Visiting ethnic minority communities in Hong Kong

Miss Maggie Wong and students form the Asian Studies programme (BSocSc-AS) joined a local tour in Ping Lai Path where they learnt about the history, religion and lifestyle of the ethnic minority communities in Hong Kong. The tour was wrapped up by a delicious halal meal! Students from the module ASI1002 “Individual and society” were engaged in service learning…

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CCI Students’ Tainan Study Tour

Leaded by Prof. Desmond Hui, Dr. Patrick Mok, Ms Charmaine Hui and Dr. Gary Tang, 16 HSUHK- Cultural and Creative Industries (CCI) Programme students had joined the Study Tour to Tannin, with a warm welcome by Prof. Samuel C.Y. Ku (顧長永教授), the Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages (文藻外語大學).

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Book Launch of 《大隧同源:大老山隧道與瀝源發展歷程》

The Department of Social Science has held the book launch of 《大隧同源:大老山隧道與瀝源發展歷程》with sharings from the three writers from our Department. Date: 1 November 2018 Time: 2:30 – 4:30 p.m. Facilitators: Dr. Rami Chan, Dr. Joe Poon and Dr. Christopher Au Yeung Venue: Exhibition Area, G/F of the Library The Book is now available in major bookstores. Students may take…

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Dean’s List Awards Presentation Ceremony

Dean’s List Awards Presentation Ceremony The Department of Social Science held its Achievement Awards Presentation Ceremony on 18 Oct 2018 to honour the Den’s list students of the Bachelor of Social Sciences – Asian Studies (BSocSc-AS) programme. This year, a total of 6 students were named to the Dean’s List. They are: LO Kar Li HE Suying LAU To…

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HSMC 2nd Asian Studies Colloquium 2018-2019

Faith in Finance: Gender and the Politics of Value in Islamic Finance Speaker: Dr. Laura Elder (Asian Studies Visiting Scholar, Department of Social Science) Dr. Laura Elder is our Asian Studies Visiting Scholar. She is also an Associate Professor at the Department of Global Studies and Program in Intercultural Studies, Saint Mary’s College Notre Dame. Her expert areas are:…

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Inclusive Development Workshop: Greater China and Beyond

The two-day workshop of  “Inclusive Development Workshop: Greater China and Beyond” is jointly organized by The Centre for Greater China Studies (CGCS) of Hang Seng Management College, the Department of Social Science and the Afro-Asian Society for Inclusive Development.  The workshop aims to shed new light on long-standing problems by bringing together Asian and African scholars conducting research on inclusive…

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Multicultural Korea: A feasible vision for the future Korean society?

GE Salon 5 Multicultural Korea: A feasible vision for the future Korean society? It is most delighted to invite Mr. Daesung KWON, Contemporary Asian Studies Cluster, Graduate School of Global Studies, Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan to present the topic on Multicultural Korea, and its relationship to the future Korean Society. Date: 17 April 2018 (Tue) Time: 10:15 – 11:15am…

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Socio-economic Development in Iran

HSMC Consul General Series: Socio-economic Development in Iran The Provost’s Office in association with the Department of Social Science is delighted to present the HSMC Consul General Series. The first talk is delivered by Dr. Mehdi Fakheri, the Iran Consul General in Hong Kong and Macau.  

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