28th June 2026 – (Hong Kong) Undergrad, one of the University of Hong Kong’s longstanding student publications, has announced it will cease operations with immediate effect after failing to assemble a new editorial board for the coming academic year.
The decision was disclosed on Sunday evening in a statement issued in the name of the 2025 Editorial Committee. The team revealed that since September last year it had twice launched open recruitment drives in an effort to form the 2026 committee. Both attempts were unsuccessful, leaving the publication without a successor body and prompting the move to suspend activities.
In its announcement on social media, the publication expressed gratitude to its readers and reflected on its changing role over the decades. It stated that the historical function it once performed in society had, in its view, run its course. The committee suggested that the suspension should not be regarded as a matter for regret, but rather as part of the natural ebb and flow of history, adding that media belonging to a new era may emerge in forms yet unknown.
Founded in 1952, Undergrad previously produced print editions covering campus affairs, social issues and cultural commentary. Two articles published in 2014 and 2016, titled “On Hong Kong Nationalism” and “Hong Kong Youth Era Declaration”, drew controversy after being accused of advocating Hong Kong independence.
Undergrad and Campus TV are both student‑run media organisations at HKU. It is understood that Undergrad’s halt in operations is described as temporary, pending the emergence of students willing to take up editorial responsibility, while Campus TV continues to function on a limited basis.