Course Guidelines for 2022-23 are now uploaded on the department website. Students from different cohorts (Year 1 to Year 4, and Year 2 Entry and Year 3 Entry) can download their respective Guidelines for the coming academic year.

Dr. Gigi Lam recently published a journal article "An evaluation of the Pilot Scheme on Community Care Service Voucher for the Elderly in Hong Kong" in the journal, Home Health Care Services Quarterly (Scopus cite score: 2.3; h-index: 30).

The Graduate School of HKSYU is going to organise "The Guide to Prepare Your Proposal for Research Programme Application" Writing Workshop for undergraduate and taught master students and research assistants who are interested in applying MPhil/PhD programmes. It will be held on 15 Feb 2023 (Wed) from 15:30 to 17:30 at RHB301. Join now and learn from research professionals!

The Department held the New Year Party cum Alumni's Sharing on 7 January 2023 at the Research Complex. Some fifteen alumni shared their stories and experiences with the current students. Students, alumni, and staff mingled with each other and celebrated the new year together with games and music. The party ended with a lucky draw where most participants had great fun.

樹仁大學學術副校長及社會學系教授陳蒨博士負責的「國家級非物質文化遺產虛擬博物館：疫情下佛教三角碼頭盂蘭勝會的變奏」在「創科博覽2022」中獲選為25項具代表性的科研項目之一。「創科博覽2022」免費入場，展期由2022年12月12日至12月22日，地點位於香港會議展覽中心展覽廳3F-G。屆時將有攤位展示以虛擬博物館形式呈現的盂蘭勝會。歡迎各位蒞臨出席參與！

香港樹仁大學學術副校長及社會學系教授陳蒨博士日前參與國際創科比賽「Hackaverse Challenge」的啟動儀式，指出教育娛樂有極大潛力，而創造遊戲的人員如果對社會文化有所認識和了解，將可以令當中的文化魅力更能展現。

Dr. GAO Chong has invited Dr. Ka-Kin CHEUK to give a public lecture on October 28, 2022. Dr. CHEUK is an Assistant Professor in Anthropology in the Department of Chinese and History at the City University of Hong Kong the City University of Hong Kong. In this lecture, Dr. Cheuk explores how strategic use of both formal and informal money transactions make the international trade between Indian traders and Chinese suppliers workable.

Dr. Gigi Lam recently published a journal article "An evaluation of community care services for the elderly in Hong Kong" in the journal, Public Administration and Policy (Scopus cite score tracker 2022: 1.7).

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". Dr. Gigi Lam's 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. Dr. Gigi Lam was invited to make a video to promote research outputs by contributing to the "Fairer Society" across "Generations" campaign.

A new round of recruitment for the Joint University Docent Training program and Heritage Services in Yimtintsai Village, Saikung volunteers (Sept 2022-Feb 2023) has been started. Students can register for the program by scanning the QR code on the poster attached in the detail page.

Good news! Digital Art Fair is now recruiting part-time student helpers (with pay) from 19th October to 6th November 2022. For students who are interested in art and culture, please grasp this chance!

社會系本學年第二次舊生分享（職業規劃）於八月六日星期六在RHB101舉行。分享校友包括去年聖誕聚會嘉賓梁殷欣(Gloria) 校友，及徐勝程校友(Panda) 。他們職涯路上的寶貴經驗，真摯動人，使同學獲益良多。系主任張越華教授及老師劉珮欣博士代表學系向兩位有心校友致謝。

Dr. Gigi Lam recently published a journal article "Mental health services in Hong Kong: development of community-based inclusive development practice faced with the cultural barriers" in the journal, Mental Health Review Journal. (co-author: Dr. Eva Yin-Han Chung; Scopus cite score tracker 2022: 1.1; H-index: 20)

Professor YW Cheung and the research team of their IDS-CRS project "Youth Identity Status and its Psychological Correlates: A Longitudinal Study in Hong Kong" are organizing an online seminar to present their findings based on their Wave 1 data. The seminar is entitled "Youth in Turbulent Times: Constructing and Strengthening Youth Identity in Hong Kong ," to be held on Aug. 13, 9am - 1pm. All are welcome.

Dr. Tsang, Chung-kin has invited Yang Jing, a game producer, curator and researcher based in Hong Kong to talk about the joy of game playing, the inside stories of indie game industry, and the process of game development. It is going to be held on 2 August 2022 at 14:30 through Zoom.

Dr. Flora Lau has recently published a book review for Leisure and forced migration: lives lived in asylum systems, edited by Nicola de Martini Ugolotti and Jayne Caudwell, London, Routledge, 2022, 222 pp. in Leisure Studies, 41(4): 603-604.

林之博士邀請香港職業電競隊伍Frank Esports(FAK)主教練黃俊謙和選手曾德霖分享在港成為電競選手所遇到的機會和挑戰。本次研討會將在7月19日下午2:30透過zoom舉行。

The experiential day was successfully held on 27 June 2022. A number of DSE and ADHD students joined the experiential day. Dr. Gigi Lam gave a brief introduction about sociology and had an interactive chat with a sociology student about the learning experience at HKSYU. If you are interested in the experiential day and would like to know more about it, you are strongly welcome to watch the video on the following page.

Dr. Veronica Mak recently published a journal article "'The Stinkier the Better!'—A Case Study on the Reinvention of River Snail Noodles and the Transformation of Taste in China" in a peer-reviewed journal - Global Food History.

On June 16, our Department held a simple acknowledgement ceremony so as to thank for the contribution of the Africa Centre Hong Kong, which has been organizing professional, informative and fun field trips for the sociology students.

Dr. Veronica Mak has invited Prof. Kwan Hoi Shan, to share the health benefits of mushrooms in relation to gut microbiome. It will be held on Zoom at 3:00pm (HKT) on 16 June, 2022.

Dr. Veronica Mak has invited Prof. Chiu Siu-Wai, a renowned mycologist, to share her experience and insights on how mushrooms can save our society. It will be held on Zoom at 3:00pm (HKT) on 26 May, 2022.

Students joining the summer 2021 internship have participated in an internship video award competition. They were expected to create a short video to reflect on their internship life and to share with us what they have benefited from the internship. The two winners are two Year 3 students Tam Wai and Law Ka Man.

Prof. Selina Chan have completed a virtual museum (phase 1) - “Virtual Museum of National Intangible Cultural Heritage: Adaptation of Buddhist Sam Kok Pier Hungry Ghosts Festival under COVID-19 Pandemic” (國家級非物質文化遺產虛擬博物館：疫情下佛教三角碼頭盂蘭勝會的變奏). The virtual museum was selected as a showcase of the STEM Research InnoTechn Expo 2022, organized by Our Hong Kong Foundation in late June to early July.

Dr. Veronica Mak and our student Amber Poon is going to present "Political Consumerism, Youth Culture, and Social Media: A Case Study of ‘Yellow’ Food Influencers in Hong Kong" in IIAS CONFERENCE 2022 on April 24 (HK time 19:30-22:00).

Dr. Tsang, Chung-kin participated a special programme, "Buttered Pineapple Bun and Mirror" Rediscovering Hong Kong Pop Culture. The programme is for "Hong Kong Pop 60+" Exhibition of Hong Kong Heritage Museum. The recording is available on Youtube now.

Dr. Flora Lau was invited to participate in an informal sharing in “Careers in Academia”, organised by St Cross College, University of Oxford on 2nd March 2022 (17:00 GMT).

Dr. GAO Chong recently published a journal article “Navigating the landscape of Guangzhou’s time-honoured business: From the 19th-century flowscape to the Belt and Road Initiative”, in Asian Journal of Social Science, Volume 49, Issue 4, pp.198-206. (Co-author: Khun Eng Kuah, SSCI indexed, published by the Department of Sociology, National University of Singapore and Elsevier)

Dr. Gigi Lam recently published a journal article "Shortage of nurses in Hong Kong: the challenges ahead" in the journal, Asian Education and Development Studies.

Our department is going to co-organize a forum with Department of Chinese Language and Literature and Department of History on 22 Janurary 2022 from 10:30-17:30 through Zoom. The forum will be about the literature and culture of Hong Kong. Dr. Flora Lau and Dr Tsang Chung-kin are going to present issues related to tourism and cityscape.

The Christmas and New Year gathering which was co-organised by our department and Sociology Student Association - Skylark was successfully held on 30th December. Here are some of the highlights of the day. Wishing everyone a happy and healthy 2022!

Dr. Tsang Chung-kin is going to have a talk with Dr. Ng Chun-hung and Dr. Charles Cheung about Hong Kong popular culture. The title is '“Buttered Pineapple Bun and Mirror” Rediscovering Hong Kong Pop Culture', and it will be held on 8 January 2022 at 3 pm in Hong Kong Heritage Museum.

Our department and Sociology Student Association - Skylark will co-organise a Christmas and New Year gathering on 30th December from 10am-2pm at RHB108. Please register! By the way, please arrive before 10:30am on that day for the lucky draw!

Dr. GAO Chong recently published a journal article “Re-imagining Corporate Community Involvement during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study of Pharmaceutical Companies in Guangdong Province, China” in Human Organization, Vol. 80, Issue 4, pp.302–310. (Co-author: Ho Hon Leung, SSCI indexed, Journal of Society for Applied Anthropology, USA, December 2021).

Dr Tsang, Chung-kin is going to have a book launch seminar for his monograph, "Homeownership in Hong Kong: House Buying as Hope Mechanism", published by Routledge. In the seminar, he will talk about hope and social development throughout the history of Hong Kong. It will be held on 15 Dec 2021 (Wed) from 7:00pm to 8:30pm. The venue is Lecture Theatre, Hong Kong Central Library. All are welcome.

Dr. Gigi Lam wrote an article about an analysis of vaccine hesitancy of the elders in Hong Kong with a 4As approach. This article was posted in Shue Yan Column of Wenweipo for promoting our department to secondary school students and AD/HD students.

Info Day 2021 was hold on Nov 5-6. Prof. Cheung Yuet-Wah introduced the strength of our Sociology program, including its concentrations, "Entrepreneurship and Community" and "Culture, Heritage and Innovation", which enhances students' employability in the workplace. Dr. Gigi Lam also had an interactive chat with student, and introduced the connection between sociology and community.

Dr. Veronica Mak recently published a journal article “Technologies and Dietary Change: The Pharmaceutical Nexus and the Marketing of Anti-aging Functional Food in a Chinese Society” in Food and Foodways.

Course Guidelines for 2021-22 are now uploaded on the department website. Students from different cohorts (Year 1 to Year 4, and Year 2 Entry) can download their respective Guidelines for the coming academic year.

Dr. Flora Lau recently published a journal article “Empowerment in the Asylum-seeker Regime? The Roles of Policies, the Non-profit Sector and Refugee Community Organizations in Hong Kong” in Journal of Refugee Studies, 34(1): 305-327.

Dr Tsang Chung-kin is going to have a webinar, "Cultural Entrepreneurship and Art Space in Hong Kong" on 26 July 2021 at 2:30 pm. Dr Tsang invites Foreforehead's shopkeeper Daisy Chu to chat about the experience of starting an art shop in Hong Kong. The webinar will be conducted in Cantonese.

Dr Gigi Lam is going to have a webinar, "Korean Wave and Korean Culture" on 16 July 2021 at 2:00 pm. Dr Lam invites Ms. Novem Chick from the Korean Cultural Center in Hong Kong to introduce how the center facilitates the promotion of Korean culture through a variety of cultural activities.

社會學教授及當代中國研究中心副主任陳蒨主持「香港潮人盂蘭勝會漫畫和短片發佈會暨座談會」。座談會屬於「三個潮籍盂蘭勝會：研究、傳承與推廣」計劃成果分享活動，由香港樹仁大學當代中國研究中心主辦，長春社文化古蹟資源中心協辦，並獲康文署非物質文化遺產資助計劃資助。

Dr Tsang, Chung-kin recently published a book "Homeownership in Hong Kong: House Buying as Hope mechanism", which studies the cultural framework of the connections between homeownership and social stability in Hong Kong.

Dr. Veronica Mak recently published a book “Milk Craze: Body, Science, and Hope in China”, which examines and compares developments in the dairy industry and dairy consumption in diet, cross-nationally and globally, in China, and more specifically in two localities, Shunde and Hong Kong.

陳蒨教授主講逾三百人參加、主題為「食物、記憶與身份認同——香港的盆菜」之講座。是次教師培訓活動由教育局課程發展處主辦，長春社文化古蹟資源中心合辦。

Dr. Li Hang and Prof. Cheung Yuet-wah recently co-published a journal article “Beyond Ketamine: Narratives of Risk among Young Psychoactive Drug Users in Hong Kong” in the Journal of Substance Use.

HKSYU Info Day 2020 was successfully held on November 14 2020. Dr Li Hang gave an admission talk that introduces what Sociology is about. He also introduced the strength of our Sociology program, which emphasizes practicality, and connects academic training, research skills and practical experience together.

The Contemporary China Research Center (Department of Sociology) co-organized an International Conference on “Heritage Conservation Along the Belt and Road Zones: Between Politics and Professionalism” with the Department of Social Science, The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong on 23-24 October 2020.

Department of Sociology welcomed a new cohort of undergraduate students and hosted a face-to-face orientation, with COVID-19 precautionary measures, on September 1.

Dr. Hui Yew-Foong recently co-published a book "Heritage as Aid and Diplomacy in Asia," which explores how heritage is used as aid and diplomacy by various agencies to produce knowledge, power, values and geopolitics in the global heritage regime.

Dr. Gigi LAM recently published a journal article entitled "Problems encountered by elders in residential care services in Hong Kong" in the journal Asian Education and Development Studies to analyze the current conundrum encountered by elders in residential care services and make recommendations.

Lau Chun Wo, a summer student intern at the Amity Foundation, has published a newsletter sharing his touching internship experience, bringing us the messages of "cherish what we have" and "it is more blessed to give than to receive".

Dr. Veronica Mak, Sau-wa has contributed to the journal of Asian Anthropology with the article, “The heritagization of milk tea: cultural governance and placemaking in Hong Kong”.

Shue Yan now accepts online applications from DSE candidates, Sub-Degree students (final year/ graduates) and Gaokao (NJEE) students.

Research grants of almost $6M were received by the Department of Sociology when grant application results were announced in September 2019.

Professor Cheung Yuet-wah, Head of Department, is co-author of the article entitled “School characteristics, strain, and adolescent delinquency: A test of macro-level strain theory.” in Asian Journal of Criminology 2019.

Veronica Mak, Sau-wa’s recent publication is a review on a new book - The Other Milk: Reinventing Soy in Republican China, written by Jia-Chen Fu. This book review appeared in the latest issue of China Review International.

HKSYU Undergraduate Year 2/3 Entry & Postgraduate Admissions One-Stop Info Day 2020/21 [Cancelled]

The President's List Ceremony in recognition of students' distinguished academic performance in 2018-19 was held on 11 October 2019.

Professor Cheung Yuet-wah, Head of Department, delivered a keynote speech entitled “Harm reduction and drug policy in Hong Kong” at the 1st Asia Regional Meeting of the International Society

Professor Selina Ching Chan, Dr. Hui Yew-Foong and Dr. LI Hang presented in the SOCIETY FOR HONG KONG STUDIES ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2019

Professor Cheung Yuet-wah, Head of Department, is senior author of an article entitled "Adolescent Drug Abuse in Hong Kong: Prevalence, Psychosocial Correlates, and Prevention" and just published by Journal of Adolescent Health 64 (2019):S28-S33. (IF=4.09)

Professor Cheung Yuet-wah, Head of the Department, has presented a seminar entitled “Drug Addiction and Abuse in Hong Kong: Past and Present” (joint presentation with Professor Karen Joe-Laidler of Dept. of Sociology, HKU), organized by Medical History Interest Group.

Professor Selina Chan, Chair of Department's Graduate Programmes Committee and Director of University Research, and Professor YW Cheung, Head of Department, visited Shenzhen University on April 12, 2019

Professor Cheung Yuet-wah, Head of Department, is Co-PI of a project entitled "Posttreatment Life Planning and Relapse Prevention: An Effectiveness Study of an Integrative Model of Vocational Life Design for Young Rehabilitated Drug Abusers".

Professor Cheung Yuet-wah was appointed Chairman of Treatment and Rehabilitation Subcommittee of ACAN (Action Committee Against Narcotics) for two years, commencing January 2019.

An event to celebrate the academic and social contributions of Professor Cheung Yuet-wah was organized by the Dept. of Sociology, CUHK, on Aug. 17, 2018.

Professor Cheung Yuet-wah, Head of Department, found two old pictures showing that he was teaching a course at Shue Yan back in 1983-84.