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Dear Friends of HKSI,
As we join the rest of the UBC community to celebrate the class of 2022, my colleagues and I would like to specially invite you to take part in our last “City Reassembled” conversation—a timely reflection, with veteran journalists Chris Yeung and Louisa Lim, on the state of journalism, not only in Hong Kong but also around the world.
We would also like to take this opportunity to express our deep appreciation for the excellent work of our student communications associate Sonia Kung, who has over the past year often gone above and beyond to promote the events and activities of the Hong Kong Studies Initiative and to otherwise keep our ship (okay, perhaps more like a dinghy) afloat. As she transitions to her new role as an UBC alumna (BMS Media Studies ’22), we would like to congratulate Sonia for all she has accomplished and to wish her the very best as she commences.
Finally, please stay tuned for the next edition of Intersections, our annual newsletter, later in the summer.
With very best wishes,
Leo K. Shin 單國鉞
Associate Professor, History and Asian Studies
Convenor, Hong Kong Studies Initiative 共研香江
The University of British Columbia, Vancouver
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Conversation
Thursday, 16 June 2022, 19:00–20:30 PDT
Journalism in the Age of Fakes
Chris Yeung and Louisa Lim
Moderated by Dr. Leo K. Shin
via Zoom
A City Reassembled Event
Registration: hksi.ubc.ca/events/event/conversation-journalism-in-the-age-of-fakes/
“Without facts, you can’t have truth. Without truth, you can’t have trust. Without trust, we have no shared reality, no democracy, and it becomes impossible to deal with our world’s existential problems: climate, coronavirus, and the battle for truth”—so plainly, yet eloquently, implored Maria Ressa in her 2021 Nobel Peace Prize lecture. In this year-end HKSI roundtable, our guest speakers, both veteran journalists with deep local knowledge of Hong Kong, will reflect on what has been happening in the former British colony (which ranks 148th in the 2022 World Press Freedom Index, ahead of Turkey but behind the Philippines) and place the predicament of China’s erstwhile freest city in the broader context of challenges faced by journalists (and journalism) around the world.
Chris Yeung 楊健興 is a veteran journalist who has worked, in various capacities, at Citizen News, Hong Kong Economic Journal, and South China Morning Post. He is currently a part-time lecturer in the Department of Journalism and Communication at the Hong Kong Shue Yan University. Between 2017 and 2021, Yeung served as Chairman of the Hong Kong Journalists Association.
Louisa Lim is the author of The People’s Republic of Amnesia and the recently-released Indelible City. She is an award-winning journalist who covered China and Hong Kong for more than two decades as a correspondent for the BBC and NPR, and she has written for The New York Times, The New Yorker, and The Guardian. Raised in Hong Kong, Lim is now a Senior Lecturer at the University of Melbourne and has a PhD in Journalism Studies.
This conversation is organized by the UBC Hong Kong Studies Initiative and is co-sponsored by: Department of Asian Studies, Department of History, Centre for Chinese Research, Centre for Migration Studies, Asian Canadian and Asian Migration Studies, Public Humanities Hub, and the Interdisciplinary Histories Research Cluster.
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Our heartfelt gratitude to UBC alumni Marian Leung and Tommy Tao for their life-long contributions to the community and for their generous support for the UBC Hong Kong Studies Initiative.
// Marian and Tommy stay engaged with their roots through their involvement with the Hong Kong Studies Initiative hosted by the UBC Department of Asian Studies which facilitates the creation and sharing of knowledge about Hong Kong’s past and present. It’s an initiative close to Tommy and Marian’s hearts, which they’re helping fund with their future legacy gift. //
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We are pleased to announce that the Department of Asian Studies will be offering “History of Cantonese Worlds” (ASIA 323) in Term 2 of the Summer Session.
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A special congratulation to members of the class of 2022 who have been part of the UBC Hong Kong Studies Initiative and the Cantonese Language Program family (watch video)!
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Webinar Series
Hong Kong History: Society and Environment
Thursday, 9 June 2022, 16:30–18:00 SGT
From Hygienic Modernity to Green Modernity: Two Modes of Modern Living in Hong Kong Since the 1970s
Dr. Loretta Lou, University of Macau
Thursday, 30 June 2022, 16:30–18:00 SGT
The 1963 Drought: Is It Time to Forget About It?
Dr. Frederick Lee, University of Hong Kong
Thursday, 7 July 2022, 16:30-18:00 SGT
A Social History of a Cascade that Arguably Named Hong Kong
Dr. Gary Wong, University of Leeds
Vincci Mok, University of Hong Kong
This webinar series is organized by Hong Kong Research Hub and the Division of History at the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
Details: hkresearchhub.org/activities/
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Conference
10-11 June 2022 BST
Hong Kong 25 Years After the Handover: Changes, Trends, and Reflections
Westminster University and University of Surrey
// The conference will have a focus on diasporas, new theoretical lenses, and creativity in Hong Kong Studie, and will feature an exhibition of visual artistic expressions on the themes of changes in Hong Kong and reflections of Hong Kongers. //
This annual conference is organized by Hong Kong Studies Association.
Details: eventbrite.co.uk/e/annual-conference-tickets-334641159717
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Conference
24–25 June 2022 HKT
Hong Kong Studies as Praxis
// This year’s theme is “Hong Kong Studies as Praxis,” which we hope will stimulate collective and multi-disciplinary reflections on Hong Kong Studies as a process in the making during a time of uncertainty. //
This annual conference is organized by Society for Hong Kong Studies.
Details: hkstudies.org
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Forum
25–26 June 2022 HKT
Sailing into a New Hong Kong and Beyond
// The Forum is set to foster discussions surrounding Hong Kong. The cosmopolitan metropolis we call home is blessed with strong local identities, yet we also reflect on and embrace our unique position in the world. The Forum is targeted to anyone in the world to learn about different aspects of Hong Kong and to engage in meaningful conversations. //
The Hong Kong Oxford Forum is organized by Oxford University Hong Kong Scholars Association.
Details: oxhkforum.com/
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Archive
Hong Kong in Transition: 1995–2020
Hong Kong in Transition, hosted by the Art History Department at the University of Hong Kong, is an open access photographic archive for anyone interested in Hong Kong and its history. The collection presents more than 40,000 photographs of Hong Kong, all taken by Professor David Clarke between 1 January 1995 and 1 January 2020.
Check out the photo archive: arthistory.hku.hk/HKinTransition/
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May 19: Writers Sam Cheuk and Julia Lin joined guest moderator (and HKSI Associate) Allan Cho for an inspiring conversation about their diasporic and creative experiences (webcast | photos).
For a complete list of our video recordings, please visit our YouTube channel or the “Video Library” section of our website.
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Please kindly consider a tax-deductible donation to HKSI (hksi.ubc.ca/support-us). Thank you, as always, for your support of the UBC Hong Kong Studies Initiative.
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