Confession sites all the rage on Hong Kong university campuses

The gossip has gone viral, especially on HKU Secrets, as students sound out

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HKU Secrets has had more than 19,000 likes and hundreds of 'confessions' in just under two weeks.

Published: 12:00am, 1 May 2013Updated: 10:37am, 1 May 2013

Secrets are surfacing across campuses as Hong Kong students lay bare their lives on new university confession sites.

Part love confessional, part gossip blog and complaints forum, the contents of the Facebook community pages have gone viral, especially at the University of Hong Kong, where HKU Secrets has had more than 19,000 likes and hundreds of "confessions" in just under two weeks.

While many regarded the sites initially as a bit of fun, they have now taken a more serious turn.

"At first, it was rather interesting, people posting things like, 'I ran naked outside the Meng Wah complex'," said Yvonne Tong Yuek-wun, a final year bachelor of journalism student. "I had a bit of a laugh reading them, but now there's more people expressing anger and disappointment about this university."

Tong says jitters about the future with sky-high property prices and low pay for graduates has many feeling they no longer have any control over their lives. "I had a lot of dreams when I came to HKU. Now that I'm about to graduate, I don't feel I have any."

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