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Chinese Name
鍾寶賢
Biography
Professor Chung holds a B.A. (1st class) in History from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and a Ph.D. from the University of Oxford. After teaching at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, she joined HKBU, where her teaching interests include social and economic history. She was a board member of the HKSAR Antiquities Advisory Board (2011-2017) and is currently a council member of the Lord Wilson Heritage Trust (2021-present), a member of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Advisory Committee (2021-present), a panel member of the HKSAR Building Appeal Tribunal (2018-present) and a member of the HKSAR History Museum Panel (2005-present). She has also served as Director of the Modern History Research Centre and has been involved in a number of funded research projects, commissions and consultancy projects (including those for the London-based John Swire and Sons Limited and the Singapore-based Shaw Foundation) - and continues to explore the material and cultural changes associated with trading and diasporic communities, religious traditions, tangible and intangible heritage over the last two centuries.
Research Interests
- Social & Economic History
- Trading Diaspora & Heritage Studies
- Photogrammetry & Heritage Information Modelling
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Film Industry and the Straits Chinese between Empires - The Family of Mrs Loke Yew and the Cathay Organisation in Hong Kong, Singapore & Kuala Lumpur, 1920s-70s
CHUNG, P. Y. (PI) & NG, K. (CoI)
1/01/25 → 31/12/27
Project: Research project
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Trading Diaspora and Screen Connections: Ho Khee-yong Family and Kong Ngee Enterprises in Hong Kong, Singapore, Penang and Ipoh 1930-1970
CHUNG, P. Y. (PI)
1/01/23 → …
Project: Research project
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Legacy and impact of Shaw brothers: immersive and interactive interpretation in twin cities (Singapore and Hong Kong)
Ho, P. P. (PI) & CHUNG, P. Y. (CoI)
1/01/23 → 31/12/23
Project: Research project
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The Legend of Shek Pik - Lantau Stories under Water
CHUNG, P. Y. (PI)
1/12/21 → 30/11/24
Project: Research project
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Chinese Tong as British trust: Institutional collisions and legal disputes in urban Hong Kong, 1860s-1980s
Chung, S. P. Y., Nov 2010, In: Modern Asian Studies. 44, 6, p. 1409-1432 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
21 Citations (Scopus) -
Moguls of the Chinese cinema: The story of the Shaw brothers in Shanghai, Hong Kong and Singapore, 1924-2002
Chung, S. P. Y., Jul 2007, In: Modern Asian Studies. 41, 4, p. 665-682 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
12 Citations (Scopus) -
Surviving economic crises in Southeast Asia and Southern China: The history of Eu Yan Sang business conglomerates in Penang, Singapore and Hong Kong
Chung, S. P. Y., 2002, In: Modern Asian Studies. 36, 3, p. 579-617 39 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
13 Citations (Scopus) -
The transformation of an overseas Chinese family - Three generations of the Eu Tong Sen family, 1822-1941
Chung, S. P. Y., Jul 2005, In: Modern Asian Studies. 39, 3, p. 599-630 32 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus) -
Changes and continuities. Evolution of a Chinese family business (1876-2004)
Chung, S. P. Y., Jul 2005, In: Asia Europe Journal. 3, 2, p. 259-268 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
9 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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Distinguished Publishing Award, Hong Kong Publishing Biennial Award
CHUNG, P. Y. (Recipient), 2016
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Activities
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Intangible Cultural Heritage Office, Leisure and Cultural Services Department, the Government of HKSAR (External organisation)
CHUNG, P. Y. (Committee/panel/advisory board member)
Jan 2025 → Jan 2026Activity: Membership › Membership of board/committee/council
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Intangible Cultural Heritage Office, Leisure and Cultural Services Department, the Government of HKSAR (External organisation)
CHUNG, P. Y. (Chairman)
Jan 2025 → Jan 2026Activity: Membership › Membership of board/committee/council
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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
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Digital Technology x Oral History: the Legend of Shek Pik
CHUNG, P. Y. (Speaker), KWOK, K. C. (Speaker) & NG, W. Y. W. (Speaker)
19 Apr 2024Activity: Conference/talk/lecture/symposium/speech/workshop, etc › Event organized by HKBU
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Field trip to Central/Sheung Wan
KWOK, K. C. (Organiser) & CHUNG, P. Y. (Organiser)
25 Feb 2023Activity: Conference/talk/lecture/symposium/speech/workshop, etc › Event organized by HKBU
Press/Media
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China’s spectacular fire dragon dance tradition is hundreds of years old. Here’s why it continues to dazzle
8/02/24
1 item of Media coverage
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