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Year<\/th>Project Title<\/th>Principal Investigator<\/th>Grant (HK$)<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>

2025\/26<\/p><\/td>

In the Perspective of Recorder: A Research on the Authoring and Recording of Ancient Chinese Etiquette Texts<\/p><\/td>

Dr LEE Lok \uff2dan<\/p><\/td>

$452,165<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2024\/25<\/p><\/td>

The Construction of Literary Thought and Cultural Ideology: An Analysis of Stephen Soong's Cultural Activities and Networks in Hong Kong (1951\u20131996) in the Cold War Context<\/p><\/td>

Dr Rebecca LEUNG Mo Ling<\/p><\/td>

$271,390<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2024\/25<\/p><\/td>

Study on the Relationship between Tonal Prosody and Lyricism of Ci Poetry: Focusing on Li\u01d4 Y\u01d2ng, Zh\u014du B\u0101ngy\u00e0n, Ji\u0101ng Ku\u00ed, Zh\u0101ng Y\u00e1n<\/p><\/td>

Dr Gary TSANG Chi Chung<\/p><\/td>

$631,220<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2024\/25<\/p><\/td>

Reporting on environmental protests in Vietnam: Critical Journalism in an Authoritarian One-Party Regime<\/p><\/td>

Dr Stephan ORTMANN<\/p><\/td>

$502,651<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2024\/25<\/p><\/td>

Echoes of the Past: Reconstructing Vanished Soundscapes in Hong Kong through Archaeoacoustics<\/p><\/td>

Dr Issac HUI Tak Cheung<\/p><\/td>

$929,820<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2024\/25<\/p><\/td>

Chinese Anthropocene Science Fiction as a Contact Zone<\/p><\/td>

Dr YU Xuying<\/p><\/td>

$242,788<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2024\/25<\/p><\/td>

China's Role and Social Power in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)<\/p><\/td>

Dr Emilie TRAN SAUTEDE<\/p><\/td>

$693,550<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2023\/24<\/p><\/td>

The role of active and passive attentional capture in the attentional boost effect<\/p><\/td>

Dr Ricky AU Kwok Cheong<\/p><\/td>

$615,120<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2023\/24<\/p><\/td>

The Casual Official and the Tang Minister: A Study of the Reception of Yuan Jie and His Literature<\/p><\/td>

Dr WONG Chi Hung<\/p><\/td>

$341,540<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2023\/24<\/p><\/td>

\u201cShanghai fever\u201d: Japanese travel writers and modern Chinese writers in the 1920s<\/p><\/td>

Dr Christine LO Man Chi<\/p><\/td>

$415,250<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2023\/24<\/p><\/td>

From Transformation to Empowerment: A Study of Heritage Tourism in Four Asian Tigers and Its Implications<\/p><\/td>

Dr LIEW Kai Khiun<\/p><\/td>

$646,745<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2023\/24<\/p><\/td>

Fable of the Bees in Our Time: An Inquiry to Recover Assets and Values of Waste Pickers in Hong Kong<\/p><\/td>

Dr CHAN Wai Yin<\/p><\/td>

$491,610<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2022\/23<\/p><\/td>

Life course trajectories of drug treatment among middle-aged and older people who use heroin in Hong Kong<\/p><\/td>

Dr CHAN Wai Leung<\/p><\/td>

$567,543<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2022\/23<\/p><\/td>

Ekphrasis in Hong Kong Poetry in English: Late 1970s to Early 2020s<\/p><\/td>

Professor Amy LEE Wai Sum<\/p><\/td>

$694,470<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2022\/23<\/p><\/td>

Biophilic Sense and Sensibility: Exploring Human-Animal Coexistence in Contemporary Environmental Literature<\/p><\/td>

Dr Charlie NG Chak Kwan<\/p><\/td>

$271,500<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2021\/22<\/p><\/td>

XR MALL: Developing learners' interpreting and public speaking skills via an extended reality app<\/p><\/td>

Dr Venus CHAN Wing Man<\/p><\/td>

$794,099<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2021\/22<\/p><\/td>

The waste trade and the informal street economy: Negotiating identity, value, and social integration among Pakistani migrants in Hong Kong<\/p><\/td>

Dr Terence SHUM Chun Tat <\/p><\/td>

$719,874<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2021\/22<\/p><\/td>

The boomerang effect in anti-drug advertisements in Hong Kong<\/p><\/td>

Dr CHENG Shing <\/p><\/td>

$502,075<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2021\/22<\/p><\/td>

Depression in high ability adolescents: A cross-cultural study<\/p><\/td>

Dr Sara LI Tze Kwan<\/p><\/td>

$1,149,824<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2020\/21<\/td>Transitions across productive engagement patterns in late adulthood: Antecedents and consequences<\/td>

Dr Amy CHEUNG Ho Nam<\/p><\/td>

$954,370<\/td><\/tr>
2020\/21<\/td>Tian Han, the Le Midi Movement, and the Cultural Salon in 1920s Shanghai: Bohemianism and Transcultural Modernity<\/td>Dr Christine LO Man Chi<\/td>$445,150<\/td><\/tr>
2019\/20<\/td>The Motives of Intergenerational Transfers in China<\/td>Dr Thomas CHAN Kwok Ho<\/td>$511,850<\/td><\/tr>
2019\/20<\/td>Escaping Prestige: The Transmedia Aesthetics of Gao Xingjian's Post-Nobel Works<\/td>Mr Michael CHEUK Ka Chi<\/td>$638,350<\/td><\/tr>
2019\/20<\/td>Guiding Emotion: Constructing New Approach for Design Studies<\/td>Dr HO Amic Garfield<\/td>$596,663<\/td><\/tr>
2019\/20<\/td>Food and music: negotiating diasporic culture, identity and integration among South Asians in Hong Kong<\/td>Dr Terence SHUM Chun Tat<\/td>$690,698<\/td><\/tr>
2019\/20<\/td>Study of Ci Annotation in Republican China (1911-1949)<\/td>Dr Gary TSANG Chi Chung<\/td>$310,020<\/td><\/tr>
2018\/19<\/td>Creativity in Popular Music: A Study of Music-making Practices in the Busking Scene and the YouTube Scene<\/td>Dr Vicky HO Wing Ki<\/td>$524,960<\/td><\/tr>
2018\/19<\/td>Traditionalism, Regime Support and Democratic Legitimacy in Hong Kong<\/td>Dr LAM Wai Man<\/td>$968,400<\/td><\/tr>
2017\/18<\/td>

Study of Daren (1970-1973) and Dacheng (1973-1995) and a Discourse on Post-War Hong Kong Culture<\/p><\/td>

Dr HUNG Chi Kum<\/td>$446,300<\/td><\/tr>
2017\/18<\/td>Shaping and Being Shaped by Multiple Cultural Fields: An Analysis of Newspaper Coverage of Eileen Chang in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan<\/td>Dr Rebecca LEUNG Mo Ling<\/td>$496,900<\/td><\/tr>
2017\/18<\/td>A Study of Edo Annotated Editions of Du Fu's Eight-line Regulated Verse<\/td>Dr WONG Chi Hung<\/td>$443,577<\/td><\/tr>
2017\/18<\/td>Fevers of National Learning in 20th Century China : Post-enlightenment Phenomena<\/td>Dr YU Xuying<\/td>$200,200<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n <\/div>
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Year<\/th>Project Title<\/th>Principal Investigator<\/th>Funding Scheme<\/th>Grant (HK$)<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>

2025\/26<\/p><\/td>

Aging, Subjectivity and Culture: Existential Psychological Issues of Chinese Seniors Living in Hong Kong <\/p><\/td>

Professor Eva MAN Kit Wah; Dr Shine HO Man Yee (Co-investigator); Dr Terence SHUM Chun Tat (Co-investigator)<\/p><\/td>

Inter-Institutional Development Scheme<\/p><\/td>

$331,668<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2024\/25<\/p><\/td>

Assessing the Integration of Retirees into the Professional Gig Economy: Addressing Talent Shortages and Enhancing Well-being in Hong Kong<\/p><\/td>

Dr Raymond Kwong Wai Man<\/p><\/td>

Public Policy Research Funding Scheme<\/p><\/td>

$619,804<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2023\/24<\/p><\/td>

Exploring New Frontiers in Y\u014fnhaengnok Studies: Unveiling the Spatial and Visual Dimensions of Qing-Chos\u014fn Relations<\/p><\/td>

Dr LAW Lok Yin<\/p><\/td>

AKS Korean Studies Grant<\/p><\/td>

$87,375.26<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2023\/24<\/p><\/td>

Bridging Art and Design with Technology: Explore the New Possibilities in Creativity<\/p><\/td>

Dr Amic Garfield HO<\/p><\/td>

Inter-Institutional Development Scheme<\/p><\/td>

$589,533<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2023\/24<\/p><\/td>

A Study of Libretti Excerpts Translation of Cantonese Opera: Prospective Knowledge Transfer<\/p><\/td>

Dr Kelly CHAN Kar Yue<\/p><\/td>

RGC Research Matching Grant Scheme<\/p><\/td>

$2,250,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2022\/23<\/p><\/td>

Virtual Reality-based Driving Training System<\/p><\/td>

Dr William LAI Chi Fu<\/p><\/td>

Smart Traffic Fund<\/p><\/td>

$3,820,680<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2022\/23<\/p><\/td>

Translation Technology Learning in Metaverse<\/p><\/td>

Dr Venus CHAN Wing Man<\/p><\/td>

RGC Research Matching Grant Scheme<\/p><\/td>

$1,517,624<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2022\/23<\/p><\/td>

Teaching and Learning in Digital Humanities: A Study of Enhancing the Experiences of Chinese Literature and Culture through Interactive Installations for Immersive Space<\/p><\/td>

Dr Rebecca LEUNG Mo Ling<\/p><\/td>

RGC Research Matching Grant Scheme<\/p><\/td>

$3,005,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2022\/23<\/p><\/td>

Reappearance and inheritance of Chos\u014fn dynasty's traditional arts and cultural heritage in contemporary times<\/p><\/td>

Dr LIEW Kai Khiun<\/p><\/td>

RGC Research Matching Grant Scheme<\/p><\/td>

$108,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2022\/23<\/p><\/td>

Chinese Mythology in the Digital Age<\/p><\/td>

Dr Kaby KUNG Wing Sze<\/p><\/td>

RGC Research Matching Grant Scheme<\/p><\/td>

$1,057,464<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2022\/23<\/p><\/td>

A longitudinal study of the impact of adverse housing conditions on the development of children living in subdivided units in Hong Kong: A mixed-method analysis<\/p><\/td>

Professor Charles KWONG Che Leung<\/p><\/td>

RGC Research Matching Grant Scheme<\/p><\/td>

$1,455,934<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2021\/22<\/p><\/td>

Preliminary Study of VR Driving School \u2013 Digital Twins Creation<\/p><\/td>

Dr William LAI Chi Fu<\/p><\/td>

RGC Research Matching Grant Scheme<\/p><\/td>

$347,025<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2020\/21<\/td>Pathways to Desistance: A Qualitative Study of Young Ex-drug users in Hong Kong<\/td>Dr Grace AU Wing Yan (Co-investigator)<\/td>\tBeat Drugs Fund<\/td>$809,309<\/td><\/tr>
2020\/21<\/td>Innovating and Inheriting Cantonese Opera Singing Styles and Schools: 1930s \u2013 1970s<\/td>Dr Kelly CHAN Kar Yue<\/td>RGC Research Matching Grant Scheme<\/td>$300,000<\/td><\/tr>
2020\/21<\/td>From Lingnan Folk to Hong Kong Intangible Cultural Heritage: Theory and Practice<\/td>Dr LAW Lok Yin<\/td>Intangible Cultural Heritage Funding Scheme<\/td>$775,000<\/td><\/tr>
2020\/21<\/td>Towards a multicultural active ageing policy: a qualitative study of quality of life among South Asian older adults in Hong Kong<\/td>Dr Terence SHUM Chun Tat<\/td>Public Policy Research Funding Scheme<\/td>$357,159<\/td><\/tr>
2020\/21<\/td>The Research and Development of a Virtual Training Set for Metro Operation and Maintenance<\/td>Dr William LAI Chi Fu<\/td>RGC Research Matching Grant Scheme<\/td>$1,934,765<\/td><\/tr>
2019\/20<\/td>Enriching the Hong Kong Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage<\/td>Dr LAW Lok Yin<\/td>Intangible Cultural Heritage Funding Scheme<\/td>$503,800<\/td><\/tr>
2019\/20<\/td>Acquisition of translation technology skills through blended learning<\/td>Dr Venus CHAN Wing Man<\/td>RGC Research Matching Grant Scheme<\/td>$4,480,128<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n <\/div>
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