Karson Shek

4 August 2021

COVID-19 is here to stay — that’s why we need to reassess risk, competing interests, and relevant context

Dr Toby Carroll of the Department of Public and International Affairs opines that COVID-19 is here to stay and it is needed to re-evaluate the solutions and bolster the lines of accountability between state and citizen.
27 August 2021

在陌生的大學校園中保存自我 (Chinese Version Only)

城大公共及國際事務學系葉健民教授撰文評論大學環境及氣氛變遷,疫情亦令師生難以完全正常地上課,並寄語新生面對陌生校園環境時細心經營,努力尋找自我。
25 December 2021

In China, Bragging About Your Wealth Can Get You Censored

Dr Jun ZHANG of CityU's Department of Public and International Affairs opines that the recent crackdown on flaunting wealth online seems to appease public dissatisfaction from a perspective of Chinese class politics.
26 February 2022

Dynasties’ Daughters and Martyrs’ Widows: Female Leaders and Gender Inequality in Asia

Professor Mark THOMPSON of CityU's Department of Public and International Affairs shares his take on the relatively large number of female leaders in Asia, analysing why it appears surprising given their general paucity globally.
31 March 2022

Half of citizens support ‘living-with-Covid’: CityU survey

Professor Christine HUANG Yi-hui of the Department of Media and Communication explains the implications of the survey led by her that the public has more expectations for the “living-with-Covid” policy.
5 May 2022

提升英文寫作能力 加強STEM教育成效 (Chinese Version Only)

城大英文系潘國雄博士研發出文體教學法,以提升學生英文寫作能力為切入點,提供有效方法讓老師幫助學生掌握以英文書寫理科報告或論文,達致教學相長。
19 May 2022

研究人鬼戀故事 探尋有趣文化現象 (Chinese Version Only)

城大中文及歷史學系林學忠博士從社會文化角度出發,研究傳統文學作品中的人鬼戀故事,闡釋這類作品與社會、民眾之間的關係,藉此了解當時的風尚、生活面貌與時代精神。
19 July 2022

Rich Chinese Worth $48 Billion Want to Leave — But Will Xi Let Them?

Dr Nicholas THOMAS of CityU's Department of Public and International Affairs comments on China’s talent and wealth exodus, remarking that the potential departures of people and capital are a definite cost to the Chinese economy.
6 August 2022

開卷樂 -《太平戲院紀事 — 院主源詹勳日記選輯(1926-1949)》(Chinese Version Only)

城大中文及歷史學系程美寶教授整理了太平戲院第二代院主源詹勳的日記,撰寫了《太平戲院紀事——院主源詹勳日記選輯(1926-1949)》一書,並於電台節目之中分享個人著作。
31 August 2022

Examine Illegal Wildlife Trading from Social Science Perspectives

Dr Rebecca WONG Wing-yee of CityU’s Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences, whose research interests lie in green criminology and illegal endangered wildlife trade, has recently published peer-reviewed articles discussing wildlife trade and poaching of protected species in mainland China.
31 August 2022

Privacy Concerns in the Context of Online Political Participation

Dr Chris SHEN Fei and his doctoral student at CityU’s Department of Media and Communication have conducted a research study across 10 Asian cities. The findings are presented in the article The relationship between online political participation and privacy protection: evidence from 10 Asian societies of different levels of cybersecurity, published in Behaviour and Information Technology.
31 August 2022

Understanding Citizens’ Attitudes on Vaccine Hesitancy Across Six Regions

CLASS collaborated with the Centre for Public Affairs and Law to examine residents from six regions about their attitudes towards vaccination, anti-pandemic measures, and information fatigue. The study was led by Dr Edmund CHENG from the Department of Public and International Affairs and Dr LIN Fen from the Department of Media and Communication.
31 August 2022

Exploring Victim-offender Overlap in Sexual Offending Among Asian Population

Dr Oliver CHAN Heng-choon of the Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences conducted an empirical study in Hong Kong, hypothesising that sexual offending victimisation is associated with subsequent sexual offending perpetration, and vice versa, irrespective of the type of sexual offending behaviour.