is renowned for being a place whe.........

In Hong Kong, there has been a heated debate on the problems of aging population and shrinking birthrate, which will lead to the decrease of working labour in society. For the sake of the future of Hong Kong, we must find a way out. There are many factors that inflict the recent dilemma. Let us expl.........

Suggestion For

Friday evenin

The foreign students must not miss our beautiful Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade. I recommend that we could take them to the Avenue of Stars. There are floor plagues with handprints and autographs of famous celebrities and movie stars. The students could have a leisure walk alon.........

Dear Editor

I am writing to express my view on the issue of doping in sports. Nowadays, many teenagers love sports. They ardevoting their precious sleeping time twatching football matches at midnights or spending thlimiterecess time oplaying ball gamesuch as basketball, volleyball or badminton.........

Dear Editor

I am writing to express my concern on the implementation of inclusive education.

In an attempt to help special needs students to fit into the mainstream, the government has decided to put inclusive education into action. The proposal was born of noble ideals—trying to craft a brighter f.........

It was already midnight.  It was raining cats and dogs, foggy and misty.  Typhoon signal No. 8 was still hoisted.  A mysterious middle-sized cottage stood alone in a dark forest. Crickets were humming the melodic lullabies for the Wong’s family. The House was dark, filled with snores, sweet dreams a.........

The best part of my jo

Some people consider my job boring and dull as they often see me on the TV screen reading out incidents happened with an awkward facial expression and a serious tone. However, I actually regard this as the best part of my job. Playing the role of a messenger and reporting news.........

When I visited New Zealand back in July, I had the opportunity to visit the set of The Hobbit when they were filming the Battle of the Five Armies. With a strange fate, I stumbled across the casting director and she cast me as an elf extra.

I was brought to the makeup trailer to put on the elven poi.........

I have not visited Disneyland for 5 years.  Last time, I went to Walt Disney World Resort in Florida and had so much fun.  I have always dreamed of re-visiting Disneyland.  However, the tickets cost a pretty penny, so when I was offered a job by Disneyland as a helper for one day, my spirits were li.........

Dear Editor

I am writing to drayoureaders’ attention to K-pop.

I believe that most readers have heard of My Love from the Star.  Are the main actor, Kim Soo Hyun, and the actress, Jun Ji Hyun, so charming?  Opinions differ.

A friend of mine is a diehard fan of Kim.  Last week, she called in sick to .........

The night is dyed with a dark blue colour and the stars are hiding behind the tender orange cotton as they are playing the hide-and-seek with the elegant white snow – the Moon.

The air is full of moisture which is refreshing and I am walking in the rain. My brown umbrella which is printed with Rikar.........