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SUMMARY:Heritage\, Eviction\, and the Politics of Commerce in Bangkok
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACT				\n				\n							\n						\n				\n									As a Western foothold at the southern tip of China\, Hong Kong has played a crucial role as China’s interface with the rest of the world since the nineteenth century. The appeal of Hong Kong must be understood within a broader regional and national context. While a jurisdictional boundary separates Hong Kong from mainland China\, its currency highlights the city’s unique status while simultaneously linking China to the global economy. Originally a “local currency” authorized by the colonial regime\, the Hong Kong dollar has seen its circulation expand beyond the city’s borders\, first into the neighboring region and then deeper into Chinese territories. Central to the circulation of the Hong Kong dollar is its role in mediating China’s exchanges with capital markets worldwide against a shifting geopolitical backdrop. Geopolitical dynamics and economic forces have shifted the linkage of Hong Kong’s currency from silver to the pound sterling\, and then to the US dollar. Despite these challenges\, the creditworthiness of the Hong Kong dollar and its relative appeal in China have persisted. The role of the Hong Kong dollar as a mediator for China in global capitalism underscores Hong Kong’s evolution into a cosmopolitan nexus and its enduring significance in the face of new geopolitical configurations. 								\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE SPEAKER				\n				\n				\n				\n									John D. Wong is Associate Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Professor in the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences at The University of Hong Kong. John D. Wong’s research focuses on the flow of people\, goods\, capital and ideas. With a particular interest in Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta/Greater Bay Area\, he explores how such flows connected the region to the Chinese political center in the north as well as their maritime partners in the South China Sea and beyond. Studying the China trade in the context of early-nineteenth-century global exchange\, his first monograph— Global Trade in the Nineteenth Century: The House of Houqua and the Canton System (Cambridge University Press\, 2016; Chinese edition\, HKU Press\, 2025)—demonstrates how China trade partners sustained their economic exchange on a global scale long before Western imperialism ushered in the era of globalization in a Eurocentric modern world.  In Hong Kong Takes Flight: Commercial Aviation and the Making of a Global Hub (Harvard\, 2022; Chinese edition\, HKU Press\, 2023)\, John explores the development of commercial aviation in Hong Kong as the city grew into a powerful economy after WWII.  By not accepting Hong Kong’s development into a regional and global hub as preordained\, this study aims to describe globalization and global networks in the making. 								\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE SERIES				\n				\n				\n				\n									This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this webinar\, would be interested in giving a talk\, or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk). Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/heritage-eviction-and-the-politics-of-commerce-in-bangkok/
LOCATION:Room 201\, 2/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\, or Via Zoom\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:IHSS
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230221T123000
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SUMMARY:War and the Origins of Chinese Civilization
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACT				\n				\n				\n				\n									As a Western foothold at the southern tip of China\, Hong Kong has played a crucial role as China’s interface with the rest of the world since the nineteenth century. The appeal of Hong Kong must be understood within a broader regional and national context. While a jurisdictional boundary separates Hong Kong from mainland China\, its currency highlights the city’s unique status while simultaneously linking China to the global economy. Originally a “local currency” authorized by the colonial regime\, the Hong Kong dollar has seen its circulation expand beyond the city’s borders\, first into the neighboring region and then deeper into Chinese territories. Central to the circulation of the Hong Kong dollar is its role in mediating China’s exchanges with capital markets worldwide against a shifting geopolitical backdrop. Geopolitical dynamics and economic forces have shifted the linkage of Hong Kong’s currency from silver to the pound sterling\, and then to the US dollar. Despite these challenges\, the creditworthiness of the Hong Kong dollar and its relative appeal in China have persisted. The role of the Hong Kong dollar as a mediator for China in global capitalism underscores Hong Kong’s evolution into a cosmopolitan nexus and its enduring significance in the face of new geopolitical configurations. 								\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE SPEAKER				\n				\n				\n				\n									John D. Wong is Associate Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Professor in the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences at The University of Hong Kong. John D. Wong’s research focuses on the flow of people\, goods\, capital and ideas. With a particular interest in Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta/Greater Bay Area\, he explores how such flows connected the region to the Chinese political center in the north as well as their maritime partners in the South China Sea and beyond. Studying the China trade in the context of early-nineteenth-century global exchange\, his first monograph— Global Trade in the Nineteenth Century: The House of Houqua and the Canton System (Cambridge University Press\, 2016; Chinese edition\, HKU Press\, 2025)—demonstrates how China trade partners sustained their economic exchange on a global scale long before Western imperialism ushered in the era of globalization in a Eurocentric modern world.  In Hong Kong Takes Flight: Commercial Aviation and the Making of a Global Hub (Harvard\, 2022; Chinese edition\, HKU Press\, 2023)\, John explores the development of commercial aviation in Hong Kong as the city grew into a powerful economy after WWII.  By not accepting Hong Kong’s development into a regional and global hub as preordained\, this study aims to describe globalization and global networks in the making. 								\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE SERIES				\n				\n				\n				\n									This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this webinar\, would be interested in giving a talk\, or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk). Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/war-and-the-origins-of-chinese-civilization-2/
LOCATION:Room 201\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\, or Via Zoom
CATEGORIES:IHSS
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230209T160000
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SUMMARY:How Fangyan became Dialects: Language Politics\, Identity and Power in China\, 1900-Today
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACT				\n				\n				\n				\n									As a Western foothold at the southern tip of China\, Hong Kong has played a crucial role as China’s interface with the rest of the world since the nineteenth century. The appeal of Hong Kong must be understood within a broader regional and national context. While a jurisdictional boundary separates Hong Kong from mainland China\, its currency highlights the city’s unique status while simultaneously linking China to the global economy. Originally a “local currency” authorized by the colonial regime\, the Hong Kong dollar has seen its circulation expand beyond the city’s borders\, first into the neighboring region and then deeper into Chinese territories. Central to the circulation of the Hong Kong dollar is its role in mediating China’s exchanges with capital markets worldwide against a shifting geopolitical backdrop. Geopolitical dynamics and economic forces have shifted the linkage of Hong Kong’s currency from silver to the pound sterling\, and then to the US dollar. Despite these challenges\, the creditworthiness of the Hong Kong dollar and its relative appeal in China have persisted. The role of the Hong Kong dollar as a mediator for China in global capitalism underscores Hong Kong’s evolution into a cosmopolitan nexus and its enduring significance in the face of new geopolitical configurations. 								\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE SPEAKER				\n				\n				\n				\n									John D. Wong is Associate Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Professor in the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences at The University of Hong Kong. John D. Wong’s research focuses on the flow of people\, goods\, capital and ideas. With a particular interest in Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta/Greater Bay Area\, he explores how such flows connected the region to the Chinese political center in the north as well as their maritime partners in the South China Sea and beyond. Studying the China trade in the context of early-nineteenth-century global exchange\, his first monograph— Global Trade in the Nineteenth Century: The House of Houqua and the Canton System (Cambridge University Press\, 2016; Chinese edition\, HKU Press\, 2025)—demonstrates how China trade partners sustained their economic exchange on a global scale long before Western imperialism ushered in the era of globalization in a Eurocentric modern world.  In Hong Kong Takes Flight: Commercial Aviation and the Making of a Global Hub (Harvard\, 2022; Chinese edition\, HKU Press\, 2023)\, John explores the development of commercial aviation in Hong Kong as the city grew into a powerful economy after WWII.  By not accepting Hong Kong’s development into a regional and global hub as preordained\, this study aims to describe globalization and global networks in the making. 								\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE SERIES				\n				\n				\n				\n									This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this webinar\, would be interested in giving a talk\, or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk). Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/how-fangyan-became-dialects-language-politics-identity-and-power-in-china-1900-today/
LOCATION:Room 201\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\, or Via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Others
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230202T123000
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DTSTAMP:20261110T012043
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SUMMARY:Fairchildren and Factory Girls: Gender\, Family\, and Space in the Singapore Electronics Industry
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACT				\n				\n				\n				\n									As a Western foothold at the southern tip of China\, Hong Kong has played a crucial role as China’s interface with the rest of the world since the nineteenth century. The appeal of Hong Kong must be understood within a broader regional and national context. While a jurisdictional boundary separates Hong Kong from mainland China\, its currency highlights the city’s unique status while simultaneously linking China to the global economy. Originally a “local currency” authorized by the colonial regime\, the Hong Kong dollar has seen its circulation expand beyond the city’s borders\, first into the neighboring region and then deeper into Chinese territories. Central to the circulation of the Hong Kong dollar is its role in mediating China’s exchanges with capital markets worldwide against a shifting geopolitical backdrop. Geopolitical dynamics and economic forces have shifted the linkage of Hong Kong’s currency from silver to the pound sterling\, and then to the US dollar. Despite these challenges\, the creditworthiness of the Hong Kong dollar and its relative appeal in China have persisted. The role of the Hong Kong dollar as a mediator for China in global capitalism underscores Hong Kong’s evolution into a cosmopolitan nexus and its enduring significance in the face of new geopolitical configurations. 								\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE SPEAKER				\n				\n				\n				\n									John D. Wong is Associate Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Professor in the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences at The University of Hong Kong. John D. Wong’s research focuses on the flow of people\, goods\, capital and ideas. With a particular interest in Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta/Greater Bay Area\, he explores how such flows connected the region to the Chinese political center in the north as well as their maritime partners in the South China Sea and beyond. Studying the China trade in the context of early-nineteenth-century global exchange\, his first monograph— Global Trade in the Nineteenth Century: The House of Houqua and the Canton System (Cambridge University Press\, 2016; Chinese edition\, HKU Press\, 2025)—demonstrates how China trade partners sustained their economic exchange on a global scale long before Western imperialism ushered in the era of globalization in a Eurocentric modern world.  In Hong Kong Takes Flight: Commercial Aviation and the Making of a Global Hub (Harvard\, 2022; Chinese edition\, HKU Press\, 2023)\, John explores the development of commercial aviation in Hong Kong as the city grew into a powerful economy after WWII.  By not accepting Hong Kong’s development into a regional and global hub as preordained\, this study aims to describe globalization and global networks in the making. 								\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE SERIES				\n				\n				\n				\n									This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this webinar\, would be interested in giving a talk\, or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk). Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/fairchildren-and-factory-girls-gender-family-and-space-in-the-singapore-electronics-industry/
LOCATION:G01\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Others
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SUMMARY:The 123 Incident: Macau\, the Cultural Revolution\, and the 1960s World
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACT				\n				\n				\n				\n									As a Western foothold at the southern tip of China\, Hong Kong has played a crucial role as China’s interface with the rest of the world since the nineteenth century. The appeal of Hong Kong must be understood within a broader regional and national context. While a jurisdictional boundary separates Hong Kong from mainland China\, its currency highlights the city’s unique status while simultaneously linking China to the global economy. Originally a “local currency” authorized by the colonial regime\, the Hong Kong dollar has seen its circulation expand beyond the city’s borders\, first into the neighboring region and then deeper into Chinese territories. Central to the circulation of the Hong Kong dollar is its role in mediating China’s exchanges with capital markets worldwide against a shifting geopolitical backdrop. Geopolitical dynamics and economic forces have shifted the linkage of Hong Kong’s currency from silver to the pound sterling\, and then to the US dollar. Despite these challenges\, the creditworthiness of the Hong Kong dollar and its relative appeal in China have persisted. The role of the Hong Kong dollar as a mediator for China in global capitalism underscores Hong Kong’s evolution into a cosmopolitan nexus and its enduring significance in the face of new geopolitical configurations. 								\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE SPEAKER				\n				\n				\n				\n									John D. Wong is Associate Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Professor in the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences at The University of Hong Kong. John D. Wong’s research focuses on the flow of people\, goods\, capital and ideas. With a particular interest in Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta/Greater Bay Area\, he explores how such flows connected the region to the Chinese political center in the north as well as their maritime partners in the South China Sea and beyond. Studying the China trade in the context of early-nineteenth-century global exchange\, his first monograph— Global Trade in the Nineteenth Century: The House of Houqua and the Canton System (Cambridge University Press\, 2016; Chinese edition\, HKU Press\, 2025)—demonstrates how China trade partners sustained their economic exchange on a global scale long before Western imperialism ushered in the era of globalization in a Eurocentric modern world.  In Hong Kong Takes Flight: Commercial Aviation and the Making of a Global Hub (Harvard\, 2022; Chinese edition\, HKU Press\, 2023)\, John explores the development of commercial aviation in Hong Kong as the city grew into a powerful economy after WWII.  By not accepting Hong Kong’s development into a regional and global hub as preordained\, this study aims to describe globalization and global networks in the making. 								\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE SERIES				\n				\n				\n				\n									This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this webinar\, would be interested in giving a talk\, or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk). Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/the-123-incident-macau-the-cultural-revolution-and-the-1960s-world/
CATEGORIES:Others
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20221206T123000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20221206T133000
DTSTAMP:20261110T012043
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SUMMARY:Negotiating Chinese Christianity: South China Anglicans\, 1849 – 1951
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACT				\n				\n				\n				\n									As a Western foothold at the southern tip of China\, Hong Kong has played a crucial role as China’s interface with the rest of the world since the nineteenth century. The appeal of Hong Kong must be understood within a broader regional and national context. While a jurisdictional boundary separates Hong Kong from mainland China\, its currency highlights the city’s unique status while simultaneously linking China to the global economy. Originally a “local currency” authorized by the colonial regime\, the Hong Kong dollar has seen its circulation expand beyond the city’s borders\, first into the neighboring region and then deeper into Chinese territories. Central to the circulation of the Hong Kong dollar is its role in mediating China’s exchanges with capital markets worldwide against a shifting geopolitical backdrop. Geopolitical dynamics and economic forces have shifted the linkage of Hong Kong’s currency from silver to the pound sterling\, and then to the US dollar. Despite these challenges\, the creditworthiness of the Hong Kong dollar and its relative appeal in China have persisted. The role of the Hong Kong dollar as a mediator for China in global capitalism underscores Hong Kong’s evolution into a cosmopolitan nexus and its enduring significance in the face of new geopolitical configurations. 								\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE SPEAKER				\n				\n				\n				\n									John D. Wong is Associate Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Professor in the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences at The University of Hong Kong. John D. Wong’s research focuses on the flow of people\, goods\, capital and ideas. With a particular interest in Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta/Greater Bay Area\, he explores how such flows connected the region to the Chinese political center in the north as well as their maritime partners in the South China Sea and beyond. Studying the China trade in the context of early-nineteenth-century global exchange\, his first monograph— Global Trade in the Nineteenth Century: The House of Houqua and the Canton System (Cambridge University Press\, 2016; Chinese edition\, HKU Press\, 2025)—demonstrates how China trade partners sustained their economic exchange on a global scale long before Western imperialism ushered in the era of globalization in a Eurocentric modern world.  In Hong Kong Takes Flight: Commercial Aviation and the Making of a Global Hub (Harvard\, 2022; Chinese edition\, HKU Press\, 2023)\, John explores the development of commercial aviation in Hong Kong as the city grew into a powerful economy after WWII.  By not accepting Hong Kong’s development into a regional and global hub as preordained\, this study aims to describe globalization and global networks in the making. 								\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE SERIES				\n				\n				\n				\n									This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this webinar\, would be interested in giving a talk\, or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk). Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/negotiating-chinese-christianity-south-china-anglicans-1849-1951/
CATEGORIES:IHSS
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20221124T090000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20221124T090000
DTSTAMP:20261110T012043
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SUMMARY:ORENCO and Chinese Small Hydropower in the United States
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACT				\n				\n				\n				\n									As a Western foothold at the southern tip of China\, Hong Kong has played a crucial role as China’s interface with the rest of the world since the nineteenth century. The appeal of Hong Kong must be understood within a broader regional and national context. While a jurisdictional boundary separates Hong Kong from mainland China\, its currency highlights the city’s unique status while simultaneously linking China to the global economy. Originally a “local currency” authorized by the colonial regime\, the Hong Kong dollar has seen its circulation expand beyond the city’s borders\, first into the neighboring region and then deeper into Chinese territories. Central to the circulation of the Hong Kong dollar is its role in mediating China’s exchanges with capital markets worldwide against a shifting geopolitical backdrop. Geopolitical dynamics and economic forces have shifted the linkage of Hong Kong’s currency from silver to the pound sterling\, and then to the US dollar. Despite these challenges\, the creditworthiness of the Hong Kong dollar and its relative appeal in China have persisted. The role of the Hong Kong dollar as a mediator for China in global capitalism underscores Hong Kong’s evolution into a cosmopolitan nexus and its enduring significance in the face of new geopolitical configurations. 								\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE SPEAKER				\n				\n				\n				\n									John D. Wong is Associate Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Professor in the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences at The University of Hong Kong. John D. Wong’s research focuses on the flow of people\, goods\, capital and ideas. With a particular interest in Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta/Greater Bay Area\, he explores how such flows connected the region to the Chinese political center in the north as well as their maritime partners in the South China Sea and beyond. Studying the China trade in the context of early-nineteenth-century global exchange\, his first monograph— Global Trade in the Nineteenth Century: The House of Houqua and the Canton System (Cambridge University Press\, 2016; Chinese edition\, HKU Press\, 2025)—demonstrates how China trade partners sustained their economic exchange on a global scale long before Western imperialism ushered in the era of globalization in a Eurocentric modern world.  In Hong Kong Takes Flight: Commercial Aviation and the Making of a Global Hub (Harvard\, 2022; Chinese edition\, HKU Press\, 2023)\, John explores the development of commercial aviation in Hong Kong as the city grew into a powerful economy after WWII.  By not accepting Hong Kong’s development into a regional and global hub as preordained\, this study aims to describe globalization and global networks in the making. 								\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE SERIES				\n				\n				\n				\n									This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this webinar\, would be interested in giving a talk\, or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk). Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/orenco-and-chinese-small-hydropower-in-the-united-states/
CATEGORIES:Others
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20221122T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20221122T160000
DTSTAMP:20261110T012043
CREATED:20240613T185845Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103253Z
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SUMMARY:Foreign Banks and Global Finance in Modern China: Banking on the Chinese Frontier\, 1870 – 1919 by Dr. Ghassan Moazzin Hong Kong Takes Flight: Commercial Aviation and the Making of a Global Hub\, 1930s – 1998 by Dr. John D. Wong
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACT				\n				\n				\n				\n									As a Western foothold at the southern tip of China\, Hong Kong has played a crucial role as China’s interface with the rest of the world since the nineteenth century. The appeal of Hong Kong must be understood within a broader regional and national context. While a jurisdictional boundary separates Hong Kong from mainland China\, its currency highlights the city’s unique status while simultaneously linking China to the global economy. Originally a “local currency” authorized by the colonial regime\, the Hong Kong dollar has seen its circulation expand beyond the city’s borders\, first into the neighboring region and then deeper into Chinese territories. Central to the circulation of the Hong Kong dollar is its role in mediating China’s exchanges with capital markets worldwide against a shifting geopolitical backdrop. Geopolitical dynamics and economic forces have shifted the linkage of Hong Kong’s currency from silver to the pound sterling\, and then to the US dollar. Despite these challenges\, the creditworthiness of the Hong Kong dollar and its relative appeal in China have persisted. The role of the Hong Kong dollar as a mediator for China in global capitalism underscores Hong Kong’s evolution into a cosmopolitan nexus and its enduring significance in the face of new geopolitical configurations. 								\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE SPEAKER				\n				\n				\n				\n									John D. Wong is Associate Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Professor in the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences at The University of Hong Kong. John D. Wong’s research focuses on the flow of people\, goods\, capital and ideas. With a particular interest in Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta/Greater Bay Area\, he explores how such flows connected the region to the Chinese political center in the north as well as their maritime partners in the South China Sea and beyond. Studying the China trade in the context of early-nineteenth-century global exchange\, his first monograph— Global Trade in the Nineteenth Century: The House of Houqua and the Canton System (Cambridge University Press\, 2016; Chinese edition\, HKU Press\, 2025)—demonstrates how China trade partners sustained their economic exchange on a global scale long before Western imperialism ushered in the era of globalization in a Eurocentric modern world.  In Hong Kong Takes Flight: Commercial Aviation and the Making of a Global Hub (Harvard\, 2022; Chinese edition\, HKU Press\, 2023)\, John explores the development of commercial aviation in Hong Kong as the city grew into a powerful economy after WWII.  By not accepting Hong Kong’s development into a regional and global hub as preordained\, this study aims to describe globalization and global networks in the making. 								\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE SERIES				\n				\n				\n				\n									This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this webinar\, would be interested in giving a talk\, or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk). Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/foreign-banks-and-global-finance-in-modern-china-banking-on-the-chinese-frontier-1870-1919-by-dr-ghassan-moazzin-hong-kong-takes-flight-commercial-aviation-and-the-making-of-a-global-hub/
LOCATION:G01\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:IHSS
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20221122T120000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20221122T130000
DTSTAMP:20261110T012043
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UID:83897-1669118400-1669122000@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:1619: The Iberian and Global Origins of Anglo-American Slavery
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACT				\n				\n				\n				\n									As a Western foothold at the southern tip of China\, Hong Kong has played a crucial role as China’s interface with the rest of the world since the nineteenth century. The appeal of Hong Kong must be understood within a broader regional and national context. While a jurisdictional boundary separates Hong Kong from mainland China\, its currency highlights the city’s unique status while simultaneously linking China to the global economy. Originally a “local currency” authorized by the colonial regime\, the Hong Kong dollar has seen its circulation expand beyond the city’s borders\, first into the neighboring region and then deeper into Chinese territories. Central to the circulation of the Hong Kong dollar is its role in mediating China’s exchanges with capital markets worldwide against a shifting geopolitical backdrop. Geopolitical dynamics and economic forces have shifted the linkage of Hong Kong’s currency from silver to the pound sterling\, and then to the US dollar. Despite these challenges\, the creditworthiness of the Hong Kong dollar and its relative appeal in China have persisted. The role of the Hong Kong dollar as a mediator for China in global capitalism underscores Hong Kong’s evolution into a cosmopolitan nexus and its enduring significance in the face of new geopolitical configurations. 								\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE SPEAKER				\n				\n				\n				\n									John D. Wong is Associate Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Professor in the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences at The University of Hong Kong. John D. Wong’s research focuses on the flow of people\, goods\, capital and ideas. With a particular interest in Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta/Greater Bay Area\, he explores how such flows connected the region to the Chinese political center in the north as well as their maritime partners in the South China Sea and beyond. Studying the China trade in the context of early-nineteenth-century global exchange\, his first monograph— Global Trade in the Nineteenth Century: The House of Houqua and the Canton System (Cambridge University Press\, 2016; Chinese edition\, HKU Press\, 2025)—demonstrates how China trade partners sustained their economic exchange on a global scale long before Western imperialism ushered in the era of globalization in a Eurocentric modern world.  In Hong Kong Takes Flight: Commercial Aviation and the Making of a Global Hub (Harvard\, 2022; Chinese edition\, HKU Press\, 2023)\, John explores the development of commercial aviation in Hong Kong as the city grew into a powerful economy after WWII.  By not accepting Hong Kong’s development into a regional and global hub as preordained\, this study aims to describe globalization and global networks in the making. 								\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE SERIES				\n				\n				\n				\n									This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this webinar\, would be interested in giving a talk\, or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk). Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/1619-the-iberian-and-global-origins-of-anglo-american-slavery/
CATEGORIES:IHSS
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20221025T143000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20221025T143000
DTSTAMP:20261110T012043
CREATED:20240613T222010Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103304Z
UID:83943-1666708200-1666708200@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Between Hierarchy and Patriarchy: The Duality of Chinese Bureaucracy in History
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACT				\n				\n				\n				\n									As a Western foothold at the southern tip of China\, Hong Kong has played a crucial role as China’s interface with the rest of the world since the nineteenth century. The appeal of Hong Kong must be understood within a broader regional and national context. While a jurisdictional boundary separates Hong Kong from mainland China\, its currency highlights the city’s unique status while simultaneously linking China to the global economy. Originally a “local currency” authorized by the colonial regime\, the Hong Kong dollar has seen its circulation expand beyond the city’s borders\, first into the neighboring region and then deeper into Chinese territories. Central to the circulation of the Hong Kong dollar is its role in mediating China’s exchanges with capital markets worldwide against a shifting geopolitical backdrop. Geopolitical dynamics and economic forces have shifted the linkage of Hong Kong’s currency from silver to the pound sterling\, and then to the US dollar. Despite these challenges\, the creditworthiness of the Hong Kong dollar and its relative appeal in China have persisted. The role of the Hong Kong dollar as a mediator for China in global capitalism underscores Hong Kong’s evolution into a cosmopolitan nexus and its enduring significance in the face of new geopolitical configurations. 								\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE SPEAKER				\n				\n				\n				\n									John D. Wong is Associate Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Professor in the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences at The University of Hong Kong. John D. Wong’s research focuses on the flow of people\, goods\, capital and ideas. With a particular interest in Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta/Greater Bay Area\, he explores how such flows connected the region to the Chinese political center in the north as well as their maritime partners in the South China Sea and beyond. Studying the China trade in the context of early-nineteenth-century global exchange\, his first monograph— Global Trade in the Nineteenth Century: The House of Houqua and the Canton System (Cambridge University Press\, 2016; Chinese edition\, HKU Press\, 2025)—demonstrates how China trade partners sustained their economic exchange on a global scale long before Western imperialism ushered in the era of globalization in a Eurocentric modern world.  In Hong Kong Takes Flight: Commercial Aviation and the Making of a Global Hub (Harvard\, 2022; Chinese edition\, HKU Press\, 2023)\, John explores the development of commercial aviation in Hong Kong as the city grew into a powerful economy after WWII.  By not accepting Hong Kong’s development into a regional and global hub as preordained\, this study aims to describe globalization and global networks in the making. 								\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE SERIES				\n				\n				\n				\n									This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this webinar\, would be interested in giving a talk\, or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk). Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/between-hierarchy-and-patriarchy-the-duality-of-chinese-bureaucracy-in-history/
LOCATION:Lecture Hall\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Others
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20221011T123000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20221011T133000
DTSTAMP:20261110T012043
CREATED:20240613T224944Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103305Z
UID:83958-1665491400-1665495000@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Classical Worship and Modern Growth: The Shadow of the Sages
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACT				\n				\n				\n				\n									As a Western foothold at the southern tip of China\, Hong Kong has played a crucial role as China’s interface with the rest of the world since the nineteenth century. The appeal of Hong Kong must be understood within a broader regional and national context. While a jurisdictional boundary separates Hong Kong from mainland China\, its currency highlights the city’s unique status while simultaneously linking China to the global economy. Originally a “local currency” authorized by the colonial regime\, the Hong Kong dollar has seen its circulation expand beyond the city’s borders\, first into the neighboring region and then deeper into Chinese territories. Central to the circulation of the Hong Kong dollar is its role in mediating China’s exchanges with capital markets worldwide against a shifting geopolitical backdrop. Geopolitical dynamics and economic forces have shifted the linkage of Hong Kong’s currency from silver to the pound sterling\, and then to the US dollar. Despite these challenges\, the creditworthiness of the Hong Kong dollar and its relative appeal in China have persisted. The role of the Hong Kong dollar as a mediator for China in global capitalism underscores Hong Kong’s evolution into a cosmopolitan nexus and its enduring significance in the face of new geopolitical configurations. 								\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE SPEAKER				\n				\n				\n				\n									John D. Wong is Associate Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Professor in the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences at The University of Hong Kong. John D. Wong’s research focuses on the flow of people\, goods\, capital and ideas. With a particular interest in Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta/Greater Bay Area\, he explores how such flows connected the region to the Chinese political center in the north as well as their maritime partners in the South China Sea and beyond. Studying the China trade in the context of early-nineteenth-century global exchange\, his first monograph— Global Trade in the Nineteenth Century: The House of Houqua and the Canton System (Cambridge University Press\, 2016; Chinese edition\, HKU Press\, 2025)—demonstrates how China trade partners sustained their economic exchange on a global scale long before Western imperialism ushered in the era of globalization in a Eurocentric modern world.  In Hong Kong Takes Flight: Commercial Aviation and the Making of a Global Hub (Harvard\, 2022; Chinese edition\, HKU Press\, 2023)\, John explores the development of commercial aviation in Hong Kong as the city grew into a powerful economy after WWII.  By not accepting Hong Kong’s development into a regional and global hub as preordained\, this study aims to describe globalization and global networks in the making. 								\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE SERIES				\n				\n				\n				\n									This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this webinar\, would be interested in giving a talk\, or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk). Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/classical-worship-and-modern-growth-the-shadow-of-the-sages/
CATEGORIES:IHSS
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220920T123000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220920T133000
DTSTAMP:20261110T012043
CREATED:20240613T231308Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103306Z
UID:83989-1663677000-1663680600@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:‘The Most Expensive Item in the World’ Online Marketing and the E-commercialisation of Charitable Projects in Contemporary China
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACT				\n				\n				\n				\n									As a Western foothold at the southern tip of China\, Hong Kong has played a crucial role as China’s interface with the rest of the world since the nineteenth century. The appeal of Hong Kong must be understood within a broader regional and national context. While a jurisdictional boundary separates Hong Kong from mainland China\, its currency highlights the city’s unique status while simultaneously linking China to the global economy. Originally a “local currency” authorized by the colonial regime\, the Hong Kong dollar has seen its circulation expand beyond the city’s borders\, first into the neighboring region and then deeper into Chinese territories. Central to the circulation of the Hong Kong dollar is its role in mediating China’s exchanges with capital markets worldwide against a shifting geopolitical backdrop. Geopolitical dynamics and economic forces have shifted the linkage of Hong Kong’s currency from silver to the pound sterling\, and then to the US dollar. Despite these challenges\, the creditworthiness of the Hong Kong dollar and its relative appeal in China have persisted. The role of the Hong Kong dollar as a mediator for China in global capitalism underscores Hong Kong’s evolution into a cosmopolitan nexus and its enduring significance in the face of new geopolitical configurations. 								\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE SPEAKER				\n				\n				\n				\n									John D. Wong is Associate Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Professor in the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences at The University of Hong Kong. John D. Wong’s research focuses on the flow of people\, goods\, capital and ideas. With a particular interest in Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta/Greater Bay Area\, he explores how such flows connected the region to the Chinese political center in the north as well as their maritime partners in the South China Sea and beyond. Studying the China trade in the context of early-nineteenth-century global exchange\, his first monograph— Global Trade in the Nineteenth Century: The House of Houqua and the Canton System (Cambridge University Press\, 2016; Chinese edition\, HKU Press\, 2025)—demonstrates how China trade partners sustained their economic exchange on a global scale long before Western imperialism ushered in the era of globalization in a Eurocentric modern world.  In Hong Kong Takes Flight: Commercial Aviation and the Making of a Global Hub (Harvard\, 2022; Chinese edition\, HKU Press\, 2023)\, John explores the development of commercial aviation in Hong Kong as the city grew into a powerful economy after WWII.  By not accepting Hong Kong’s development into a regional and global hub as preordained\, this study aims to describe globalization and global networks in the making. 								\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE SERIES				\n				\n				\n				\n									This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this webinar\, would be interested in giving a talk\, or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk). Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/the-most-expensive-item-in-the-world-online-marketing-and-the-e-commercialisation-of-charitable-projects-in-contemporary-china/
CATEGORIES:IHSS
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220504T123000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220504T140000
DTSTAMP:20261110T012043
CREATED:20240614T001600Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103308Z
UID:84040-1651667400-1651672800@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Oysterman and Refugee: Hong Kong and China Between the Tides\, 1949 – 1997
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACT				\n				\n				\n				\n									As a Western foothold at the southern tip of China\, Hong Kong has played a crucial role as China’s interface with the rest of the world since the nineteenth century. The appeal of Hong Kong must be understood within a broader regional and national context. While a jurisdictional boundary separates Hong Kong from mainland China\, its currency highlights the city’s unique status while simultaneously linking China to the global economy. Originally a “local currency” authorized by the colonial regime\, the Hong Kong dollar has seen its circulation expand beyond the city’s borders\, first into the neighboring region and then deeper into Chinese territories. Central to the circulation of the Hong Kong dollar is its role in mediating China’s exchanges with capital markets worldwide against a shifting geopolitical backdrop. Geopolitical dynamics and economic forces have shifted the linkage of Hong Kong’s currency from silver to the pound sterling\, and then to the US dollar. Despite these challenges\, the creditworthiness of the Hong Kong dollar and its relative appeal in China have persisted. The role of the Hong Kong dollar as a mediator for China in global capitalism underscores Hong Kong’s evolution into a cosmopolitan nexus and its enduring significance in the face of new geopolitical configurations. 								\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE SPEAKER				\n				\n				\n				\n									John D. Wong is Associate Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Professor in the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences at The University of Hong Kong. John D. Wong’s research focuses on the flow of people\, goods\, capital and ideas. With a particular interest in Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta/Greater Bay Area\, he explores how such flows connected the region to the Chinese political center in the north as well as their maritime partners in the South China Sea and beyond. Studying the China trade in the context of early-nineteenth-century global exchange\, his first monograph— Global Trade in the Nineteenth Century: The House of Houqua and the Canton System (Cambridge University Press\, 2016; Chinese edition\, HKU Press\, 2025)—demonstrates how China trade partners sustained their economic exchange on a global scale long before Western imperialism ushered in the era of globalization in a Eurocentric modern world.  In Hong Kong Takes Flight: Commercial Aviation and the Making of a Global Hub (Harvard\, 2022; Chinese edition\, HKU Press\, 2023)\, John explores the development of commercial aviation in Hong Kong as the city grew into a powerful economy after WWII.  By not accepting Hong Kong’s development into a regional and global hub as preordained\, this study aims to describe globalization and global networks in the making. 								\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE SERIES				\n				\n				\n				\n									This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this webinar\, would be interested in giving a talk\, or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk). Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/oysterman-and-refugee-hong-kong-and-china-between-the-tides-1949-1997/
CATEGORIES:Others
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220428T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220428T160000
DTSTAMP:20261110T012043
CREATED:20240614T002009Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103308Z
UID:84047-1651161600-1651161600@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Mass Timber: Engineered Wood and Material Modernity in the People’s Republic of China
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACT				\n				\n				\n				\n									As a Western foothold at the southern tip of China\, Hong Kong has played a crucial role as China’s interface with the rest of the world since the nineteenth century. The appeal of Hong Kong must be understood within a broader regional and national context. While a jurisdictional boundary separates Hong Kong from mainland China\, its currency highlights the city’s unique status while simultaneously linking China to the global economy. Originally a “local currency” authorized by the colonial regime\, the Hong Kong dollar has seen its circulation expand beyond the city’s borders\, first into the neighboring region and then deeper into Chinese territories. Central to the circulation of the Hong Kong dollar is its role in mediating China’s exchanges with capital markets worldwide against a shifting geopolitical backdrop. Geopolitical dynamics and economic forces have shifted the linkage of Hong Kong’s currency from silver to the pound sterling\, and then to the US dollar. Despite these challenges\, the creditworthiness of the Hong Kong dollar and its relative appeal in China have persisted. The role of the Hong Kong dollar as a mediator for China in global capitalism underscores Hong Kong’s evolution into a cosmopolitan nexus and its enduring significance in the face of new geopolitical configurations. 								\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE SPEAKER				\n				\n				\n				\n									John D. Wong is Associate Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Professor in the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences at The University of Hong Kong. John D. Wong’s research focuses on the flow of people\, goods\, capital and ideas. With a particular interest in Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta/Greater Bay Area\, he explores how such flows connected the region to the Chinese political center in the north as well as their maritime partners in the South China Sea and beyond. Studying the China trade in the context of early-nineteenth-century global exchange\, his first monograph— Global Trade in the Nineteenth Century: The House of Houqua and the Canton System (Cambridge University Press\, 2016; Chinese edition\, HKU Press\, 2025)—demonstrates how China trade partners sustained their economic exchange on a global scale long before Western imperialism ushered in the era of globalization in a Eurocentric modern world.  In Hong Kong Takes Flight: Commercial Aviation and the Making of a Global Hub (Harvard\, 2022; Chinese edition\, HKU Press\, 2023)\, John explores the development of commercial aviation in Hong Kong as the city grew into a powerful economy after WWII.  By not accepting Hong Kong’s development into a regional and global hub as preordained\, this study aims to describe globalization and global networks in the making. 								\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE SERIES				\n				\n				\n				\n									This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this webinar\, would be interested in giving a talk\, or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk). Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/mass-timber-engineered-wood-and-material-modernity-in-the-peoples-republic-of-china/
CATEGORIES:Others
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220426T123000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220426T133000
DTSTAMP:20261110T012043
CREATED:20240614T002837Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103308Z
UID:84062-1650976200-1650979800@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Queer Feminist Theory: Language\, Pedagogy\, and Becoming in Hong Kong
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACT				\n				\n				\n				\n									As a Western foothold at the southern tip of China\, Hong Kong has played a crucial role as China’s interface with the rest of the world since the nineteenth century. The appeal of Hong Kong must be understood within a broader regional and national context. While a jurisdictional boundary separates Hong Kong from mainland China\, its currency highlights the city’s unique status while simultaneously linking China to the global economy. Originally a “local currency” authorized by the colonial regime\, the Hong Kong dollar has seen its circulation expand beyond the city’s borders\, first into the neighboring region and then deeper into Chinese territories. Central to the circulation of the Hong Kong dollar is its role in mediating China’s exchanges with capital markets worldwide against a shifting geopolitical backdrop. Geopolitical dynamics and economic forces have shifted the linkage of Hong Kong’s currency from silver to the pound sterling\, and then to the US dollar. Despite these challenges\, the creditworthiness of the Hong Kong dollar and its relative appeal in China have persisted. The role of the Hong Kong dollar as a mediator for China in global capitalism underscores Hong Kong’s evolution into a cosmopolitan nexus and its enduring significance in the face of new geopolitical configurations. 								\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE SPEAKER				\n				\n				\n				\n									John D. Wong is Associate Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Professor in the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences at The University of Hong Kong. John D. Wong’s research focuses on the flow of people\, goods\, capital and ideas. With a particular interest in Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta/Greater Bay Area\, he explores how such flows connected the region to the Chinese political center in the north as well as their maritime partners in the South China Sea and beyond. Studying the China trade in the context of early-nineteenth-century global exchange\, his first monograph— Global Trade in the Nineteenth Century: The House of Houqua and the Canton System (Cambridge University Press\, 2016; Chinese edition\, HKU Press\, 2025)—demonstrates how China trade partners sustained their economic exchange on a global scale long before Western imperialism ushered in the era of globalization in a Eurocentric modern world.  In Hong Kong Takes Flight: Commercial Aviation and the Making of a Global Hub (Harvard\, 2022; Chinese edition\, HKU Press\, 2023)\, John explores the development of commercial aviation in Hong Kong as the city grew into a powerful economy after WWII.  By not accepting Hong Kong’s development into a regional and global hub as preordained\, this study aims to describe globalization and global networks in the making. 								\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE SERIES				\n				\n				\n				\n									This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this webinar\, would be interested in giving a talk\, or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk). Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/queer-feminist-theory-language-pedagogy-and-becoming-in-hong-kong/
CATEGORIES:IHSS
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220412T123000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220412T133000
DTSTAMP:20261110T012043
CREATED:20240614T003205Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103308Z
UID:84072-1649766600-1649770200@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Death\, Ritual\, and Redemption: A Study of Ghost Opera from a Socio-religious Perspective
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACT				\n				\n				\n				\n									As a Western foothold at the southern tip of China\, Hong Kong has played a crucial role as China’s interface with the rest of the world since the nineteenth century. The appeal of Hong Kong must be understood within a broader regional and national context. While a jurisdictional boundary separates Hong Kong from mainland China\, its currency highlights the city’s unique status while simultaneously linking China to the global economy. Originally a “local currency” authorized by the colonial regime\, the Hong Kong dollar has seen its circulation expand beyond the city’s borders\, first into the neighboring region and then deeper into Chinese territories. Central to the circulation of the Hong Kong dollar is its role in mediating China’s exchanges with capital markets worldwide against a shifting geopolitical backdrop. Geopolitical dynamics and economic forces have shifted the linkage of Hong Kong’s currency from silver to the pound sterling\, and then to the US dollar. Despite these challenges\, the creditworthiness of the Hong Kong dollar and its relative appeal in China have persisted. The role of the Hong Kong dollar as a mediator for China in global capitalism underscores Hong Kong’s evolution into a cosmopolitan nexus and its enduring significance in the face of new geopolitical configurations. 								\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE SPEAKER				\n				\n				\n				\n									John D. Wong is Associate Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Professor in the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences at The University of Hong Kong. John D. Wong’s research focuses on the flow of people\, goods\, capital and ideas. With a particular interest in Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta/Greater Bay Area\, he explores how such flows connected the region to the Chinese political center in the north as well as their maritime partners in the South China Sea and beyond. Studying the China trade in the context of early-nineteenth-century global exchange\, his first monograph— Global Trade in the Nineteenth Century: The House of Houqua and the Canton System (Cambridge University Press\, 2016; Chinese edition\, HKU Press\, 2025)—demonstrates how China trade partners sustained their economic exchange on a global scale long before Western imperialism ushered in the era of globalization in a Eurocentric modern world.  In Hong Kong Takes Flight: Commercial Aviation and the Making of a Global Hub (Harvard\, 2022; Chinese edition\, HKU Press\, 2023)\, John explores the development of commercial aviation in Hong Kong as the city grew into a powerful economy after WWII.  By not accepting Hong Kong’s development into a regional and global hub as preordained\, this study aims to describe globalization and global networks in the making. 								\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE SERIES				\n				\n				\n				\n									This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this webinar\, would be interested in giving a talk\, or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk). Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/death-ritual-and-redemption-a-study-of-ghost-opera-from-a-socio-religious-perspective/
CATEGORIES:IHSS
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220324T123000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220324T140000
DTSTAMP:20261110T012043
CREATED:20240614T004833Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103317Z
UID:84094-1648125000-1648130400@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:U-turn to the Future: Sustainable Urban Mobility since 1850
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACT				\n				\n				\n				\n									As a Western foothold at the southern tip of China\, Hong Kong has played a crucial role as China’s interface with the rest of the world since the nineteenth century. The appeal of Hong Kong must be understood within a broader regional and national context. While a jurisdictional boundary separates Hong Kong from mainland China\, its currency highlights the city’s unique status while simultaneously linking China to the global economy. Originally a “local currency” authorized by the colonial regime\, the Hong Kong dollar has seen its circulation expand beyond the city’s borders\, first into the neighboring region and then deeper into Chinese territories. Central to the circulation of the Hong Kong dollar is its role in mediating China’s exchanges with capital markets worldwide against a shifting geopolitical backdrop. Geopolitical dynamics and economic forces have shifted the linkage of Hong Kong’s currency from silver to the pound sterling\, and then to the US dollar. Despite these challenges\, the creditworthiness of the Hong Kong dollar and its relative appeal in China have persisted. The role of the Hong Kong dollar as a mediator for China in global capitalism underscores Hong Kong’s evolution into a cosmopolitan nexus and its enduring significance in the face of new geopolitical configurations. 								\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE SPEAKER				\n				\n				\n				\n									John D. Wong is Associate Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Professor in the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences at The University of Hong Kong. John D. Wong’s research focuses on the flow of people\, goods\, capital and ideas. With a particular interest in Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta/Greater Bay Area\, he explores how such flows connected the region to the Chinese political center in the north as well as their maritime partners in the South China Sea and beyond. Studying the China trade in the context of early-nineteenth-century global exchange\, his first monograph— Global Trade in the Nineteenth Century: The House of Houqua and the Canton System (Cambridge University Press\, 2016; Chinese edition\, HKU Press\, 2025)—demonstrates how China trade partners sustained their economic exchange on a global scale long before Western imperialism ushered in the era of globalization in a Eurocentric modern world.  In Hong Kong Takes Flight: Commercial Aviation and the Making of a Global Hub (Harvard\, 2022; Chinese edition\, HKU Press\, 2023)\, John explores the development of commercial aviation in Hong Kong as the city grew into a powerful economy after WWII.  By not accepting Hong Kong’s development into a regional and global hub as preordained\, this study aims to describe globalization and global networks in the making. 								\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE SERIES				\n				\n				\n				\n									This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this webinar\, would be interested in giving a talk\, or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk). Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/u-turn-to-the-future-sustainable-urban-mobility-since-1850/
CATEGORIES:Others
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220322T123000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220322T133000
DTSTAMP:20261110T012043
CREATED:20240614T011550Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103318Z
UID:84106-1647952200-1647955800@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Cabo Verde-China Relations: How Can a Small State Navigate between Great Powers
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACT				\n				\n				\n				\n									As a Western foothold at the southern tip of China\, Hong Kong has played a crucial role as China’s interface with the rest of the world since the nineteenth century. The appeal of Hong Kong must be understood within a broader regional and national context. While a jurisdictional boundary separates Hong Kong from mainland China\, its currency highlights the city’s unique status while simultaneously linking China to the global economy. Originally a “local currency” authorized by the colonial regime\, the Hong Kong dollar has seen its circulation expand beyond the city’s borders\, first into the neighboring region and then deeper into Chinese territories. Central to the circulation of the Hong Kong dollar is its role in mediating China’s exchanges with capital markets worldwide against a shifting geopolitical backdrop. Geopolitical dynamics and economic forces have shifted the linkage of Hong Kong’s currency from silver to the pound sterling\, and then to the US dollar. Despite these challenges\, the creditworthiness of the Hong Kong dollar and its relative appeal in China have persisted. The role of the Hong Kong dollar as a mediator for China in global capitalism underscores Hong Kong’s evolution into a cosmopolitan nexus and its enduring significance in the face of new geopolitical configurations. 								\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE SPEAKER				\n				\n				\n				\n									John D. Wong is Associate Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Professor in the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences at The University of Hong Kong. John D. Wong’s research focuses on the flow of people\, goods\, capital and ideas. With a particular interest in Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta/Greater Bay Area\, he explores how such flows connected the region to the Chinese political center in the north as well as their maritime partners in the South China Sea and beyond. Studying the China trade in the context of early-nineteenth-century global exchange\, his first monograph— Global Trade in the Nineteenth Century: The House of Houqua and the Canton System (Cambridge University Press\, 2016; Chinese edition\, HKU Press\, 2025)—demonstrates how China trade partners sustained their economic exchange on a global scale long before Western imperialism ushered in the era of globalization in a Eurocentric modern world.  In Hong Kong Takes Flight: Commercial Aviation and the Making of a Global Hub (Harvard\, 2022; Chinese edition\, HKU Press\, 2023)\, John explores the development of commercial aviation in Hong Kong as the city grew into a powerful economy after WWII.  By not accepting Hong Kong’s development into a regional and global hub as preordained\, this study aims to describe globalization and global networks in the making. 								\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE SERIES				\n				\n				\n				\n									This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this webinar\, would be interested in giving a talk\, or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk). Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/cabo-verde-china-relations-how-can-a-small-state-navigate-between-great-powers/
CATEGORIES:IHSS
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220318T163000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220318T163000
DTSTAMP:20261110T012043
CREATED:20240614T011919Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103318Z
UID:84113-1647621000-1647621000@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Funny Money Circulation and Fabric Exports From China to Dubai Through Indian Trading Networks
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACT				\n				\n				\n				\n									As a Western foothold at the southern tip of China\, Hong Kong has played a crucial role as China’s interface with the rest of the world since the nineteenth century. The appeal of Hong Kong must be understood within a broader regional and national context. While a jurisdictional boundary separates Hong Kong from mainland China\, its currency highlights the city’s unique status while simultaneously linking China to the global economy. Originally a “local currency” authorized by the colonial regime\, the Hong Kong dollar has seen its circulation expand beyond the city’s borders\, first into the neighboring region and then deeper into Chinese territories. Central to the circulation of the Hong Kong dollar is its role in mediating China’s exchanges with capital markets worldwide against a shifting geopolitical backdrop. Geopolitical dynamics and economic forces have shifted the linkage of Hong Kong’s currency from silver to the pound sterling\, and then to the US dollar. Despite these challenges\, the creditworthiness of the Hong Kong dollar and its relative appeal in China have persisted. The role of the Hong Kong dollar as a mediator for China in global capitalism underscores Hong Kong’s evolution into a cosmopolitan nexus and its enduring significance in the face of new geopolitical configurations. 								\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE SPEAKER				\n				\n				\n				\n									John D. Wong is Associate Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Professor in the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences at The University of Hong Kong. John D. Wong’s research focuses on the flow of people\, goods\, capital and ideas. With a particular interest in Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta/Greater Bay Area\, he explores how such flows connected the region to the Chinese political center in the north as well as their maritime partners in the South China Sea and beyond. Studying the China trade in the context of early-nineteenth-century global exchange\, his first monograph— Global Trade in the Nineteenth Century: The House of Houqua and the Canton System (Cambridge University Press\, 2016; Chinese edition\, HKU Press\, 2025)—demonstrates how China trade partners sustained their economic exchange on a global scale long before Western imperialism ushered in the era of globalization in a Eurocentric modern world.  In Hong Kong Takes Flight: Commercial Aviation and the Making of a Global Hub (Harvard\, 2022; Chinese edition\, HKU Press\, 2023)\, John explores the development of commercial aviation in Hong Kong as the city grew into a powerful economy after WWII.  By not accepting Hong Kong’s development into a regional and global hub as preordained\, this study aims to describe globalization and global networks in the making. 								\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE SERIES				\n				\n				\n				\n									This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this webinar\, would be interested in giving a talk\, or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk). Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/funny-money-circulation-and-fabric-exports-from-china-to-dubai-through-indian-trading-networks/
CATEGORIES:Others
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220308T123000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220308T133000
DTSTAMP:20261110T012043
CREATED:20240614T012335Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103318Z
UID:84120-1646742600-1646746200@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Centralising Africa — The Importance of Decolonising
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACT				\n				\n				\n				\n									As a Western foothold at the southern tip of China\, Hong Kong has played a crucial role as China’s interface with the rest of the world since the nineteenth century. The appeal of Hong Kong must be understood within a broader regional and national context. While a jurisdictional boundary separates Hong Kong from mainland China\, its currency highlights the city’s unique status while simultaneously linking China to the global economy. Originally a “local currency” authorized by the colonial regime\, the Hong Kong dollar has seen its circulation expand beyond the city’s borders\, first into the neighboring region and then deeper into Chinese territories. Central to the circulation of the Hong Kong dollar is its role in mediating China’s exchanges with capital markets worldwide against a shifting geopolitical backdrop. Geopolitical dynamics and economic forces have shifted the linkage of Hong Kong’s currency from silver to the pound sterling\, and then to the US dollar. Despite these challenges\, the creditworthiness of the Hong Kong dollar and its relative appeal in China have persisted. The role of the Hong Kong dollar as a mediator for China in global capitalism underscores Hong Kong’s evolution into a cosmopolitan nexus and its enduring significance in the face of new geopolitical configurations. 								\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE SPEAKER				\n				\n				\n				\n									John D. Wong is Associate Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Professor in the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences at The University of Hong Kong. John D. Wong’s research focuses on the flow of people\, goods\, capital and ideas. With a particular interest in Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta/Greater Bay Area\, he explores how such flows connected the region to the Chinese political center in the north as well as their maritime partners in the South China Sea and beyond. Studying the China trade in the context of early-nineteenth-century global exchange\, his first monograph— Global Trade in the Nineteenth Century: The House of Houqua and the Canton System (Cambridge University Press\, 2016; Chinese edition\, HKU Press\, 2025)—demonstrates how China trade partners sustained their economic exchange on a global scale long before Western imperialism ushered in the era of globalization in a Eurocentric modern world.  In Hong Kong Takes Flight: Commercial Aviation and the Making of a Global Hub (Harvard\, 2022; Chinese edition\, HKU Press\, 2023)\, John explores the development of commercial aviation in Hong Kong as the city grew into a powerful economy after WWII.  By not accepting Hong Kong’s development into a regional and global hub as preordained\, this study aims to describe globalization and global networks in the making. 								\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE SERIES				\n				\n				\n				\n									This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this webinar\, would be interested in giving a talk\, or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk). Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/centralising-africa-the-importance-of-decolonising/
CATEGORIES:IHSS
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220224T173000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220224T173000
DTSTAMP:20261110T012043
CREATED:20240614T020515Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103319Z
UID:84141-1645723800-1645723800@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Sailing from Canton to Macao: A Map of the Waterways between the Two Cities
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACT				\n				\n				\n				\n									As a Western foothold at the southern tip of China\, Hong Kong has played a crucial role as China’s interface with the rest of the world since the nineteenth century. The appeal of Hong Kong must be understood within a broader regional and national context. While a jurisdictional boundary separates Hong Kong from mainland China\, its currency highlights the city’s unique status while simultaneously linking China to the global economy. Originally a “local currency” authorized by the colonial regime\, the Hong Kong dollar has seen its circulation expand beyond the city’s borders\, first into the neighboring region and then deeper into Chinese territories. Central to the circulation of the Hong Kong dollar is its role in mediating China’s exchanges with capital markets worldwide against a shifting geopolitical backdrop. Geopolitical dynamics and economic forces have shifted the linkage of Hong Kong’s currency from silver to the pound sterling\, and then to the US dollar. Despite these challenges\, the creditworthiness of the Hong Kong dollar and its relative appeal in China have persisted. The role of the Hong Kong dollar as a mediator for China in global capitalism underscores Hong Kong’s evolution into a cosmopolitan nexus and its enduring significance in the face of new geopolitical configurations. 								\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE SPEAKER				\n				\n				\n				\n									John D. Wong is Associate Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Professor in the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences at The University of Hong Kong. John D. Wong’s research focuses on the flow of people\, goods\, capital and ideas. With a particular interest in Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta/Greater Bay Area\, he explores how such flows connected the region to the Chinese political center in the north as well as their maritime partners in the South China Sea and beyond. Studying the China trade in the context of early-nineteenth-century global exchange\, his first monograph— Global Trade in the Nineteenth Century: The House of Houqua and the Canton System (Cambridge University Press\, 2016; Chinese edition\, HKU Press\, 2025)—demonstrates how China trade partners sustained their economic exchange on a global scale long before Western imperialism ushered in the era of globalization in a Eurocentric modern world.  In Hong Kong Takes Flight: Commercial Aviation and the Making of a Global Hub (Harvard\, 2022; Chinese edition\, HKU Press\, 2023)\, John explores the development of commercial aviation in Hong Kong as the city grew into a powerful economy after WWII.  By not accepting Hong Kong’s development into a regional and global hub as preordained\, this study aims to describe globalization and global networks in the making. 								\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE SERIES				\n				\n				\n				\n									This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this webinar\, would be interested in giving a talk\, or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk). Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/sailing-from-canton-to-macao-a-map-of-the-waterways-between-the-two-cities/
CATEGORIES:Others
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20211209T123000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20211209T140000
DTSTAMP:20261110T012043
CREATED:20240616T181506Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103321Z
UID:84180-1639053000-1639058400@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Cross-border Integration from a Geographical Perspective
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACT				\n				\n				\n				\n									As a Western foothold at the southern tip of China\, Hong Kong has played a crucial role as China’s interface with the rest of the world since the nineteenth century. The appeal of Hong Kong must be understood within a broader regional and national context. While a jurisdictional boundary separates Hong Kong from mainland China\, its currency highlights the city’s unique status while simultaneously linking China to the global economy. Originally a “local currency” authorized by the colonial regime\, the Hong Kong dollar has seen its circulation expand beyond the city’s borders\, first into the neighboring region and then deeper into Chinese territories. Central to the circulation of the Hong Kong dollar is its role in mediating China’s exchanges with capital markets worldwide against a shifting geopolitical backdrop. Geopolitical dynamics and economic forces have shifted the linkage of Hong Kong’s currency from silver to the pound sterling\, and then to the US dollar. Despite these challenges\, the creditworthiness of the Hong Kong dollar and its relative appeal in China have persisted. The role of the Hong Kong dollar as a mediator for China in global capitalism underscores Hong Kong’s evolution into a cosmopolitan nexus and its enduring significance in the face of new geopolitical configurations. 								\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE SPEAKER				\n				\n				\n				\n									John D. Wong is Associate Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Professor in the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences at The University of Hong Kong. John D. Wong’s research focuses on the flow of people\, goods\, capital and ideas. With a particular interest in Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta/Greater Bay Area\, he explores how such flows connected the region to the Chinese political center in the north as well as their maritime partners in the South China Sea and beyond. Studying the China trade in the context of early-nineteenth-century global exchange\, his first monograph— Global Trade in the Nineteenth Century: The House of Houqua and the Canton System (Cambridge University Press\, 2016; Chinese edition\, HKU Press\, 2025)—demonstrates how China trade partners sustained their economic exchange on a global scale long before Western imperialism ushered in the era of globalization in a Eurocentric modern world.  In Hong Kong Takes Flight: Commercial Aviation and the Making of a Global Hub (Harvard\, 2022; Chinese edition\, HKU Press\, 2023)\, John explores the development of commercial aviation in Hong Kong as the city grew into a powerful economy after WWII.  By not accepting Hong Kong’s development into a regional and global hub as preordained\, this study aims to describe globalization and global networks in the making. 								\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE SERIES				\n				\n				\n				\n									This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this webinar\, would be interested in giving a talk\, or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk). Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/cross-border-integration-from-a-geographical-perspective/
CATEGORIES:Others
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20211202T170000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20211202T170000
DTSTAMP:20261110T012043
CREATED:20240616T182810Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103321Z
UID:84190-1638464400-1638464400@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Before Localization: The Story of the Electric Rice Cooker in South Korea
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACT				\n				\n				\n				\n									As a Western foothold at the southern tip of China\, Hong Kong has played a crucial role as China’s interface with the rest of the world since the nineteenth century. The appeal of Hong Kong must be understood within a broader regional and national context. While a jurisdictional boundary separates Hong Kong from mainland China\, its currency highlights the city’s unique status while simultaneously linking China to the global economy. Originally a “local currency” authorized by the colonial regime\, the Hong Kong dollar has seen its circulation expand beyond the city’s borders\, first into the neighboring region and then deeper into Chinese territories. Central to the circulation of the Hong Kong dollar is its role in mediating China’s exchanges with capital markets worldwide against a shifting geopolitical backdrop. Geopolitical dynamics and economic forces have shifted the linkage of Hong Kong’s currency from silver to the pound sterling\, and then to the US dollar. Despite these challenges\, the creditworthiness of the Hong Kong dollar and its relative appeal in China have persisted. The role of the Hong Kong dollar as a mediator for China in global capitalism underscores Hong Kong’s evolution into a cosmopolitan nexus and its enduring significance in the face of new geopolitical configurations. 								\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE SPEAKER				\n				\n				\n				\n									John D. Wong is Associate Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Professor in the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences at The University of Hong Kong. John D. Wong’s research focuses on the flow of people\, goods\, capital and ideas. With a particular interest in Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta/Greater Bay Area\, he explores how such flows connected the region to the Chinese political center in the north as well as their maritime partners in the South China Sea and beyond. Studying the China trade in the context of early-nineteenth-century global exchange\, his first monograph— Global Trade in the Nineteenth Century: The House of Houqua and the Canton System (Cambridge University Press\, 2016; Chinese edition\, HKU Press\, 2025)—demonstrates how China trade partners sustained their economic exchange on a global scale long before Western imperialism ushered in the era of globalization in a Eurocentric modern world.  In Hong Kong Takes Flight: Commercial Aviation and the Making of a Global Hub (Harvard\, 2022; Chinese edition\, HKU Press\, 2023)\, John explores the development of commercial aviation in Hong Kong as the city grew into a powerful economy after WWII.  By not accepting Hong Kong’s development into a regional and global hub as preordained\, this study aims to describe globalization and global networks in the making. 								\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE SERIES				\n				\n				\n				\n									This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this webinar\, would be interested in giving a talk\, or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk). Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/before-localization-the-story-of-the-electric-rice-cooker-in-south-korea/
CATEGORIES:Others
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20211130T120000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20211130T130000
DTSTAMP:20261110T012043
CREATED:20240616T183434Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103321Z
UID:84198-1638273600-1638277200@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Military Bounties in Early Imperial China
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACT				\n				\n				\n				\n									As a Western foothold at the southern tip of China\, Hong Kong has played a crucial role as China’s interface with the rest of the world since the nineteenth century. The appeal of Hong Kong must be understood within a broader regional and national context. While a jurisdictional boundary separates Hong Kong from mainland China\, its currency highlights the city’s unique status while simultaneously linking China to the global economy. Originally a “local currency” authorized by the colonial regime\, the Hong Kong dollar has seen its circulation expand beyond the city’s borders\, first into the neighboring region and then deeper into Chinese territories. Central to the circulation of the Hong Kong dollar is its role in mediating China’s exchanges with capital markets worldwide against a shifting geopolitical backdrop. Geopolitical dynamics and economic forces have shifted the linkage of Hong Kong’s currency from silver to the pound sterling\, and then to the US dollar. Despite these challenges\, the creditworthiness of the Hong Kong dollar and its relative appeal in China have persisted. The role of the Hong Kong dollar as a mediator for China in global capitalism underscores Hong Kong’s evolution into a cosmopolitan nexus and its enduring significance in the face of new geopolitical configurations. 								\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE SPEAKER				\n				\n				\n				\n									John D. Wong is Associate Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Professor in the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences at The University of Hong Kong. John D. Wong’s research focuses on the flow of people\, goods\, capital and ideas. With a particular interest in Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta/Greater Bay Area\, he explores how such flows connected the region to the Chinese political center in the north as well as their maritime partners in the South China Sea and beyond. Studying the China trade in the context of early-nineteenth-century global exchange\, his first monograph— Global Trade in the Nineteenth Century: The House of Houqua and the Canton System (Cambridge University Press\, 2016; Chinese edition\, HKU Press\, 2025)—demonstrates how China trade partners sustained their economic exchange on a global scale long before Western imperialism ushered in the era of globalization in a Eurocentric modern world.  In Hong Kong Takes Flight: Commercial Aviation and the Making of a Global Hub (Harvard\, 2022; Chinese edition\, HKU Press\, 2023)\, John explores the development of commercial aviation in Hong Kong as the city grew into a powerful economy after WWII.  By not accepting Hong Kong’s development into a regional and global hub as preordained\, this study aims to describe globalization and global networks in the making. 								\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE SERIES				\n				\n				\n				\n									This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this webinar\, would be interested in giving a talk\, or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk). Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/military-bounties-in-early-imperial-china/
CATEGORIES:IHSS
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20211125T210000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20211126T210000
DTSTAMP:20261110T012043
CREATED:20240722T182604Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103323Z
UID:85414-1637874000-1637960400@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Chaozhou\, Canton\, and Hong Kong: The Rise and Fall of Chaozhou Pewter Workshops in Qing China
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACT				\n				\n				\n				\n									As a Western foothold at the southern tip of China\, Hong Kong has played a crucial role as China’s interface with the rest of the world since the nineteenth century. The appeal of Hong Kong must be understood within a broader regional and national context. While a jurisdictional boundary separates Hong Kong from mainland China\, its currency highlights the city’s unique status while simultaneously linking China to the global economy. Originally a “local currency” authorized by the colonial regime\, the Hong Kong dollar has seen its circulation expand beyond the city’s borders\, first into the neighboring region and then deeper into Chinese territories. Central to the circulation of the Hong Kong dollar is its role in mediating China’s exchanges with capital markets worldwide against a shifting geopolitical backdrop. Geopolitical dynamics and economic forces have shifted the linkage of Hong Kong’s currency from silver to the pound sterling\, and then to the US dollar. Despite these challenges\, the creditworthiness of the Hong Kong dollar and its relative appeal in China have persisted. The role of the Hong Kong dollar as a mediator for China in global capitalism underscores Hong Kong’s evolution into a cosmopolitan nexus and its enduring significance in the face of new geopolitical configurations. 								\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE SPEAKER				\n				\n				\n				\n									John D. Wong is Associate Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Professor in the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences at The University of Hong Kong. John D. Wong’s research focuses on the flow of people\, goods\, capital and ideas. With a particular interest in Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta/Greater Bay Area\, he explores how such flows connected the region to the Chinese political center in the north as well as their maritime partners in the South China Sea and beyond. Studying the China trade in the context of early-nineteenth-century global exchange\, his first monograph— Global Trade in the Nineteenth Century: The House of Houqua and the Canton System (Cambridge University Press\, 2016; Chinese edition\, HKU Press\, 2025)—demonstrates how China trade partners sustained their economic exchange on a global scale long before Western imperialism ushered in the era of globalization in a Eurocentric modern world.  In Hong Kong Takes Flight: Commercial Aviation and the Making of a Global Hub (Harvard\, 2022; Chinese edition\, HKU Press\, 2023)\, John explores the development of commercial aviation in Hong Kong as the city grew into a powerful economy after WWII.  By not accepting Hong Kong’s development into a regional and global hub as preordained\, this study aims to describe globalization and global networks in the making. 								\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE SERIES				\n				\n				\n				\n									This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this webinar\, would be interested in giving a talk\, or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk). Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/chaozhou-canton-and-hong-kong-the-rise-and-fall-of-chaozhou-pewter-workshops-in-qing-china-2/
CATEGORIES:Others
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20211116T120000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20211116T130000
DTSTAMP:20261110T012043
CREATED:20240722T184027Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103324Z
UID:85432-1637064000-1637067600@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Crane Diplomacy: Auspicious Gifts of a Species on the Brink of Extinction
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACT				\n				\n				\n				\n									As a Western foothold at the southern tip of China\, Hong Kong has played a crucial role as China’s interface with the rest of the world since the nineteenth century. The appeal of Hong Kong must be understood within a broader regional and national context. While a jurisdictional boundary separates Hong Kong from mainland China\, its currency highlights the city’s unique status while simultaneously linking China to the global economy. Originally a “local currency” authorized by the colonial regime\, the Hong Kong dollar has seen its circulation expand beyond the city’s borders\, first into the neighboring region and then deeper into Chinese territories. Central to the circulation of the Hong Kong dollar is its role in mediating China’s exchanges with capital markets worldwide against a shifting geopolitical backdrop. Geopolitical dynamics and economic forces have shifted the linkage of Hong Kong’s currency from silver to the pound sterling\, and then to the US dollar. Despite these challenges\, the creditworthiness of the Hong Kong dollar and its relative appeal in China have persisted. The role of the Hong Kong dollar as a mediator for China in global capitalism underscores Hong Kong’s evolution into a cosmopolitan nexus and its enduring significance in the face of new geopolitical configurations. 								\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE SPEAKER				\n				\n				\n				\n									John D. Wong is Associate Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Professor in the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences at The University of Hong Kong. John D. Wong’s research focuses on the flow of people\, goods\, capital and ideas. With a particular interest in Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta/Greater Bay Area\, he explores how such flows connected the region to the Chinese political center in the north as well as their maritime partners in the South China Sea and beyond. Studying the China trade in the context of early-nineteenth-century global exchange\, his first monograph— Global Trade in the Nineteenth Century: The House of Houqua and the Canton System (Cambridge University Press\, 2016; Chinese edition\, HKU Press\, 2025)—demonstrates how China trade partners sustained their economic exchange on a global scale long before Western imperialism ushered in the era of globalization in a Eurocentric modern world.  In Hong Kong Takes Flight: Commercial Aviation and the Making of a Global Hub (Harvard\, 2022; Chinese edition\, HKU Press\, 2023)\, John explores the development of commercial aviation in Hong Kong as the city grew into a powerful economy after WWII.  By not accepting Hong Kong’s development into a regional and global hub as preordained\, this study aims to describe globalization and global networks in the making. 								\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE SERIES				\n				\n				\n				\n									This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this webinar\, would be interested in giving a talk\, or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk). Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/crane-diplomacy-auspicious-gifts-of-a-species-on-the-brink-of-extinction/
CATEGORIES:IHSS
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20211104T163000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20211104T163000
DTSTAMP:20261110T012043
CREATED:20240722T190342Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103325Z
UID:85448-1636043400-1636043400@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Situating Space through Verse: A Study of the Ten Verses of Hà Tiên by Mo Tianci (Mạc Thiên Tứ)
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACT				\n				\n				\n				\n									As a Western foothold at the southern tip of China\, Hong Kong has played a crucial role as China’s interface with the rest of the world since the nineteenth century. The appeal of Hong Kong must be understood within a broader regional and national context. While a jurisdictional boundary separates Hong Kong from mainland China\, its currency highlights the city’s unique status while simultaneously linking China to the global economy. Originally a “local currency” authorized by the colonial regime\, the Hong Kong dollar has seen its circulation expand beyond the city’s borders\, first into the neighboring region and then deeper into Chinese territories. Central to the circulation of the Hong Kong dollar is its role in mediating China’s exchanges with capital markets worldwide against a shifting geopolitical backdrop. Geopolitical dynamics and economic forces have shifted the linkage of Hong Kong’s currency from silver to the pound sterling\, and then to the US dollar. Despite these challenges\, the creditworthiness of the Hong Kong dollar and its relative appeal in China have persisted. The role of the Hong Kong dollar as a mediator for China in global capitalism underscores Hong Kong’s evolution into a cosmopolitan nexus and its enduring significance in the face of new geopolitical configurations. 								\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE SPEAKER				\n				\n				\n				\n									John D. Wong is Associate Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Professor in the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences at The University of Hong Kong. John D. Wong’s research focuses on the flow of people\, goods\, capital and ideas. With a particular interest in Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta/Greater Bay Area\, he explores how such flows connected the region to the Chinese political center in the north as well as their maritime partners in the South China Sea and beyond. Studying the China trade in the context of early-nineteenth-century global exchange\, his first monograph— Global Trade in the Nineteenth Century: The House of Houqua and the Canton System (Cambridge University Press\, 2016; Chinese edition\, HKU Press\, 2025)—demonstrates how China trade partners sustained their economic exchange on a global scale long before Western imperialism ushered in the era of globalization in a Eurocentric modern world.  In Hong Kong Takes Flight: Commercial Aviation and the Making of a Global Hub (Harvard\, 2022; Chinese edition\, HKU Press\, 2023)\, John explores the development of commercial aviation in Hong Kong as the city grew into a powerful economy after WWII.  By not accepting Hong Kong’s development into a regional and global hub as preordained\, this study aims to describe globalization and global networks in the making. 								\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE SERIES				\n				\n				\n				\n									This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this webinar\, would be interested in giving a talk\, or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk). Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/situating-space-through-verse-a-study-of-the-ten-verses-of-ha-tien-by-mo-tianci-mac-thien-tu/
CATEGORIES:Others
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20211102T120000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20211102T130000
DTSTAMP:20261110T012043
CREATED:20240722T192554Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103325Z
UID:85455-1635854400-1635858000@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Crafting Utopias for Spiritual Nationalism: Heterodoxy and Patriotism in Indian Guru Worship in China
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACT				\n				\n				\n				\n									As a Western foothold at the southern tip of China\, Hong Kong has played a crucial role as China’s interface with the rest of the world since the nineteenth century. The appeal of Hong Kong must be understood within a broader regional and national context. While a jurisdictional boundary separates Hong Kong from mainland China\, its currency highlights the city’s unique status while simultaneously linking China to the global economy. Originally a “local currency” authorized by the colonial regime\, the Hong Kong dollar has seen its circulation expand beyond the city’s borders\, first into the neighboring region and then deeper into Chinese territories. Central to the circulation of the Hong Kong dollar is its role in mediating China’s exchanges with capital markets worldwide against a shifting geopolitical backdrop. Geopolitical dynamics and economic forces have shifted the linkage of Hong Kong’s currency from silver to the pound sterling\, and then to the US dollar. Despite these challenges\, the creditworthiness of the Hong Kong dollar and its relative appeal in China have persisted. The role of the Hong Kong dollar as a mediator for China in global capitalism underscores Hong Kong’s evolution into a cosmopolitan nexus and its enduring significance in the face of new geopolitical configurations. 								\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE SPEAKER				\n				\n				\n				\n									John D. Wong is Associate Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Professor in the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences at The University of Hong Kong. John D. Wong’s research focuses on the flow of people\, goods\, capital and ideas. With a particular interest in Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta/Greater Bay Area\, he explores how such flows connected the region to the Chinese political center in the north as well as their maritime partners in the South China Sea and beyond. Studying the China trade in the context of early-nineteenth-century global exchange\, his first monograph— Global Trade in the Nineteenth Century: The House of Houqua and the Canton System (Cambridge University Press\, 2016; Chinese edition\, HKU Press\, 2025)—demonstrates how China trade partners sustained their economic exchange on a global scale long before Western imperialism ushered in the era of globalization in a Eurocentric modern world.  In Hong Kong Takes Flight: Commercial Aviation and the Making of a Global Hub (Harvard\, 2022; Chinese edition\, HKU Press\, 2023)\, John explores the development of commercial aviation in Hong Kong as the city grew into a powerful economy after WWII.  By not accepting Hong Kong’s development into a regional and global hub as preordained\, this study aims to describe globalization and global networks in the making. 								\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE SERIES				\n				\n				\n				\n									This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this webinar\, would be interested in giving a talk\, or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk). Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/crafting-utopias-for-spiritual-nationalism-heterodoxy-and-patriotism-in-indian-guru-worship-in-china/
CATEGORIES:IHSS
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20211021T163000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20211021T163000
DTSTAMP:20261110T012043
CREATED:20240722T215754Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103326Z
UID:85540-1634833800-1634833800@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Pearl River Delta Migration and the Changing Resource Frontier in the Australasia Colonies
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACT				\n				\n				\n				\n									As a Western foothold at the southern tip of China\, Hong Kong has played a crucial role as China’s interface with the rest of the world since the nineteenth century. The appeal of Hong Kong must be understood within a broader regional and national context. While a jurisdictional boundary separates Hong Kong from mainland China\, its currency highlights the city’s unique status while simultaneously linking China to the global economy. Originally a “local currency” authorized by the colonial regime\, the Hong Kong dollar has seen its circulation expand beyond the city’s borders\, first into the neighboring region and then deeper into Chinese territories. Central to the circulation of the Hong Kong dollar is its role in mediating China’s exchanges with capital markets worldwide against a shifting geopolitical backdrop. Geopolitical dynamics and economic forces have shifted the linkage of Hong Kong’s currency from silver to the pound sterling\, and then to the US dollar. Despite these challenges\, the creditworthiness of the Hong Kong dollar and its relative appeal in China have persisted. The role of the Hong Kong dollar as a mediator for China in global capitalism underscores Hong Kong’s evolution into a cosmopolitan nexus and its enduring significance in the face of new geopolitical configurations. 								\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE SPEAKER				\n				\n				\n				\n									John D. Wong is Associate Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Professor in the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences at The University of Hong Kong. John D. Wong’s research focuses on the flow of people\, goods\, capital and ideas. With a particular interest in Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta/Greater Bay Area\, he explores how such flows connected the region to the Chinese political center in the north as well as their maritime partners in the South China Sea and beyond. Studying the China trade in the context of early-nineteenth-century global exchange\, his first monograph— Global Trade in the Nineteenth Century: The House of Houqua and the Canton System (Cambridge University Press\, 2016; Chinese edition\, HKU Press\, 2025)—demonstrates how China trade partners sustained their economic exchange on a global scale long before Western imperialism ushered in the era of globalization in a Eurocentric modern world.  In Hong Kong Takes Flight: Commercial Aviation and the Making of a Global Hub (Harvard\, 2022; Chinese edition\, HKU Press\, 2023)\, John explores the development of commercial aviation in Hong Kong as the city grew into a powerful economy after WWII.  By not accepting Hong Kong’s development into a regional and global hub as preordained\, this study aims to describe globalization and global networks in the making. 								\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE SERIES				\n				\n				\n				\n									This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this webinar\, would be interested in giving a talk\, or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk). Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/pearl-river-delta-migration-and-the-changing-resource-frontier-in-the-australasia-colonies/
CATEGORIES:Others
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20211019T120000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20211019T130000
DTSTAMP:20261110T012043
CREATED:20240722T220128Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103326Z
UID:85547-1634644800-1634648400@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Extralegal Governance: Private Orderings in China’s Illegal Markets
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACT				\n				\n				\n				\n									As a Western foothold at the southern tip of China\, Hong Kong has played a crucial role as China’s interface with the rest of the world since the nineteenth century. The appeal of Hong Kong must be understood within a broader regional and national context. While a jurisdictional boundary separates Hong Kong from mainland China\, its currency highlights the city’s unique status while simultaneously linking China to the global economy. Originally a “local currency” authorized by the colonial regime\, the Hong Kong dollar has seen its circulation expand beyond the city’s borders\, first into the neighboring region and then deeper into Chinese territories. Central to the circulation of the Hong Kong dollar is its role in mediating China’s exchanges with capital markets worldwide against a shifting geopolitical backdrop. Geopolitical dynamics and economic forces have shifted the linkage of Hong Kong’s currency from silver to the pound sterling\, and then to the US dollar. Despite these challenges\, the creditworthiness of the Hong Kong dollar and its relative appeal in China have persisted. The role of the Hong Kong dollar as a mediator for China in global capitalism underscores Hong Kong’s evolution into a cosmopolitan nexus and its enduring significance in the face of new geopolitical configurations. 								\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE SPEAKER				\n				\n				\n				\n									John D. Wong is Associate Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Professor in the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences at The University of Hong Kong. John D. Wong’s research focuses on the flow of people\, goods\, capital and ideas. With a particular interest in Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta/Greater Bay Area\, he explores how such flows connected the region to the Chinese political center in the north as well as their maritime partners in the South China Sea and beyond. Studying the China trade in the context of early-nineteenth-century global exchange\, his first monograph— Global Trade in the Nineteenth Century: The House of Houqua and the Canton System (Cambridge University Press\, 2016; Chinese edition\, HKU Press\, 2025)—demonstrates how China trade partners sustained their economic exchange on a global scale long before Western imperialism ushered in the era of globalization in a Eurocentric modern world.  In Hong Kong Takes Flight: Commercial Aviation and the Making of a Global Hub (Harvard\, 2022; Chinese edition\, HKU Press\, 2023)\, John explores the development of commercial aviation in Hong Kong as the city grew into a powerful economy after WWII.  By not accepting Hong Kong’s development into a regional and global hub as preordained\, this study aims to describe globalization and global networks in the making. 								\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE SERIES				\n				\n				\n				\n									This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this webinar\, would be interested in giving a talk\, or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk). Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/extralegal-governance-private-orderings-in-chinas-illegal-markets/
CATEGORIES:IHSS
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