Dr. LAM, Gigi 林 之博士
Dr. LAM, Gigi 林 之博士
Associate Professor
Associate Director & Cluster leader of Demography and Aging Societies,
Mrs. Dorothy Koo and Dr. Ti Hua Koo Centre for Interdisciplinary Evidence-based Practice and Research (CIEBPR)
Contact
Office: Room LC844, Library Complex, Hong Kong Shue Yan University,
12 Wai Tsui Crescent, Braemar Hill, North Point, Hong Kong.
Phone: 2806 5109
Email: glam@hksyu.edu
Academic and Professional Qualification
PhD in Social Science, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
MSS (Psychology of Education), City University of Hong Kong
MA in Social Science, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
BBA, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Specialism and Research Interests
Marriage
Fertility
Migration
Mortality
Population policy
Mental health policy
Courses offered in 2023-24
SOC100 Introduction to Sociology
SOC 307 Entrepreneurship and Society
SOC 400 Senior Seminar
SOC 401-2 Honours Project
SOC 420 Evaluation Research
GEB 206 Understanding Korean Society through Dramas
Courses offered in previous years
SOC 107 Understanding Sociology
SOC 221 Social Research Methods
SOC 233 Contemporary Social Issues
SOC 336 Love, Family and Kinship
Refereed Journal Articles
1. Lam, G. (2025). Elderly Health Care Voucher Scheme in Hong Kong: needs assessment and an evaluation of outcomes. Home Health Care Services Quarterly, 44(1), 26-46 https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/3M3IHPSIYF4CSGDJBANK/full target=10.1080/01621424.2024.2425932 (impact factor: 1.8)
2. Lam, G., & Wong, W.K. (2024). Cross-country comparison of the esports industry in China, South Korea and Japan. Sport in Society, 1-26 https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/V2ZPQVP5ZCXJZZ7CFDGE/full?target=10.1080/17430437.2024.2424559 (impact factor: 1.8)
3. Lam, G. & Wong, W.K. (2024). Esports Development Ecosystem in Hong Kong: An Application of a Systems Thinking Literacy Approach. Leisure Studies, 1-18. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02614367.2024.2328086 (Impact factor: 3.1; h-index: 77, cited 1 time)
4. Lam, G. (2023). An evaluation of the Pilot Scheme on Community Care Service Voucher for the Elderly in Hong Kong. Home Health Care Services Quarterly, 42(2), 142-153. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01621424.2022.2164542 (Impact factor: 1.4; h-index: 32, cited 1 time)
5. Lam, G. (2023). Shortage of nurses in Hong Kong: the challenges ahead. Asian Education and Development Studies, 12(1), 89-102. https://doi.org/10.1108/AEDS-08-2021-0179 (Impact factor: 1.9; h-index:17)
6. Lam, G. (2023). The road ahead: should Hong Kong develop five pillars of old age protection? Asian Education and Development Studies, 12(1), 113-125. https://doi.org/10.1108/AEDS-08-2020-0196 (Impact factor: 1.9; h-index: 17)
7. Lau, B. H. P., Shum, E. N. Y., Lui, F. Y. F., Lam, G., Kwok, A. P. K., & Tsang C. K. (2023). Where is the digital divide? Intra-generational divide on app usage in post-pandemic Hong Kong. Innovation in Aging, 7, 1152. (Impact factor: 4.9; h-index: 29)
8. Lau, B. H. P., Shum, E. N. Y., Lui, F. Y. F., Lam, G., Kwok, A. P. K., & Tsang C. K. (2023). Admiration, skepticism, indecisiveness? Attitudes toward AI in Chinese middle-aged and older adults. Innovation in Aging, 7, 1176. (Impact factor: 4.9; h-index: 29)
9. Lam, G. (2022). An evaluation of community care services for the elderly in Hong Kong. Public Administration and Policy: An Asia-Pacific Journal, 25(3), 336-349. https://doi.org/10.1108/PAP-08-2022-0098 (Impact factor: 1.4)
10. Lam, G., & Chung, E.Y.H. (2022). Mental health services in Hong Kong: development of community-based inclusive development practice faced with the cultural barriers. Mental Health Review Journal, 27(4), 426-436. https://doi.org/10.1108/MHRJ-11-2021-0087 (Impact factor: 1.4; h-index: 23)
11. Lam, G. (2020). Problems encountered by elders in residential care services in Hong Kong. Asian Education and Development Studies, 11 (10), 106-117. https://doi.org/10.1108/AEDS-09-2019-0158 (Impact factor: 1.9; h-index: 17; cited 13 times)
12. Lam, G., & Tu, E. J. C. (2019). Can One-Way Permit System alleviate labor shortage in Hong Kong? Modern China Studies, 26 (1), 104-120.
13. Chung, E.Y. H., & Lam, G. (2018). Validation of two scales for measuring participation and perceived stigma in Chinese community-based rehabilitation programs. Health and quality of life outcomes, 16 (1), 105-117. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12955-018-0938-3 (5-year Impact Factor: 4.1, cited 20 times)
14. Lam, G., Yan, Y., & Tu, E. J. C. (2017). Significance of family-friendly measures on fertility in Hong Kong. Asian Education and Development Studies, 6(2), 125-137. https://doi.org/10.1108/AEDS-02-2016-0017 (Impact factor: 1.9; h-index: 17; cited 2 times)
15. Lam, G., & Yeung, M. Y. K. (2017). Cultural obstacles of Counseling Licensure in Hong Kong. College Student Journal, 51(2), 199-207. (cited 6 times)
16. Lam, G., & Tu, E. J. C. (2016). Population policy regarding non-resident Mainland females’ contribution to Hong Kong fertility. Asian Education and Development Studies, 5(3), 318-326. https://doi.org/10.1108/AEDS-04-2015-0011 (Impact factor: 1.9; h-index: 17; cited 3 times)
17. Lam, G. (2015). How does maternal employment affect the children socioemotional functioning? Education, 135(4), 547-564. (cited 6 times)
18. Lam, G., & Tu, E. J. C. (2015). Hong Kong’s population policies on immigration: challenges and feasibility. Asian Education and Development Studies, 4(2), 180-189. https://doi.org/10.1108/AEDS-08-2014-0039 (Impact factor: 1.9; h-index: 17; cited 13 times)
19. Lee, A. C.K., & Lam, G. (2015). Hong Kong’s Mental Health Policy—Preliminary Findings. International Journal of Social Science and Humanity, 5(7), 640–45. (cited 4 times)
20. Lam, G. (2014). A theoretical framework between socioeconomic status and academic achievement. Education, 134(3), 326-331. (cited 147 times)
21. 林之 (2010). 中國戶口制度改革及其對城鄉人口遷移之影響. 亞洲研究, 60, 149-170. Publisher: 香港: 香港珠海書院亞洲研究中心
Lam, G. (2017). Type I and Type II babies: An emerging pattern of immigration from China to Hong Kong in the twenty-first century. In P. Taylor (Ed.), Immigration: Perspectives, Challenges and Issues of the 21st Century (pp.67-80). Hauppauge, N.Y.: Nova Science Publishers. (cited 2 times)
Tu, J. C. & Lam, G. (2009). Fertility transition and gender equity in Hong Kong. In F. Cheung & E. Holroyd (Eds.), Mainstreaming Gender in Hong Kong Society (pp.139-157). Hong Kong: Chinese University Press.
Magazine
Lam, G.,& Tu, E. J. C. (30 Dec 2015). The critique of population policy in Hong Kong (香港人口政策未來的挑戰)’, The Mirror, vol. 462, pp. 25-27.
Newspaper
林之 (1.11.2021).【樹仁手記】長者憂受不了 打疫苗仍猶豫. 文匯報 A21. https://www.wenweipo.com/a/202111/01/AP617efe51e4b0c0f6bc92cfb4.html
Video
Lam, G. (2022, July 18). How to save enough money for our retired life? Emerald Publishing https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/our-goals/fairer-society/mission-fairness-across-generations
Details about the video:
Being a founding signatory of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Publishers Compact, Emerald Publishing launched the campaign of "Generations" with the major theme for the "Fairer Society". My refereed journal article “The road ahead: should Hong Kong Develop Five Pillars of old age protection? from the journal, Asian Education and Development Studies, was chosen to be promoted in the campaign. Hence, I was invited to make a video entitled “How to save enough money for our retired life?” to promote research outputs by contributing to the "Fairer Society" across "Generations" campaign.
Selected Conference Presentations
1. Lam, G., Kwok, A. P. K., Tsang, C. K., Lau, B. H. P., Shum, E. N. Y., Lui, F. Y. F. (2024). How do older adults cope with IT safety and scams when using smartphone? Paper presented at the 2024 CPCE-SHAPE Health Conference, held by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, July 9, 2024.
2. Lam, G., & Wong, W.K. (2023). Cross-country comparison in Asia: Lessons and Implications for esports sustainability in Hong Kong. Paper presented at the Asia-Singapore Conference on Sport Science, held by East Asia Research, Holiday Inn Singapore Atrium, December 5-6, 2023.
3. Lam, G. (2023). Elderly Health Care Voucher Scheme: Needs Assessment and Evaluation of Outcomes. Paper presented at the Hong Kong Sociological Association 23rd Annual Meeting, held by Hong Kong Sociological Association, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, December 4, 2023.
4. Lam, G. (2023). Pilot Scheme on Community Care Service Voucher for the Elderly in Hong Kong: Implications for Long-Term Care Policy. Paper presented in the Research Committees session "Formal and Informal Care in Later Life" at the XX ISA World Congress of Sociology, Melbourne, Australia, June 25-July 1, 2023.
5. Lam, G. & Chung, E.Y.H. (2023). Mental health policy in Hong Kong: an application of a health policy triangle. Paper presented at the CPCE Health Conference 2023, held by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, April 22, 2022.
6. Lau, B. H. P., Shum, E. N. Y., Lui, F. Y. F., Lam, G., Kwok, A. P. K., & Tsang C. K. (2023). Where is the digital divide? Intra-generational divide on app usage in post-pandemic Hong Kong. Late-breaker poster presented at the 2023 GSA Annual Scientific Meeting, Tampa, FL, US, November 8-12, 2023.
7. Lau, B. H. P., Shum, E. N. Y., Lui, F. Y. F., Lam, G., Kwok, A. P. K., & Tsang C. K. (2023). Admiration, skepticism, indecisiveness? Attitudes toward AI in Chinese middle-aged and older adults. Late-breaker poster presented at the 2023 GSA Annual Scientific Meeting, Tampa, FL, US.
8. Lam, G., & Wong, W.K. (2022). Esports Development Ecosystem: An Application of a Systems Thinking Literacy Approach in Hong Kong. Paper presented (online) at the Asia-Singapore Conference on Sport Science, held by East Asia Research, Holiday Inn Singapore Atrium, December 6-7, 2022.
9. Lam, G. (2022). Do community care services play a complementary role to residential care services for the elderly in Hong Kong? Paper presented (online) at the Hong Kong Sociological Association 22nd Annual Meeting, held by Hong Kong Sociological Association, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, January 8, 2022.
10. Lam, G. (2022). The evaluation of community care services in Hong Kong. Paper presented (online) at the CPCE Health Conference 2022 “Long-term Care: Financing and Service Delivery in Asia-Pacific”, held by Centre for Ageing and Healthcare Management Research, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, January 10, 2022.
11. Lam, G. (2021). Problems encountered by elders in residential care services in Hong Kong. Paper presented (online) at the Asia Pacific Public Policy Network (AP-PPN) Annual Conference: Resilient and Inclusive Governance in the Age of Crisis, held by Department of Asian and Policy Studies, The Education University of Hong Kong, March 3-5, 2021.
12. Lam, G. (2021). Conundrum faced by Elders in Residential Care Services in Hong Kong. Paper presented (online) at the 5th Asian Population Association Conference, held by Asian Population Association, held in Jakarta, Indonesia, Aug. 3-5, 2021.
Research Projects
As Co-principal Investigator
2023-2025
Institutional Development Scheme Collaborative Research Grant, Research Grants Council, Hong Kong
Project title: Mapping the grey digital divide and diversity in older ICT users post-COVID: A mixed-method research informing service and policy development (Project No. UGC/IDS(C)15/H01/22)
Amount funded: HK$ 4,388,777
As Co-Investigator
2023-2025
Institutional Development Scheme Collaborative Research Grant, Research Grants Council, Hong Kong
Project title: Human Resilience, Life Adversity, and Adaptation to Life Course Transitions from Early Adulthood to Late Middle Adulthood (Project No. UGC/IDS(C)15/H02/22)
Amount funded: HK$ 5,359,056
As Co-principal Investigator
Jul– Aug 2022
Summer Research Internship Programme funded by Wan Chow Yuk Fan Centre for Interdisciplinary Evidence-based Practice and Research (CIEBPR), Hong Kong Shue Yan University
Project title: Desperate or self-sufficient? An investigation of the emotional wellbeing of older adults when their primary caretakers are not around in Hong Kong
Amount funded: HK$7,040
As Co-principal Investigator
2021-2023
Institutional Development Scheme Collaborative Research Grant, Research Grants Council, Hong Kong
Project title: Preparing for the launching of Esports: An interdisciplinary and holistic perspective in prevention of teenage gaming addiction problem based on Bronfenbrenner's Bioecological model in the era of Esports (Project No. UGC/IDS(C)15/M01/20)
Amount funded: HK$ 4,260,824
Outstanding Paper Award
2024 Emerald Literati Awards
Journal Article: Shortage of nurses in Hong Kong: the challenges ahead
Journal: Asian Education and Development Studies
Reference: Lam, G. (2023). Shortage of nurses in Hong Kong: the challenges ahead. Asian Education and Development Studies, 12(1), 89-102. https://doi.org/10.1108/AEDS-08-2021-0179
Invited Talk
Invited speaker, "An investigation of needs of singletons in the context of a change in population structure" hosted by Hong Kong Council of Social Services on Nov 24, 2024
Community Service
1. Academic Editor: PLOS ONE (2024- present)
Frontiers in Public Health (Impact factor: 3)
Frontiers in Psychiatry (Impact factor: 3.2)
Frontiers in Sociology (Impact factor: 2)
3. External examiner
Hong Kong Nang Yan College of Higher Education
4. Organizing conference panel (Hong Kong Sociological Association (HKSA) 24th Annual Conference, December 2, 2023)
Venue: Chinese University of Hong Kong
My Roles: Panel organizer and panel chair
Panel: Population, Wellbeing and Sustainability (Session number: B8)
Panel members: Dr. Flora Lau, Dr. Tsang Chung Kin, Dr. Mikayla Man and Dr. Veronica Mak
5. Project Advisor (2024)
Title: Brisbane’s Tapestry: Sharing Our Experience
Organization: Junior Chamber International (JCI) Brisbane
6. Reviewer of Conference Paper
Conference: International Conference on Social Sciences, Economics, Management and Education 2023