Siu Ho Tung (Chouka)
A journalist with an interest in social media, photography and broadcast production. Grew up and lived in Hong Kong until I was 20. Now based in London, United Kingdom.
Current reads: Suzume, The Penguin Essays of George Orwell
News - for HKBU, ShefNews and Forge Press
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βOrdering a Chineseβ: A debate on authenticity
While international cuisines may not look the same in the UK, they are not necessarily an arrogant disdain to cultural diversity and can evolve into new fusions.
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Pro-Palestine protesters put up tents on campus following crackdown in US
Dozens of students and staff members erect encampment outside Studentsβ Union to show solidarity with Palestinians since May.
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Age UK Sheffield to open its fourth charity shop in Banner Cross
Local charity catering elderly people will launch its fourth charity shop on Ecclesall Road this Thursday.
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Food pantry sees fivefold increase in demand amid cost-of-living crisis
A food pantry in Longley said they have seen a β500% increaseβ in demand for food parcels since its launch in 2020, due to the ongoing cost of living crisis.
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Inflation has become a "nightmareβ for commuting northerners
While the inflation rate reaches double-digit nationally, the northern parts of the UK and the transportation sectors are particularly worse off than others.
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Sheffield Food Festival: What are the changes this year?
The annual food gathering will make a return during the bank holiday later this month, offering people a wide variety of food, drinks and community events.
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How a wildlife protection group restores riverbanks in South Yorkshire
Rivership Stewardship Company, which maintains and improves waterways in South Yorkshire, is training people out of job to look after rivers every Wednesday.
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Enchanting cherry blossoms in Sheffield give hopes of spring
Pink blossom trees are flourishing in Sheffield, just two weeks after chilling temperature and heavy snow. But the springtime sight wonβt be around for long.
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Cold lunch woes: How Japanβs konbini gets meal deals right
Meal deal in 2023 feels like the same as when it was first introduced. Why should people endure the same old cold sandwiches when it has been evolving over the years?
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City council urged to make Park Hill junction safer with new crossing
The Green Party launched a petition pushing Sheffield City Council to add pedestrian signals at the junction of Talbot Road and Duke Street to improve road safety.
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Sophie Labelle: Counterprotest staged following threats on talk
Trans cartoon author received support outside Central Library as she delivered talk on her recent book.
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The ignored Hongkongers who do not have BNO Passport
The expansion of BNO visa policy helps descendants whose parents have British passports, but it still leaves behind dissidents who are just a bit too old.
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Crookes residents object to construction on green space
More than two-dozen residents submitted objections after a construction of a multi-storey building on a commual green space in Crookes was proposed.
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New owners of Crookes pub are bringing back traditional bitter booze
A family has taken over a pub in Crookes and changed the menu set by the previous owner that only served light lager and ale.
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Students take Firth Court in dispute with the University amid Storm Eunice
A student group said they have occupied Firth Court, the fifth building taken over by students in just one week over a labour and department closure dispute.
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Solo trekking is on the rise, so are rescue calls and accidents (Chinese)
More and more inexperienced hikers found themselves in trouble when hiking alone, leading to a sharp increase in search and rescue calls.
Tech
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The lack of innovation is killing Londonβs Oyster card
Transport for London is known for being an early adopter of smart transit card in Europe but it has been stuck without improvements over the years.
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Fitbit Premium and Nest Aware now in Google One. Yay�
Google has announced both Fitbit Premium and Nest Aware are included in Google One Premium plan in the UK, but for most people it really does not mean anything.
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The best budget laptop you haven't heard of
Why only consider Chromebooks and new budget Windows laptops, when there is a market of refurbished Surface selling for cheap?
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How one app has kept me using Google Pixel for years
Google Recorder is surprisingly useful for my work, so much so it will continue to lock me into the Pixel ecosystem for years to come.
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Do you really need flagship phone nowadays?
As the smartphone landscape has changed so much in just a short period of time, midrange phones have become so good and so cheap.
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Five reasons not to buy iPhone SE (2020)
Apple announced the resurrection of the almost forgotten iPhone SE back in April. If you look just a bit closer however, it is easy to see why it seems more like a rip-off for customers instead.
Games - written for Overheat Media
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When publishing games becomes an international business
When some developers release games and promote them on their own, experienced publishers can also do the heavy lifting.
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From individual creator to team player at an indie game studio
What tips can Melissa Cocker give to people also thinking about switching to a different career path?
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The small magazine with a passion to let independent games be heard
While Dear, IndieGames is a relatively little magazine outlet, its chief editor Vasco has big ideas on promoting indie games.
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People used to hate vertical videos, now they embrace it for live streaming
Twitch used to be the go-to platform for live streaming, but entertainment apps designed to be used vertically are taking the space.
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Team Fortress 2 is a legendary charm that shall never die
The cartoonish online first-person shooter forms a big part of my teenage years and I cannot see it going away anytime soon.
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Cheating is bad so why are people still making cheats?
Players using cheats to gain unfair advantage are often looked down, yet how much does the gaming community understand people who create the tools?
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Japanese arcades are still here but most of us just donβt care
A game centre in London is determined to show Japanese arcades do not belong to just retro game exhibitions.
Listen to Cooldown.
A four-episode podcast created by me for Overheat Media as part of a magazine project at the University of Sheffield.
It provides a space where hosts Ewan Jardine and Javier Tucker discuss unheared, yet important issues for gamers in a casual and relaxed environment.