Karson Shek

31 August 2022
A Case Study in Shanghai: Reflecting on State Retreat Strategies in Mainland China’s Urban (Re)Development

A Case Study in Shanghai: Reflecting on State Retreat Strategies in Mainland China’s Urban (Re)Development

A Case Study in Shanghai: Reflecting on State Retreat Strategies in Mainland China’s Urban (Re)Development From the case study of a village located in suburban Shanghai, Dr ZHU Jin of the Department of Public and International Affairs presents a contradicting finding and illustrates how the landlord-tenant power relationship has been reshuffled in Mainland China’s new governance context.
31 August 2022
Parent-adolescent Conflict and Adolescent Suicidal Ideation Research Offers Valuable Implications

Parent-adolescent Conflict and Adolescent Suicidal Ideation Research Offers Valuable Implications

Parent-adolescent Conflict and Adolescent Suicidal Ideation Research Offers Valuable Implications Dr Andrew LOW Yiu-tsang of CityU’s Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences has conducted a cross-sectional survey, studying the relationship between parent-adolescent conflict and adolescent suicidal ideation in Hong Kong, and the potential mediating effects of depression and anxiety on this relationship.
31 August 2022
Investigating Citizens’ Willingness to Have Booster Shot and Use Contact-Tracing App

Investigating Citizens’ Willingness to Have Booster Shot and Use Contact-Tracing App

Investigating Citizens’ Willingness to Have Booster Shot and Use Contact-Tracing App A survey on their willingness to receive a booster shot and use a contact-tracing app was conducted by a research team led by Professor Christine Huang Yi-hui, Associate Dean (Faculty Development) of CityU’s College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences and Chair Professor in the Department of Media and Communication.
31 August 2022
Exploring Victim-offender Overlap in Sexual Offending Among Asian Population

Exploring Victim-offender Overlap in Sexual Offending Among Asian Population

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.
31 August 2022
Understanding Citizens’ Attitudes on Vaccine Hesitancy Across Six Regions

Understanding Citizens’ Attitudes on Vaccine Hesitancy Across Six Regions

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
Privacy Concerns in the Context of Online Political Participation

Privacy Concerns in the Context of Online Political Participation

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
Examine Illegal Wildlife Trading from Social Science Perspectives

Examine Illegal Wildlife Trading from Social Science Perspectives

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.
6 August 2022
開卷樂 -《太平戲院紀事 — 院主源詹勳日記選輯(1926-1949)》

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

開卷樂 -《太平戲院紀事 — 院主源詹勳日記選輯(1926-1949)》 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。
19 July 2022
Rich Chinese Worth $48 Billion Want to Leave — But Will Xi Let Them?

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

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.
26 May 2022
院校資訊 一村一品運動 振興中亞小農經濟

一村一品運動 振興中亞小農經濟 (Chinese Version Only)

院校資訊 一村一品運動 振興中亞小農經濟 城大公共及國際事務學系謝燕娜博士以哈薩克及蒙古兩國作研究對象,提出「一村一品運動」模式來振興小農經濟,幫助相關國家推動發展多元經濟。
19 May 2022
研究人鬼戀故事 探尋有趣文化現象

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

研究人鬼戀故事 探尋有趣文化現象 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。
5 May 2022
提升英文寫作能力 加強STEM教育成效

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

提升英文寫作能力 加強STEM教育成效 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。
1 May 2022
How To Reduce Objectification In Society? New Psychological Research Has An Answer

How To Reduce Objectification In Society? New Psychological Research Has An Answer

How To Reduce Objectification In Society? New Psychological Research Has An Answer Dr Wang Xijing of CityU's Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences explains how gratitude can make people feel less used and objectified.
24 April 2022
假消息氾濫 學者研究如何讓真相廣傳

假消息氾濫 學者研究如何讓真相廣傳 (Chinese Version Only)

假消息氾濫 學者研究如何讓真相廣傳 城大媒體與傳播系代悅博士就疫情新常態下防疫信息氾濫的假消息現象進行研究,希望能有效遏止假消息傳播並作出糾正。
21 April 2022
幼兒說多語 家長參與成敗關鍵

幼兒說多語 家長參與成敗關鍵 (Chinese Version Only)

幼兒說多語 家長參與成敗關鍵 城大翻譯及語言學系麥子茵博士指出幼兒學習雙語的關鍵在於語言環境及語言輸入,並為家長建議培育子女語言能力的策略與方法。
4 April 2022
劏房現象成因複雜 癥結難望短期解決

劏房現象成因複雜 癥結難望短期解決 (Chinese Version Only)

劏房現象成因複雜 癥結難望短期解決 城大公共及國際事務學系葉毅明教授評論劏房問題近年有持續惡化的跡象,實際情況較推算的結果嚴重。要找出問題的癥結所在,先從源頭說起。
31 March 2022
Half of citizens support ‘living-with-Covid’: CityU survey

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

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.
26 February 2022
Dynasties’ Daughters and Martyrs’ Widows: Female Leaders and Gender Inequality in Asia

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

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.
25 December 2021
In China, Bragging About Your Wealth Can Get You Censored

In China, Bragging About Your Wealth Can Get You Censored

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.
17 November 2021
研究指疫下港人訊息恐慌程度低

研究指疫下港人訊息恐慌程度低 (Chinese Version Only)

研究指疫下港人訊息恐慌程度低 城大公共及國際事務學系鄭煒博士接受電台訪問,闡釋有關香港受訪市民在疫情期間的訊息恐慌程度在六個地區內最低之研究發現。