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Chinese Name
譚家齊
Biography
TAM Ka-chai published three books on Chinese legal history, namely, Justice in Print: Discovering Prefectural Judges and their Judicial Consistency in late Ming Casebooks (Brill, 2020), Ming Zhongwanqi de falü shiliao yu shehui wenti 明中晚期的法律史料與社會問題 (Wanjuanlou 萬卷樓, 2020) and The Spread and Restrictions of Catholicism under the Judicial Perspective in Ming and Qing China 天道廷審—明清司法視野下天主教的傳播與限制 (co-authored in Chinese, HK CityU Press, 2021) in recent years. Before reading his D.Phil. in Oriental Studies at the University of Oxford, he had studied at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and received his B.A. (Hons) History (1st) and M.Phil. After teaching and researching in the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and CUHK, he has been serving in the Department of History, the Hong Kong Baptist University, and now as an Associate Professor. Alongside legal history, his areas of interest include maritime and transportation history of East Asia from 14th to 21st centuries, and the development of Historical Geographical Information System (GIS).
Research Interests
- History of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1645)
- Chinese Legal History
- Economic Development and Social Order of Ming-Qing China
- Maritime and Transportation History
- Historical Geographic Information System (GIS)
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Education/Academic qualification
MPhil, Ming Taizu dui xingfa qingzhong de taidu yu Hongwu lüfa dui jiceng shehui de musu明太祖對刑罰輕重的態度及洪武律法對基層社會的模塑, Chinese University of Hong Kong
PhD, Justice in Print: Prefectural Judges of Late Ming China in the light of Mengshui zhai cundu and Zheyu xinyu, University of Oxford
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The Ming-Qing Transition (1619-1740): A reassessment from the legal angle
1/09/14 → 28/02/18
Project: Research project
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Managing social order in Maritime South China: late-Ming (1550?V1645) judicial court experiences
1/09/12 → 31/08/14
Project: Research project
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Ferry services and the community development of peripheral island areas in Hong Kong: Evidence from Cheung Chau
Lau, Y. Y., Tam, K. C. & Ng, A. K. Y., Jul 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Island Studies Journal. p. 1-25 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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天道廷審—明清司法視野下天主教的傳播與限制
Translated title of the contribution :The Spread and Restrictions of Catholicism under the Judicial Perspective in Ming and Qing China Research output: Book/Report › Book or report › peer-review
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Justice in Print: Discovering Prefectural Judges and their Judicial Consistency in late Ming Casebooks
TAM, K. C., 31 Aug 2020, Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill Academic Publishers. 202 p. (The Social Sciences of Practice; vol. 6)Research output: Book/Report › Book or report › peer-review
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Shadow of the Prince: Parent-incumbents’ Coercive Control over Child-successors in Family Organizations
Huang, X., Chen, L., Xu, E., Lu, F. & Tam, K. C., 1 Sept 2020, In: Administrative Science Quarterly. 65, 3, p. 710-750 41 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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明中晚期的法律史料與社會問題
譚家齊, Jul 2020, 台灣: 萬卷樓圖書股份有限公司. 140 p. (香港浸會大學近代史研究中心專刊; vol. 4)Research output: Book/Report › Book or report › peer-review
Prizes
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Au Yeung Lun Scholarship for Postgraduate Studies
TAM, Ka Chai (Recipient), 1997
Prize: Other distinction
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Chinese Gold and Silver Exchange Society Scholarship
TAM, Ka Chai (Recipient), 1998
Prize: Other distinction
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Swire/Cathay Pacific Scholarship (Fees and Maintenance for 4 years)
TAM, Ka Chai (Recipient), 2004
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Activities
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明末廣東官紳對輸入西洋軍事技術的爭議=The Controversy of Cantonese Elites from Late Ming China on the Importation of Western Military Technology
Ka Chai TAM (Speaker)
10 Jun 2023Activity: Conference/talk/lecture/symposium/speech/workshop, etc › Event organized by non-HKBU units
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Intangible Cultural Heritage Advisory Committee (External organisation)
Man Kong WONG (Committee/panel/advisory board member), Ka Chai TAM (Committee/panel/advisory board member) & Po Yin CHUNG (Committee/panel/advisory board member)
1 Jan 2023 → 31 Dec 2024Activity: Membership › Membership of board/committee/council
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治水與市政：孫科、林森的廣東仕歷與國民政府的草創時代=Water Control and Municipal Administration: Sun Fo and Lin Sen of the Guangdong Gentry and the Early Years of the Republican Government
Ka Chai TAM (Speaker)
30 Jul 2022Activity: Conference/talk/lecture/symposium/speech/workshop, etc › Event organized by non-HKBU units
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Talk on Russian Invasion of Ukraine 2022
Ka Chai TAM (Speaker)
27 May 2022Activity: Conference/talk/lecture/symposium/speech/workshop, etc › Event organized by non-HKBU units
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Association for Asian Studies (AAS) 2022 Annual Conference
Clara Wing-chung HO (Participant), Catherine Frances LADDS (Participant), Ka Chai TAM (Participant), Natalie Caroline KÖHLE (Participant) & Rebecca Anne ROBINSON (Participant)
24 Mar 2022 → 27 Mar 2022Activity: Conference/talk/lecture/symposium/speech/workshop, etc › Event organized by non-HKBU units