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.