HKU student publication Undergrad shuts down after 74 years amid recruitment woes

The Hong Kong University Students’ Union publication Undergrad, founded more than 70 years ago and one of the city’s longest-running campus news outlets, has ceased operations after failing to recruit enough members to form a new editorial board. In a statement on Sunday, the student union’s 2025 editorial committee said it had twice attempted since last September to recruit members for this year’s board, but in vain.

As a result, the publication stopped operating with immediate effect. “Today,.