- New Book by Dr Ian Morley
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British Provincial Civic Design and the Building of Late-Victorian and Edwardian Cities, 1880-1914
(Mellen Press)
Author: Dr Ian Morley
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- M.A. Scholarship Awardees, 2007-08
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We are pleased to announce that Mr. Kwok Shu Wai Stewart and Mrs. Chih Wong Ming Chu Pearl, obtaining the highest GPA in their first year of study (2007-08), are the awardees of the M.A. Scholarship this year.
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- Congratulations to Dr. SIU Kam Wah Joseph.
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Congratulations to Dr. Siu, the proud dad of SIU Tat Yee, Daniel.
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- Congratulations to Dr. Kiyoko YAMAGUCHI.
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Dr. YAMAGUCHI has got married on 9 February, 2008 in Belgium. Sending here our best wishes to the bride!
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- New Book by Professor TANG Chung
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The Origin of Jades in East Asia: Jades of the Xinglongwa Culture
(Centre for Chinese Archaeology and Art, The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Author: Professor TANG Chung et.al. (eds)
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- Congratulations to Professor LEUNG Yuen Sang
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Congratulations to Professor LEUNG Yuen Sang to have secured an RGC Competitive Earmarked Research Grant in his research on the Finding Fong Foo Sec (Kuang Fuzhuo, 1869-1938): An Investigation of the Man and His Transnational and Translational Experiences..
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- Congratulations to Professor Billy SO Kee Long
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Congratulations to Professor Billy SO Kee Long to have secured an RGC CERG Grant in his research on the Beijing in Transition: A Historical GIS Study of Urban Cultures, 1912-1937 (燕京思遷錄:民國時期北京都市文化的歷史地理信息研究).
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- Congratulations to Professor Billy SO Kee Long
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It is our pleasure to announce that the project of “A GIS and Institutional Economic Study of the Cotton Textile Economy in the Songjiangfu (松江府) Region During the Eighteenth Century” headed by Professor Billy SO Kee Long has been supported by the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation a research fund of USD85,000 for two years. Prof. So, the principal investigator of the project, will work with the Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica in Taiwan and the Department of Geography and Resource Management of the CUHK.
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- Congratulations to Professor CHU Hung Lam
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Congratulations to Professor CHU Hung Lam to have secured an RGC CERG Grant in his research on The Yao wars and state control over Guangdong and Guangxi in Ming China.
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- Congratulations to Professor
CHOI Chi-cheung.
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It is our pleasure to announce that the project of “Communities in Boundaries: Comparative Studies on History, Culture and Regional Networks of Overseas Chinese’s Hometowns in South China” headed by Professor CHOI Chi-cheung has been supported by the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation a research fund of HK$780,000. Professor Choi, principal investigator of the project, will work with the SunYat-senUniversity in Guangzhou, and the HKUST.
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- M.A. Scholarship Awardees, 2006-07
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We are pleased to announce that Mr. Kam Kok Keung and Ms. Helen Lam, obtaining the highest GPA in their first year of study (2006-07), are the awardees of the M.A. Scholarship this year. |
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- New Book by Professor YIP Hon Ming
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Indexes of the Dianshizhai Pictorial
(The Commercial Press (H.K.) Ltd.)
Author: Professor YIP Hon Ming
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- Donation from Tung Wah Group of Hospitals
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The Centre for Comparative and Public History is delighted to receive a generous donation of HK$2.3 millions from the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals. The donation is dedicated to support a two-year research project on "History and Development of TWGHs"
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- New Book by Professor LEUNG Yuen Sang
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The Legitimation of New Orders:
Case Studies in World History
(The Chinese University Press 2007)
Author: Professor LEUNG Yuen Sang
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- New Book by Professor David FAURE
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Emperor and Ancestor
State and Lineage in South China
(Stanford University Press 2007)
Author: Professor David Faure
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- Congratulations to Dr. Thomas BROPHY.
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Congratulations on the birth of Dr. Thomas Brophy's baby boy!
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- Congratulations to Professor David FAURE.
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A piece of good news for the new year. Its now official that the History Department's "West River Project" headed by Professor David Faure has been awarded a sum of $3.4 million for three years. The team will work together with Zhongshan Daxue (Sun Yatsen University) in Guangzhou and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology with Professor Faure as Principal Investigator. [ Details ... ] |
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- Congratulations to Professor LAI Ming Chiu.
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Congratulations to Professor Ming-chiu Lai to have secured an RGC Earmarked Grant in his research on the Social Control in the Han Dynasty (206 BC – AD 220). This is his second RGC Earmarked Grant within six years.
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- Prof. YU Ying-shih Named Senior Distinguished Scholar at John W.Kluge Center
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The Library of Congress of the United States has named Prof. Yu Ying-shih, who is widely respected throughout the Chinese-speaking world for his work on the history of Chinese philosophy, as a senior distinguished scholar in the John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress. Prof. Yu will pursue his interest in Chinese history, culture and philosophy.
Born in Anhui Province, China, Prof. Yu graduated from New Asia College of The Chinese University of Hong Kong and received his doctorate in history from Harvard University in 1962. He has had a distinguished career as a researcher, historian and teacher at Harvard, Yale, the University of Michigan and The Chinese University of Hong Kong. At the time of his retirement in 2001, he was Gordon Wu Professor of Chinese Studies and professor of history and East Asian studies at Princeton Univeristy. |
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- Donation from Lee Hysan Foundation
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The Department is delighted to receive a generous donation of HK$750,000 from the Lee Hysan Foundation to support a history PhD student during his/her normative study period from 2007-08 onwards. All applicants for the full-time Ph.D. Programme in History will be automatically considered for the award. Successful candidate will be notified later. |
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- Donation from Lee Hysan Foundation
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The Department and the Centre for Comparative and Public History are delighted to receive a generous donation of HK$420,000 over a period of three years to support the Outstanding Mainland PhD Young Scholars Exchange Scheme. The Scheme will start from 2006-07 onwards. |
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- Donation from Tung Wah Group of Hospitals
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| The Centre for Comparative and Public History is delighted to receive a generous donation of HK$3 millions from the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals. The donation is dedicated to support the two-year research project on "Archives of the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals". |
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