Helena Lopes is a historian of modern China and global history. Her research focuses on the international, political, and social history of the Second World War and the early post-war period in South China, including imperialism(s), anti-imperialism, and decolonisation, as …
28/04/25
Studying for a PhD with the Hong Kong History Project at the University of Bristol was one of the most rewarding decisions I’ve ever made. With the guidance of my supervisors, and through time spent with my peers at Bristol, …
28/04/25
I began my PhD research at the University of Bristol in September 2015, coinciding with the formation of the Hong Kong History Project – the forerunner of the Hong Kong History Centre. With the growth of the Project, the number …
28/04/25
The Hong Kong History Project played a pivotal role in shaping my career. I am immensely grateful for the generous studentship that supported my studies from 2016 to 2020, which enabled me to pursue my research on Hong Kong history. …
28/04/25
I joined the the Hong Kong History Project (HKHP) as its second PhD studentship recipient. The project provided me with everything I needed to embrace the process of learning, failing, and radiating professionally and personally. I was able to broaden …
28/04/25
Governing Youth in post-WWII Hong Kong, 1945-1970s
Tracy Leung‘s research examines how the colonial government’s strategy in the management of youth changed in relation to the evolving threat of communism in Asia and the global trend towards anti-colonialism …
28/04/25
Duncan Ma The Making of Cold War Hong Kong: A Trans-national Cultural Geography Study of the Kai Tak Airport, 1945–1998
Duncan Ma’s research examines the formation of Cold War Hong Kong through the lens of Kai Tak …
15/04/25
Imperial Graduates: Mapping Hong Kong’s Elites’ Networks across the British Empire, 1862-1941
Ryan Iu‘s project investigates the Hong Kong Chinese and Eurasian elite in a local, transregional, and intra-imperial context. These were the alumni of either the Government Central …
15/04/25
Hong Kong to Britain: Transnational Families and Migration, c. 1950-1997
Lamia Lung’s project explores the experiences of Hong Kong diaspora in Britain from 1950 to 1997, examining the interplay between transnational family linkages, social mobility and identity construction. Hong …
15/04/25
Ambiguous Nationality: British Subjects of Chinese Descent, c.1880-1962
Phyllis Chan’s research looks at the legal nationality of people of Chinese descent born in Hong Kong. Prior to the 1960s, English common law bestowed British subjecthood (which in turn conferred nationality …
15/04/25Helena Lopes is a historian of modern China and global history. Her research focuses on the international, political, and social history of the Second World War and the early post-war period in South China, including imperialism(s), anti-imperialism, and decolonisation, as …
28/04/25Studying for a PhD with the Hong Kong History Project at the University of Bristol was one of the most rewarding decisions I’ve ever made. With the guidance of my supervisors, and through time spent with my peers at Bristol, …
28/04/25I began my PhD research at the University of Bristol in September 2015, coinciding with the formation of the Hong Kong History Project – the forerunner of the Hong Kong History Centre. With the growth of the Project, the number …
28/04/25The Hong Kong History Project played a pivotal role in shaping my career. I am immensely grateful for the generous studentship that supported my studies from 2016 to 2020, which enabled me to pursue my research on Hong Kong history. …
28/04/25I joined the the Hong Kong History Project (HKHP) as its second PhD studentship recipient. The project provided me with everything I needed to embrace the process of learning, failing, and radiating professionally and personally. I was able to broaden …
28/04/25Governing Youth in post-WWII Hong Kong, 1945-1970s
Tracy Leung‘s research examines how the colonial government’s strategy in the management of youth changed in relation to the evolving threat of communism in Asia and the global trend towards anti-colonialism …
28/04/25Duncan Ma The Making of Cold War Hong Kong: A Trans-national Cultural Geography Study of the Kai Tak Airport, 1945–1998
Duncan Ma’s research examines the formation of Cold War Hong Kong through the lens of Kai Tak …
15/04/25Imperial Graduates: Mapping Hong Kong’s Elites’ Networks across the British Empire, 1862-1941
Ryan Iu‘s project investigates the Hong Kong Chinese and Eurasian elite in a local, transregional, and intra-imperial context. These were the alumni of either the Government Central …
15/04/25Hong Kong to Britain: Transnational Families and Migration, c. 1950-1997
Lamia Lung’s project explores the experiences of Hong Kong diaspora in Britain from 1950 to 1997, examining the interplay between transnational family linkages, social mobility and identity construction. Hong …
15/04/25Ambiguous Nationality: British Subjects of Chinese Descent, c.1880-1962
Phyllis Chan’s research looks at the legal nationality of people of Chinese descent born in Hong Kong. Prior to the 1960s, English common law bestowed British subjecthood (which in turn conferred nationality …
15/04/25