Hong Kong Research Hub

Another event in this coming semester: We are co-hosting with the Environmental Humanities a research seminar on piracy and Pearl River system which touches upon Hong Kong!

Dexter Tse (Trinity College Dublin) is going to present his preliminary findings on how changes in geography, technology and geopolitics allowed piracy to shrive in the complicated Pearl River system. The seminar will be online and will take place on 3 September, 4:30-6:00 pm (SGT).

To sign up, scan the QR code below:

HKHC History Day 2026 Event Tickets

Upcoming event: 'Feeding the Crowd: Rice Rationing Policy in Hong Kong (1945-1954)'. Our own research associate, Ho Wan Hong, will give a research seminar on rice rationing policy in Hong Kong in the immediate post-war period. HIs talk will take place on 15 October, 2026, 4:00-5:30pm, in SHHK Conference Room and also via zoom.

To register, go to:
http://soh.school/hist-howan

https://madeinchinajournal.com/calls-for-papers/

Calls for Papers Calls for Papers Here you can find the call for papers for the journal issues we are currently working on. The initial pitches should be no longer than 300 words and explain the key argument of your piece, what kind of sources you plan to use in it, and how you will be enriching current […]

For program information and registration, please go to:
https://www.eventbrite.hk/e/shks-annual-conference-2026-tickets-1992405987944?aff=oddtdtcreator

Thanks to the University of Oxford China Centre and Dr Verna Ho for hosting us to share A Water History of Hong Kong—our last stop in 🇬🇧!

A truly fruitful exchange, and we are really grateful for the thoughtful conversations and warm hospitality!

Webinar by Department of Literature and Cultural Studies, EdUHK

Living and Writing Bilingually: Navigating Cultural and Language Faultlines as a Hong Kong Writer

▍ 8 June 2026 (Mon); 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm (HK Time)
▍ Speaker: Ms Wong Yi
▍ Zoom Info:
Meeting ID: 998 1134 6597
Passcode: 843979
▍ Registration: https://forms.gle/RZ2efwDEk3dX6xco9

Abstract
Hong Kong author Wong Yi began her career reading and publishing short stories in Chinese, with years of experience incorporating Cantonese in her prose, libretto, and letterpress artwork. In recent years, she started writing in English as well, and her relationship with the language became a topic on which she constantly reflects on. Her near native proficiency in English allows her to read world literature, engage in literary and cultural exchange with readers and artists around the world, and experience life in Hong Kong and beyond through a language other than Chinese; yet it also opens her up to unique heartaches due to various stereotypes associated with race and Hong Kong’s education system. In this seminar, Wong Yi will share her experience growing up between Cantonese and English, her use of the two languages in her creative writing journey, and her recent works inspired by her life between the two languages.

About the Speaker

WONG Yi is an award-winning Hong Kong writer, librettist, founding member of Xi Xi Foundation, and project curator of Xi Xi Space. She was an editor at Fleur des Lettres and host of “Book Review” on RTHK for many years. In 2020, she was named one of 20 Young Sinophone Novelists to Watch by the Taiwanese literary magazine Unitas. She is the author of four short story collections: Ways To Love In A Crowded City (2021), The Four Seasons of Lam Yip (2019), Patched Up (2015), and News Stories (2010). She was the Hong Kong Writer-in-residence for Hong Kong Baptist University’s first Chinese Writers Workshop in 2021, Writer-in-residence for The Education University of Hong Kong in 2023, and has participated in events such as the Singapore Writers Festival, Singapore Book Fair, Hong Kong International Literary Festival, Taipei International Book Exhibition, and European Literature Night. In 2023, she participated in the University of Iowa’s prestigious International Writing Program Fall Residency. She currently teaches creative writing at Hong Kong Baptist University and various secondary schools in Hong Kong.

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Living and Writing Bilingually: Navigating Cultural and Language Faultlines as a Hong Kong Writer

▍ 8 June 2026 (Mon); 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm (HK Time)
▍ Speaker: Ms Wong Yi
▍ Zoom Info:
Meeting ID: 998 1134 6597
Passcode: 843979
▍ Registration: https://forms.gle/RZ2efwDEk3dX6xco9

Abstract
Hong Kong author Wong Yi began her career reading and publishing short stories in Chinese, with years of experience incorporating Cantonese in her prose, libretto, and letterpress artwork. In recent years, she started writing in English as well, and her relationship with the language became a topic on which she constantly reflects on. Her near native proficiency in English allows her to read world literature, engage in literary and cultural exchange with readers and artists around the world, and experience life in Hong Kong and beyond through a language other than Chinese; yet it also opens her up to unique heartaches due to various stereotypes associated with race and Hong Kong’s education system. In this seminar, Wong Yi will share her experience growing up between Cantonese and English, her use of the two languages in her creative writing journey, and her recent works inspired by her life between the two languages.

About the Speaker
WONG Yi is an award-winning Hong Kong writer, librettist, founding member of Xi Xi Foundation, and project curator of Xi Xi Space. She was an editor at Fleur des Lettres and host of “Book Review” on RTHK for many years. In 2020, she was named one of 20 Young Sinophone Novelists to Watch by the Taiwanese literary magazine Unitas. She is the author of four short story collections: Ways To Love In A Crowded City (2021), The Four Seasons of Lam Yip (2019), Patched Up (2015), and News Stories (2010). She was the Hong Kong Writer-in-residence for Hong Kong Baptist University’s first Chinese Writers Workshop in 2021, Writer-in-residence for The Education University of Hong Kong in 2023, and has participated in events such as the Singapore Writers Festival, Singapore Book Fair, Hong Kong International Literary Festival, Taipei International Book Exhibition, and European Literature Night. In 2023, she participated in the University of Iowa’s prestigious International Writing Program Fall Residency. She currently teaches creative writing at Hong Kong Baptist University and various secondary schools in Hong Kong.

Thank you to the University of York for hosting us for A Water History of Hong Kong!

Grateful to Sabine Clarke and David Clayton for hosting, and to Joseph Mujere for serving as discussant!

A real pleasure to be back in York — especially as it was here that the idea for the water project first emerged!

A Water History of Hong Kong — second stop in 🇬🇧: Leeds!

Grateful to Dr Bing Wang and the School of Geography of the University of Leeds for hosting us, and many thanks to Dr Asa Roast for serving as discussant!