In this week's episode, we will have a look into the role of Hong Kong in directing regional and global flows in terms of travel and broader geopolitical dynamics. Dr. John Wong, Associate Professor of Humanities and Social Science at the University of...

In this week's episode, we will have the University of Oxford’s Professor Debin Ma back and analyse China’s road to unity over the years. He has compiled a large amount of data about political regimes and incidences of warfare, and argues that the myth...

In this week's episode, we will talk about the copyright bill in Hong Kong.The copyright amendment bill had twice failed to pass the legislature, in 2011 and 2014. Last year the Legislative Council approved the bill’s final reading after it was again t...

In this week's episode, we will take a look at Hong Kong’s animal laws. Despite the increasing concern in our society on the issue of animal welfare, shocking animal abuse cases still appear in the newspapers from time to time, and there still is a dis...

Every week, all around Hong Kong, there are many fascinating talks and lectures happening, on a variety of topics. You can easily find them online by looking at the websites of our universities, societies, and libraries. We've chosen ten for you to lis...

Every week, all around Hong Kong, there are many fascinating talks and lectures happening, on a variety of topics. You can easily find them online by looking at the websites of our universities, societies, and libraries. We've chosen ten for you to lis...

In this week's episode, we will learn about the failure of the Nationalist China in the early 20th century. Professor Parks Coble from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the US has recently written a book, revealing the critical weaknesses of its st...

In this week's episode, we will find out about digital humanities (DH). They are increasingly engaging with artefacts and performances that go well beyond much of the field's origin in written texts, but many of the theories and practices common in the...

In this week's episode, we will study the old Chinese Gazette, which was used as a publicly available government publication that was distributed in various formats since the 12th century. Professor Nicolas Standaert from the University of Leuven in Be...