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15 May 2023
Published by Luka LUK at 15 May 2023
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New Study on Health Communication Promotes Better Quality of Care for Patients Receiving Chinese-Western Medicine Treatment

As the use of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in integrated treatment is gaining increasing recognition and popularity amongst the general public, there is a need to investigate the role of effective clinical communication in TCM context, particularly for communicating with patients who seek both TCM and Western Medical care. Dr Jack PUN, Assistant Professor from the Department of English at CityU, and his team designed a communication intervention based on the Calgary-Cambridge guides for teaching effective doctor-patient communication skills and modified it for TCM context, in collaboration with TCM professors/researchers from School of TCM at HKBU and CUHK.
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15 June 2023
Published by Luka LUK at 15 June 2023
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Collaboration between Corrections and Psychology Blossoms at a Sharing Forum

The partnership between Hong Kong Correctional Services Department (CSD) and Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences (SS), City University of Hong Kong (CityU) has been working to bring solace and healing to those in custody. On 30 May 2023, they co-organised a sharing forum titled “Gripping Insights: Recent psychological research on Hong Kong corrections”; over 250 scholars, students, and professionals in correctional services joined the event.
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15 July 2023
Published by Luka LUK at 15 July 2023
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Retirement Goal Clarity Leads to Better Financial Preparedness

Hong Kong is grappling with the issue of an ageing population, as there is no universal pension system, and retirement protection is primarily dependent on the Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) scheme. To shed light on this daunting issue, Professor Dannii YEUNG of CityU’s Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences has conducted a study aimed at identifying the psychosocial factors that impact working adults’ readiness to financially prepare for retirement.
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15 August 2023
Published by Luka LUK at 15 August 2023
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Effects of Public Housing Neighbourhoods on the Risk of Dementia Among Hong Kong Older Adults

Public housing is a major component of the housing in Hong Kong, with nearly half of the population now residing in some form of public housing. Prof Derrick HO Hung-chak, Assistant Professor of CityU’s Department of Public and International Affairs, has recently published a research article in Public Health journal with Prof Tracy LU Shiyu, Assistant Professor of CityU’s Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences and other researchers to evaluate how form/characteristics in public housing neighbourhoods may be associated with dementia among seniors in Hong Kong.
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15 November 2023
Published by Luka LUK at 15 November 2023
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A Policy Framework for the Circular Economy to Achieve Sustainability

The circular economy (CE) is seen as more environmentally-friendly and in some ways better fits the imperatives of the United Nations Sustainable Goals. Professor Kris HARTLEY, Assistant Professor in CityU’s Department of Public and International Affairs, conducted a study to fill a CE research gap by introducing a policy framework for CE that includes over 100 policy instruments. The article is part of Kris’s broader research agenda to understand new public policy models for 21st century challenges.
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24 November 2023
Published by Luka LUK at 24 November 2023
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Benefits and Challenges of Hong Kong’s First Transitional Social Housing Project

To provide affordable housing to people in need, the government implemented a policy of transitional social housing in 2018 to enhance the livelihood of low-income families. Prof CHAN Siu-ming of CityU’s Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences, published his research findings about Hong Kong’s first TSH project Nam Cheong 220 and evaluated the social impact and effectiveness of the project.
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21 August 2024
Accessible Planned Greenspace for Creating an Age Friendly City
Published by Luka LUK at 21 August 2024
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Accessible Planned Greenspace for Creating an Age Friendly City 城市規劃與長者健康

With an increasing aging population in many cities worldwide, promoting and maintaining the health of elderly individuals has become a pressing public health issue. Professor Derrick HO Hung-chak, Assistant Professor of CityUHK's Department of Public and International, shared his research findings on whether “planned greenspace” or “natural greenspace” is more beneficial to the mental and physical health of elderly individuals in a high-density city with compact environment.
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29 November 2024
Published by Luka LUK at 29 November 2024
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Efficient Assessment Tool Helps Identify the Needs and Resources of Family Caregivers of Older Adults

Hong Kong is facing the challenges posed by a rapidly ageing population. Caregivers play an important role in supporting elderly persons to live in the community. Professor Ben LI Kin-kit, an Associate Professor of CityUHK's Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences, has worked with other local scholars to develop a first ever assessment tool that provides a one-stop solution in assessing and differentiating caregiver needs and resources.
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29 November 2024
Published by Luka LUK at 29 November 2024
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Pedagogical Activities Invite Students to Perceive Gesture as Knowledge in Public Speaking

Professor Simon HARRISON, Associate Professor of CityUHK’s Department of English, explores embodied and relational understandings of language, communication, and culture across diverse settings and scales. Recently he has published research findings on how he developed and trialled classroom activities for teaching about gesture to students tasked with an assessed oral presentation.
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29 November 2024
Published by Luka LUK at 29 November 2024
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Positive Education Programme Promotes Mental Well-being of Local Youth, Teachers and Parents

Professor Sylvia KWOK LAI Yuk-ching, Professor of CityUHK’s Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences and the convenor of the Positive Education Laboratory, has conducted a mental health survey which interviewed local primary and secondary school students, teachers and parents. She will lead the lab to work with WEMP Foundation, and launch a series of training programmes for teachers and parents in supporting child and adolescent mental health.
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29 November 2024
Published by Luka LUK at 29 November 2024
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Chinese Christianity as a New Agent to Remake Sino-Western Relations

Professor CAO Nanlai, Associate Professor of CityUHK’s Department of Chinese and History, is a sociocultural anthropologist whose research interests include studies of Chinese diasporic communities. His recent research seeks an alternative framework for understanding the religious-cultural dynamics of Chinese Christianity in the context of transnational migration.
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