Hong Kong studies or Hongkongology (

Traditional Chinese A tradition is a belief or behavior (folk custom) passed down within a group or society with symbolic meaning or special significance with origins in the past. A component of cultural expressions and folklore, common examples include holidays or ...

: 香港學) is a sub-field of

East Asian studies East Asian studies is a distinct multidisciplinary field of scholarly enquiry and education that promotes a broad humanistic understanding of East Asia past and present. The field includes the study of the region's culture, written language, hist ...

involved in social sciences and humanities research on

Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...

. It incorporates fields such as the study of Hong Kong language, society, culture, creative industries, economy, politics, history and environment.

Academic discipline

In Hong Kong, the School of Modern Languages and Cultures,

University of Hong Kong The University of Hong Kong (HKU) (Chinese: 香港大學) is a public research university in Hong Kong. Founded in 1887 as the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese, it is the oldest tertiary institution in Hong Kong. HKU was also the fi ...

awards

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level Bachelor of Arts

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in Hong Kong Studies. There is another university in Hong Kong which has established academy for the studies. The Academy of Hong Kong Studies,

Education University of Hong Kong The Education University of Hong KongUniversity title ...

is an academy established in July 2015 to foster Hong Kong Studies within the regional universities. The Department of Social Sciences of the same university awards Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) in Global and Hong Kong Studies, and Master of Social Sciences in Global Hong Kong Studies. Besides, Hong Kong Studies Initiative (HKSI) at the

University of British Columbia The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public university, public research university with campuses near Vancouver and in Kelowna, British Columbia. Established in 1908, it is British Columbia's oldest university. The university ranks a ...

also contributes in promoting the teaching and research of Hong Kong Studies.

Scholarly journals

* ''Hong Kong Studies'': a peer-reviewed scholarly journal published by The

Chinese University of Hong Kong The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) is a public research university in Ma Liu Shui, Hong Kong, formally established in 1963 by a charter granted by the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. It is the territory's second-oldest university an ...

Societies and institutions for Hong Kong studies

Society for Hong Kong Studies is one of the non-profit academic institute based in Hong Kong, which aims to enhance collaborations among scholars around the world. Another society located in the

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...

, the Hong Kong Studies Association aims to provide connections for scholars in European institutions.

References

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Academic discipline

Scholarly journals

Societies and institutions for Hong Kong studies

See also

References