Hong Kong studies or Hongkongology is a sub-field of

East Asian studies East Asian studies is a distinct multidisciplinary field of scholarly enquiry and education that promotes a broad humanistic understanding of East Asia past and present. The field includes the study of the region's culture, written language, histo ...

involved in social sciences and humanities research on

Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...

. It incorporates fields such as the study of Hong Kong language, society, culture, creative industries, economy, politics, history and environment.

Academic discipline

In Hong Kong, the School of Modern Languages and Cultures,

University of Hong Kong The University of Hong Kong (HKU) is a public research university in Pokfulam, Hong Kong. It was founded in 1887 as the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese by the London Missionary Society and formally established as the University of ...

awards

undergraduate Undergraduate education is education conducted after secondary education and before postgraduate education, usually in a college or university. It typically includes all postsecondary programs up to the level of a bachelor's degree. For example, ...

level Bachelor of Arts

honours degree Honours degree has various meanings in the context of different degrees and education systems. Most commonly it refers to a variant of the undergraduate bachelor's degree containing a larger volume of material or a higher standard of study, ...

in Hong Kong Studies. There is another university in Hong Kong which has established academy for the studies. The Academy of Hong Kong Studies,

Education University of Hong Kong The Education University of Hong KongUniversity titl ...

is an academy established in July 2015 to foster Hong Kong Studies within the regional universities. The Department of Social Sciences of the same university awards Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) in Global and Hong Kong Studies, and Master of Social Sciences in Global Hong Kong Studies. Besides, Hong Kong Studies Initiative (HKSI) at the

University of British Columbia The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a Public university, public research university with campuses near University of British Columbia Vancouver, Vancouver and University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, in British Columbia, Canada ...

also contributes in promoting the teaching and research of Hong Kong Studies. National Sun Yat-Sen University has established the Taiwan-Hong Kong International Studies Center.

Scholarly journals

* ''Hong Kong Studies'': a peer-reviewed scholarly journal published by The

Chinese University of Hong Kong The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) is a public university, public research university in Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong. Established in 1963 as a federation of three university college, collegesChung Chi College, New Asia Coll ...

Societies and institutions for Hong Kong studies

A number of scholarly societies and associations exist focused on Hong Kong studies, including:

Notable People

Ackbar Abbas Ackbar Abbas is a professor of comparative literature at the University of California, Irvine. Previously he was chair of comparative literature at the University of Hong Kong and also co-director of the Centre for the Study of Globalization and C ...

- scholar of

globalisation Globalization is the process of increasing interdependence and integration among the economies, markets, societies, and cultures of different countries worldwide. This is made possible by the reduction of barriers to international trade, th ...

, Hong Kong culture, architecture, cinema,

postcolonialism Postcolonialism (also post-colonial theory) is the critical academic study of the cultural, political and economic consequences of colonialism and imperialism, focusing on the impact of human control and extractivism, exploitation of colonized pe ...

, and

critical theory Critical theory is a social, historical, and political school of thought and philosophical perspective which centers on analyzing and challenging systemic power relations in society, arguing that knowledge, truth, and social structures are ...

, and author of ''Hong Kong: Culture and the Politics of Disappearance''. *

Chan Koonchung Chan Koonchung (born 1952) is a Chinese science-fiction writer who has previously lived in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the United States. He currently lives in Beijing. Chan also holds Canadian citizenship. He is the founder of Green Power (綠色� ...

- scholar, author, and developer of the 'Hong Kong as Method' approach *

Chan Shun-hing Chan Shun-hing () is a professor in the Department of Religion and Philosophy at Hong Kong Baptist University, known for his research on the intersection between Christianity and social movements in Hong Kong. Biography Chan obtained both his Bache ...

- known for his research on the intersection between Christianity and social movements in Hong Kong * Chan Sze Chi - scholar of religiousity in Hong Kong. *

Joseph Cheng Joseph Cheng Yu-shek, JP (; born 1949) is a Hong Kong political scientist and democracy activist. He was the secretary general of the Civic Party and convenor of pro-democratic groups including Power for Democracy and Alliance for True Democra ...

- scholar of Hong Kong politics and the founding editor of the ''Hong Kong Journal of Social Sciences'' and The ''Journal of Comparative Asian Development'' *

Robert Chung Robert Chung ( zh, t=鍾庭耀, j=Zung1 Ting4-jiu6; born 7 September 1957) is a Hong Kong academic. He is president and chief executive officer of the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute, an independent institute since May 2019 and the ...

- scholar of electoral studies, political culture, public opinion, rural politics, and mobility studies, as well as president and chief executive officer of the

Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute The Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (, abbrev. HKPORI) is an independent polling organisation in Hong Kong. It conducts public opinion surveys on a regular basis and was officially registered as a limited company on 19 February 2019 ...

. *

Patrick Hase Patrick Hugh Hase () is a historian specialised in the history of the New Territories, Hong Kong. He is a retired civil servant of British Hong Kong, living there from 1972 to present (as of 2020). Biography Patrick Hase started working in Hong Ko ...

- historian specialising in the history of the New Territories. * James Hayes - focused on the history and anthropology of the New Territories. *

Liz Jackson Liz Jackson (1951 – 27 June 2018) was an Australian journalist, TV presenter and barrister noted for her work on the ''Four Corners'' and '' Media Watch'' television programs. She received nine Walkley Awards for excellence in journalism. ...

- scholar of the

philosophy of education The philosophy of education is the branch of applied philosophy that investigates the nature of education as well as its aims and problems. It also examines the concepts and presuppositions of education theories. It is an interdisciplinary fiel ...

and

educational theory Education sciences, also known as education studies or education theory, and traditionally called ''pedagogy'', seek to describe, understand, and prescribe education including education policy. Subfields include comparative education, education ...

including

multiculturalism Multiculturalism is the coexistence of multiple cultures. The word is used in sociology, in political philosophy, and colloquially. In sociology and everyday usage, it is usually a synonym for ''Pluralism (political theory), ethnic'' or cultura ...

civic education In the field of political science, civics is the study of the civil and political rights and obligations of citizens in a society. The term ''civics'' derives from the Latin word ''civicus'', meaning "relating to a citizen". In U.S. politics, ...

Islamophobia Islamophobia is the irrational fear of, hostility towards, or hatred against the religion of Islam or Muslims in general. Islamophobia is primarily a form of religious or cultural bigotry; and people who harbour such sentiments often stereot ...

gender studies Gender studies is an interdisciplinary academic field devoted to analysing gender identity and gendered representation. Gender studies originated in the field of women's studies, concerning women, feminism, gender, and politics. The field n ...

critical Critical or Critically may refer to: *Critical, or critical but stable, medical states **Critical, or intensive care medicine * Critical juncture, a discontinuous change studied in the social sciences. *Critical Software, a company specializing i ...

and anti-racist pedagogy. * Kuan Hsin-chi - scholar of political and legal culture and development. * Li Long Lam - known for his study in Hong Kong pre-modern salt industry and coastal archaeology. *

Lo Hsiang-lin Lo Hsiang-lin (19 October 1906 – 20 April 1978) was one of the most renowned researchers in Hakka Chinese, Hakka language and Hakka people, culture. His pioneering research in Hakka genealogy showed that the Hakka are Han Chinese. Background ...

- researcher of

Hakka language Hakka ( zh, c=, p=Kèjiāhuà; ''Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: '', zh, c=, p=Kèjiāyǔ; ''Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: '') forms a language group of varieties of Chinese, spoken natively by the Hakka people in parts of Southern China, Taiwan, some diaspora areas of ...

and

culture Culture ( ) is a concept that encompasses the social behavior, institutions, and Social norm, norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, Social norm, customs, capabilities, Attitude (psychology), attitudes ...

as well as cultural exchange between the 'East' and 'West'. * Bernard Mellor - historian whose works included several important histories of the

. * Paul Morris - educational scholar best known for his analysis of

education policy Education policy consists of the principles and policy decisions that influence the field of education, as well as the collection of laws and rules that govern the operation of education systems. Education governance may be shared between the local ...

in Hong Kong and former President of the

Hong Kong Institute of Education The Education University of Hong KongUniversity titl ...

. *

Ng Cho-nam Ng Cho-nam (, August 15, 1960 – December 13, 2019), , was a Hong Kong environmental studies scholar and conservationist who taught as an associate professor within the Department of Geography at the University of Hong Kong. He served as a top ad ...

- scholar of

environmentalism Environmentalism is a broad philosophy, ideology, and social movement about supporting life, habitats, and surroundings. While environmentalism focuses more on the environmental and nature-related aspects of green ideology and politics, ecolog ...

and

environmental policy Environmental policy is the commitment of an organization or government to the laws, regulations, and other policy mechanisms concerning environmental issues. These issues generally include air and water pollution, waste management, ecosystem ...

. *

Steve Tsang Steve Tsang (born Tsang Yui-sang in 1959) is a Hong Kong-born political scientist and historian whose expertise includes politics and governance in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong, the foreign and security policies of China and Taiwan, and peace an ...

- political scientist and historian whose expertise includes politics and governance. *

Chin Wan Horace Chin Wan-kan (born 8 November 1961), better known by his pen name Chin Wan, is a Hong Kong scholar advocating localism, best known for his publications ''On the Hong Kong City-State'' series. He is the founder and leader of the Hong K ...

localist Localism is a range of political philosophies which prioritize the local. Generally, localism supports local production and Local purchasing, consumption of goods, local control of government, and promotion of local history, local culture and lo ...

scholar and author of the ''On the Hong Kong City-State'' series. * Barbara E. Ward - social anthropologist who conducted research on different

boat people Vietnamese boat people () were refugees who fled Vietnam by boat and ship following the end of the Vietnam War in 1975. This migration and humanitarian crisis was at its highest in the late 1970s and early 1980s, but continued well into the earl ...

communities in Hong Kong. *

Deric Daniel Waters Deric Daniel Waters or Dan Waters (; 5 November 1920 – 27 January 2016) was a British educator, scholar of building science Building science is the science and technology-driven collection of knowledge to provide better indoor environment ...

- educator, scholar of building science and heritage conservationist and founding principal of the Morrison Hill Technical Institute * Helena Wu - scholar of

cultural studies Cultural studies is an academic field that explores the dynamics of contemporary culture (including the politics of popular culture) and its social and historical foundations. Cultural studies researchers investigate how cultural practices rel ...

and co-convenor of the

Hong Kong Studies Initiative Hong may refer to: Places *Høng, a town in Denmark *Hong Kong, a city and a special administrative region in China *Hong, Nigeria *Hong River in China and Vietnam *Lake Hong in China Surnames *Hong (Chinese surname) *Hong (Korean surname) O ...

at the University of British Columbia.

References

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Academic discipline

Scholarly journals

Societies and institutions for Hong Kong studies

Notable People

See also

References