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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.

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16/05/2022

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.

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06/05/2022

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.

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02/05/2022

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.

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20/04/2022

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).

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10/04/2022

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.

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04/03/2022

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).

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25/02/2022

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)

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08/02/2022

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.

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05/01/2022

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.

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04/01/2022

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!

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03/01/2022

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.

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18/12/2021

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!

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17/12/2021

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).

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07/12/2021

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.

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23/11/2021

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.

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12/11/2021

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.

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15/10/2021

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.

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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.

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27/08/2021

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.

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21/07/2021

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.

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11/07/2021

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.

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12/06/2021

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。

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25/05/2021

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.

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07/02/2021

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.

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20/01/2021

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。

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15/12/2020

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.

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18/11/2020

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.

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01/11/2020

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.

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01/09/2020

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.

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31/08/2020

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.

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31/08/2020

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.

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28/07/2020

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".

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01/07/2020

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”.

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16/06/2020

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

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13/02/2020

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

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11/02/2020

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.

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10/02/2020

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.

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09/02/2020

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

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23/10/2019

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

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21/10/2019

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

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18/07/2019

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

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28/05/2019

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)

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27/05/2019

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.

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23/04/2019

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

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14/03/2019

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".

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28/01/2019

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

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19/08/2018

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.

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31/07/2018

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.

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