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Biography
I received training in anthropology in Hong Kong and U.K. with focus on Chinese culture and society. I am interested in: (1) the development of Chinese lineages and the value of agnatic kinship in rural Hong Kong under British colonial rule; (2) Mazu (Goddess of Heaven) pilgrimage, tourism and identity politics in the context and framework of Taiwan-Macau-China triadic religious connections and exchanges; and (3) Chinese customary mortgage practices in Hong Kong and Taiwan under colonial administration.
Research Interests
Chinese family and kinship; Anthropology of welfare; Property management and transfer practice; Tourism
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 2 Finished
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Property and Chinese Lineage Villages in the New Territories of Hong Kong, 1905-2012
CHAN, K. S. (PI)
1/06/14 → 30/11/16
Project: Research project
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"Transnational Pilgrimage, Tourism and Identity Politics: An Anthropological Study of the Cult of Mazu (The Goddess of Heaven) "
CHAN, K. S. (PI)
1/01/11 → 31/12/13
Project: Research project
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The moral economy of property sales in Hong Kong's lineage communities
Chan, K. S., Jul 2025, In: China Information. 39, 2, p. 214-236 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Customary Mortgages and the Moral Economy of Kinship in Chinese Lineage Villages, 1905–1965
Chan, K. S., May 2024, In: Modern China. 50, 3, p. 366-395 30 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Triadic Interactions and Exchanges: Cross-Strait Mazu Worship and Tourism in Post-handover Macau, China
Chan, K. S., Nov 2024, In: China Review. 24, 4, p. 121-150 30 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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香港非物質文化遺產系列: 食盆
鍾寶賢 & 陳國成, Jul 2024, 三聯書店(香港)有限公司. (香港非物質文化遺產系列)Research output: Book/Report › Book or report › peer-review
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A Property Rights Perspective on Women’s Status and Entitlement in Chinese Lineage
Chan, K. S., 19 Jun 2023.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference paper
Activities
- 1 Event organized by non-HKBU units
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《香港非物質文化遺產系列：食盆》新書發佈會及專題講座 = "The Hong Kong Intangible Cultural Heritage Series: Sek Pun” Book Launch and Talk
CHUNG, P. Y. (Speaker) & CHAN, K. S. (Speaker)
17 Aug 2024Activity: Conference/talk/lecture/symposium/speech/workshop, etc › Event organized by non-HKBU units