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Introducing Hong Kong History Research

Introducing ‘Decolonising Britishness? The 1981 British Nationality Act and the Identity Crisis of Hong Kong Elites’

Today we are introducing an article ‘Decolonising Britishness? The 1981 British Nationality Act and the Identity Crisis of Hong Kong Elites’ by Chi-kwan Mark, Royal Holloway.
The introduction and passage of the 1981 Nationality Act coincided with discussions on the


Introducing Hong Kong History Research

Introducing ‘Identity pride and exclusiveness: cross-border craftsmanship and Chinese tailors in post-war Hong Kong, 1945-1970’

Today we are introducing an article ‘Identity pride and exclusiveness: cross-border craftsmanship and Chinese tailors in post-war Hong Kong, 1945-1970’ by Katon Lee.

The tailoring industry is one of the traditional trades in Hong Kong, and “Shanghai tailoring” is one


Introducing Hong Kong History Research

Introducing ‘The Making of Contentious Political Space: The Transformation of Hong Kong’s Victoria Park’

Today we are introducing an article ‘The Making of Contentious Political Space: The Transformation of Hong Kong’s Victoria Park’ by Chi Kwok and Ngai Keung Chan.
Opened in 1967, Victoria Park in Hong Kong was initially planned by the British


Introducing Hong Kong History Research

Introducing ‘Stamping “Imagination and Sensibility”: Objects, Culture, and Governance in Late Colonial Hong Kong’

Today we are introducing an article ‘Stamping “Imagination and Sensibility”: Objects, Culture, and Governance in Late Colonial Hong Kong’, by Allan T. F. Pang, University of Cambridge.
In August 1970, a quarrel about pigs arose between the Foreign and Commonwealth


Introducing Hong Kong History Research

Introducing ‘Disseminating and Containing Communist Propaganda to Overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia through Hong Kong, the Cold War Pivot, 1949–1960’

Today we are introducing an article ‘Disseminating and Containing Communist Propaganda to Overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia through Hong Kong, the Cold War Pivot, 1949–1960’ by Florence Mok, Department of History, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

During the Cold War, Hong


Quarterly Round-up

News Round-up Spring 2023

Welcome to the first of the Hong Kong History Centre’s quarterly round-ups. 

We have had a busy first quarter here in Bristol. First, and most importantly we have welcome to Bristol Professor Ray Yep, our new Centre Research Director,


Opportunities

Job opening: Project Archivist

Closing date: 10 May 2023

We are seeking to recruit a Project Archivist who will support the work of the Hong Kong History Centre, and the development of the Hong Kong Historical Archives. The post holder will have a particular …


Opportunities

Job opening: Senior Research Administrator

Job opening: Senior Research Administrator

Closing date: 14 March 2023 We are seeking to recruit a Senior Research Administrator for the Hong Kong History Centre. The role is to provide administration and research support for the activities of the Centre’s …


Studentships

Coming soon: Hong Kong History Centre / 香港史研究中心即將成立

好消息 -布里斯托大學將設立全球首個香港史研究中心!

布大的香港歷史研究計劃致力推動香港歷史研究,於過去七年,我們籌辦及支援了數個於香港、英國及加拿大舉辦的學術研討會,亦積極與國際學人交流;計劃同時贊助及支持了七位博士生及四位博士後研究員的研究工作。我們的成員及畢業生發表了多篇學術論文,也出版了兩本專著,而另有兩本專著及多項研究成果即將面世。他們分別在英國、香港等地就職,擔任博士後研究員、講師、及助理教授等職位。

未來數月,我們將埋首設立香港史研究中心。中心將會繼承香港歷史研究計劃的使命,同時開展新項目,致力與國際學人及機構攜手合作,為香港史研究帶來更多的貢獻。中心的首屆博士生已開展了他們的研究,我們亦開始了中心數個新職位的招聘工作,以支援中心的新發展。

若想緊貼中心最新動態,請留意我們的社交媒體 - 我們將會在此網頁、Facebook 及Twitter發佈更多新消息!

Coming soon …

Across the next few months we are working on the formal establishment of the world’s first Hong Kong History Centre, here at the University of Bristol. Building on the …


Historiography

Guest blog: Kwong Chi Man on the Battle of Hong Kong spatial history platform

Dr. Kwong Chi Man is an associate professor in the history department of Hong Kong Baptist University. He specializes in the military and naval history of modern East Asia, particularly from the Sino-Japanese War (1894–95) to the 1970s. He has


Today we are introducing an article ‘Decolonising Britishness? The 1981 British Nationality Act and the Identity Crisis of Hong Kong Elites’ by Chi-kwan Mark, Royal Holloway.
The introduction and passage of the 1981 Nationality Act coincided with discussions on the


Today we are introducing an article ‘Identity pride and exclusiveness: cross-border craftsmanship and Chinese tailors in post-war Hong Kong, 1945-1970’ by Katon Lee.

The tailoring industry is one of the traditional trades in Hong Kong, and “Shanghai tailoring” is one


Today we are introducing an article ‘The Making of Contentious Political Space: The Transformation of Hong Kong’s Victoria Park’ by Chi Kwok and Ngai Keung Chan.
Opened in 1967, Victoria Park in Hong Kong was initially planned by the British


Today we are introducing an article ‘Stamping “Imagination and Sensibility”: Objects, Culture, and Governance in Late Colonial Hong Kong’, by Allan T. F. Pang, University of Cambridge.
In August 1970, a quarrel about pigs arose between the Foreign and Commonwealth


Today we are introducing an article ‘Disseminating and Containing Communist Propaganda to Overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia through Hong Kong, the Cold War Pivot, 1949–1960’ by Florence Mok, Department of History, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

During the Cold War, Hong


Welcome to the first of the Hong Kong History Centre’s quarterly round-ups. 

We have had a busy first quarter here in Bristol. First, and most importantly we have welcome to Bristol Professor Ray Yep, our new Centre Research Director,


Closing date: 10 May 2023

We are seeking to recruit a Project Archivist who will support the work of the Hong Kong History Centre, and the development of the Hong Kong Historical Archives. The post holder will have a particular …


Job opening: Senior Research Administrator

Closing date: 14 March 2023 We are seeking to recruit a Senior Research Administrator for the Hong Kong History Centre. The role is to provide administration and research support for the activities of the Centre’s …


好消息 -布里斯托大學將設立全球首個香港史研究中心!

布大的香港歷史研究計劃致力推動香港歷史研究,於過去七年,我們籌辦及支援了數個於香港、英國及加拿大舉辦的學術研討會,亦積極與國際學人交流;計劃同時贊助及支持了七位博士生及四位博士後研究員的研究工作。我們的成員及畢業生發表了多篇學術論文,也出版了兩本專著,而另有兩本專著及多項研究成果即將面世。他們分別在英國、香港等地就職,擔任博士後研究員、講師、及助理教授等職位。

未來數月,我們將埋首設立香港史研究中心。中心將會繼承香港歷史研究計劃的使命,同時開展新項目,致力與國際學人及機構攜手合作,為香港史研究帶來更多的貢獻。中心的首屆博士生已開展了他們的研究,我們亦開始了中心數個新職位的招聘工作,以支援中心的新發展。

若想緊貼中心最新動態,請留意我們的社交媒體 - 我們將會在此網頁、Facebook 及Twitter發佈更多新消息!

Coming soon …

Across the next few months we are working on the formal establishment of the world’s first Hong Kong History Centre, here at the University of Bristol. Building on the …


Dr. Kwong Chi Man is an associate professor in the history department of Hong Kong Baptist University. He specializes in the military and naval history of modern East Asia, particularly from the Sino-Japanese War (1894–95) to the 1970s. He has