Hosted by the Department of Asian Studies, the Hong Kong Studies Initiative (HKSI) at the University of British Columbia is devoted to promoting the teaching and research of this most-improbable metropolis, both as an extraordinary Chinese city and as a spectacular international and transnational hub.
Events
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May 6[UBC Asian Independent Cinema Showcase 2025 x TFAI Taiwan Docs] In Search of Light: Hong Kong x Taiwan Documentary Short Films AERL 120
Aquatic Ecosystems Research Lab, 2202 Main Mall -
Apr 26[Book Exhibition x Community Talk] From Hong Kong to the World Through the Eyes of Artists Auditorium, Asian Centre
1871 West Mall -
Apr 3[UBC Asian Independent Cinema Showcase 2025] Vancouver Premiere of K-Family Affairs and Conversation with Director Arum Nam C300 Theatre, UBC Robson Square
800 Robson Street -
Mar 13[UBC Asian Independent Cinema Showcase 2025 x TFAI Taiwan Docs] In Search of the Self: Documentary Shorts from Taiwan AERL 120
Aquatic Ecosystems Research Lab, 2202 Main Mall -
Feb 12[Panel Talk x LunarFest 2025] Places of Memory in Graphic Novels Coach House, Green College
6201 Cecil Green Park Road
News
March 11, 2025
The Vancouver premiere of Kissing the Ground You've Walked On and Conversation with Macau filmmaker Hong Heng-Fai was successfully held in UBC Robson Square on 6 February 2025.
January 31, 2025
Check out this preliminary report by HKSI Faculty Associate Dr. Miu Chung Yan
November 1, 2024
Check out the HKSI November 2024 Update and this month's event.
October 21, 2024
Check out the HKSI October 2024 Update and this month's event.
September 26, 2024
HKSI Faculty Associate Dr. Miu Chung Yan (Social Work) is conducting Survey Study (Second Wave) on Hong Kong Residents Recently Arrived in Canada.
FEATURED COURSES
STUDENT PROJECTS
- ASIA325 (23W): “Award Ceremony for the Heroes of Hong Kong”
- ASIA325 (23W): Storyboard and Scriptwriting
- ASIA325 (23W): “Mo Lei Tau”
- ASIA325 (23W): From A Different Perspective
- ASIA325 (23W): Diorama and Marginalized Spaces
Featured

[UBC Asian Independent Cinema Showcase 2025 x TFAI Taiwan Docs] In Search of Light: Hong Kong x Taiwan Documentary Short Films
Join us for the screening of two critically acclaimed documentaries, Cyclone 氣旋 and Colour Ideology Sampling.mov 顏色擷取樣本.mov, for the first time in Vancouver
[Media] AICS 2025 features indie documentary shorts from Taiwan on diverse identities
Central News Agency

從香港到世界的藝術旅程 From Hong Kong to the World Through the Eyes of Artists
幾位來自香港的藝術家及文化工作者分享他們在加拿大的創作歷程,面對環境轉變的挑戰與啟發,並探討在藝術創作及發表的過程中如何游走於不同文化、記憶、語言及身份之間。
[News] The opening of the 2025 Asian Independent Cinema Showcase drew over a hundred audience members and local media attention from Pancouver, OmniTV Cantonese, and Singtao Canada.
The Vancouver premiere of Kissing the Ground You've Walked On and Conversation with Macau filmmaker Hong Heng-Fai was successfully held in UBC Robson Square on 6 February 2025.

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[Media] AICS co-curator Jimmy Lo introduces the 2025 program of the UBC Asian Independent Cinema Showcase
OmniTV Cantonese
[Publications] Survey study on Hong Kong residents recently arrived in Canada (second wave): Preliminary report
Check out this preliminary report by HKSI Faculty Associate Dr. Miu Chung Yan

Asian Independent Cinema Showcase
A UBC-based film festival to foster community, cultivate media literacy and cross-cultural understanding; and give voices to independent stories told by Asian filmmakers.
[Media] HKSI Convenor Dr. Helena Wu speaks with Fairchild TV about the Jade Music Festival 2024 and the panel talk with singer-songwriters Serrini and Enno Cheng
Fairchild TV interview broadcasted on 9 November 2024
[Newsletters] The HKSI November 2024 Update is out!
Check out the HKSI November 2024 Update and this month's event.
[Newsletters] The HKSI October 2024 Update is out!
Check out the HKSI October 2024 Update and this month's event.
[Media] HKSI Faculty Associate Dr. Miu Chung Yan on launch the second survey on recently arrived/returned Hong Kong residents in Canada
Omni TV (Toronto)

[Research] Survey Study (Second Wave) on Hong Kong Residents Recently Arrived in Canada
HKSI Faculty Associate Dr. Miu Chung Yan (Social Work) is conducting Survey Study (Second Wave) on Hong Kong Residents Recently Arrived in Canada.
[Media] HKSI Faculty Associate Dr. Miu Chung Yan on the well-being on recently arrived/returned Hong Kong residents in Canada
Omni TV (Toronto)
[Newsletters] The HKSI September 2024 Update is out!
Check out the HKSI September 2024 Update and this month's event.
[Annual Newsletters] The 8th edition of Intersections is out!
Check out the eighth edition of Intersections, the annual newsletter of the UBC HKSI.
[Publications] Hong Kong’s Digital Literary Field: Serialisation, Adaptation, and Readership
Check out this chapter from the book Digital China by HKSI Co-Convenor Dr. Helena Wu
2023/2024 Program
A series of film screenings, seminars, conversations, and associated events to explore the sharing of experience and the production of knowledge in Hong Kong, Canada, and beyond.