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Welcome to Global Hong Kong Studies @ University of California
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What is “Global Hong Kong Studies”?

As a field of knowledge, Global Hong Kong Studies seeks to understand the global connections and contexts of Hong Kong’s past and present as well as its theoretical and disciplinary relevance. It goes beyond conventional area studies’ approach to a particular place, country or region defined by geographical and jurisdictional boundaries…
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Global Hong Kong Symposium

This symposium series brings together scholars and researchers to discuss current or historical issues pertaining to Global Hong Kong.

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Seminar Series

Through intensive and in-depth discussion-oriented seminars, we explore the fundamental question: “What is Hong Kong?” Photo: Benson Tsang

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Book & Journalism Talk

The talks in this series showcase the latest scholarly, non-fiction and journalistic publications on Hong Kong.

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Film, Art and Multi-media forum

Art has been called the avenue to the highest knowledge available to humans, a kind of knowledge impossible of attainment by any other means.

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