Dr Ma Kin Hang Matt, lecturer I of SSPS, has received the funding support from Lord Wilson Heritage Trust (衞奕信勳爵文物信託) with an amount of HK$413,085 in its 2023-2024 exercise for his project titled “The Study of Hong Kong’s Traditional Rite Music in the Context of Cultural Exchange in the Pearl River Delta” (粵港澳文化往來脈絡下的香港傳統儀仗及醮師儀式音樂)
In an enriching exploration of multiculturalism, students from the Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) in Greater China Studies [BSocSc(GCS)] embarked on Programme End-term Activity – Field Visit to Tokyo, Japan, from 18 – 22 April 2024. This immersive journey aimed to broaden the student's understanding of cultural diversity through firsthand experiences.
One of the highlights of the trip was attending an insightful guest lecture at Soka University, where students had the opportunity to explore and study the complexities of cultural inclusivity within Japanese society.
The learning journey was further enriched at the Tokyo Origami Museum, where the traditional art of origami unfolded as a meaningful cultural dialogue.
Walking around Tokyo, students observed a fusion of traditions and modernity in the international city, capturing the true spirit of multiculturalism.
Ms Peng Yunyang, SSPS year-two Edd (Chinese class) student under the supervision of Dr. Xiao Hanyu, has just received funding support from Guangzhou Concord Medical Humanities Research and Education Fund (广州泰和医学人文研究教育基金) for her project titled “医方信息供应与患方行为及评价研究：基于大数据模型余机器学习的方法”. This project is one of the 16 funded projects that are shortlisted from around 119 research proposals submitted from all over China and the only funded project from Hong Kong.
Dr Xiao Hanyu co-authored the article “Government information disclosure and citizen coproduction during COVID-19 in China” with two other scholars from Shanghai University of Finance and Economics. The paper, which was first published in September 2021, is one of the top 10 most-cited papers published in Governance, a highly regarded journal in both political science and public administration and published by the UK-based Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd, for the years 2021-22 and 2022-23, respectively.
The article by Dr Xiao and his team engages with the issue of information campaign and investigates the impact of information disclosure on influencing citizen cooperation crucial for emergency management in the context of COVID-19 pandemic in China. It finds that information disclosure significantly enhanced citizen coproduction during emergencies and earlier disclosure of public health information yielded greater and quicker effect. This article has important and straightforward policy implications: Government should disclose information to boost citizen coproduction during crises.
