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[CFP] First Annual Conference of the Society for Hong Kong Studies (deadline extended)

March 9, 2019

// To allow more colleagues to present at our 1st Annual Meeting, the deadline for the submission of panel and paper abstracts has been extended to March 15, 2019. The meeting will be free of charge for all registered participants. //


[CFP] Workshop on Cantonese (Polytechnic University of Hong Kong)

March 8, 2019

Workshop on Cantonese (WOC) is an annual event where participants can exchange and interact with each other to explore the interesting properties of Cantonese grammar informally but seriously, regardless of what theoretical background and training they have. WOC began in 2000 and each WOC has a theme.


[Webcast] Evolution of Hong Kong’s Democracy Movement

March 3, 2019

For friends who might have missed this talk by Prof. Ma Ngok, here are the webcast and the photo album.


[News] March Update

March 1, 2019

The HKSI March Update is out!


[CFA] School of Cantonese Studies 2019

February 28, 2019

Join HKSI Associate Dr. Clement Tong for this 5-day School of Cantonese Studies hosted by the Education University of Hong Kong.


[Publications] Divine Threads: The Hidden Stories of Cantonese Opera in Vancouver

February 25, 2019

Divine Threads examines the high stakes surrounding Cantonese opera heritage today, especially in regard to historic collections housed in museums around the world. Today, one of the most complete and well-preserved collections of early Cantonese opera, including some 800 objects, is held at MOA. Divine Threads shines a light on the visual and material culture of Cantonese opera as a treasure trove of sacred and auspicious images, stories, songs, and rituals. In tracing these connections, author April Liu analyzes the politics of memory surrounding historic opera troupes and the material traces they left behind.


[Profiles] HKSI Associate Dr. Henry Yu profiled by the Department of History

February 18, 2019

Check out the good work of HKSI Associate Dr. Henry Yu of the Department of History and the Asian Canadian & Asian Migration program at UBC.


[Publications] Keywords on Hong Kong

February 3, 2019

A new book edited by Prof. Stephen Yiu-Wai Chu of the Hong Kong Studies Programme at the University of Hong Kong


[News] February Update

February 1, 2019

The HKSI February Update is now out.


[CFP] The 1st Annual Conference of the Society for Hong Kong Studies

January 30, 2019

// We are pleased to invite scholars and graduate students interested in Hong Kong Studies to submit proposals for paper or panel presentations at the 1st Annual Conference of the Society for Hong Kong Studies, to be held on 22nd June, 2019. //