Fourth Bernard H. K. Luk Memorial Lecture in Hong Kong Studies [All Events]
The York Centre for Asian Research, York University, is pleased to host the Fourth Bernard H. K. Luk Memorial Lecture in Hong Kong Studies in June 2021 as well as three panels inquiring how Hong Kong as a “distinct society” culturally, politically and economically can sustain moving forward within geographical Hong Kong and beyond.
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Lecture: Chinese State Capitalism and Its Discontents in Hong Kong
with Ho-fung Hung, Johns Hopkins University
Tuesday, 8 June 2021 | 10:00 to 12:00 EDT and 22:00 to 00:00 HKT
Register at: https://yorku.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zPH-I3xcQNyoBVvMGjd1zw
Symposium: Hong Kong Beyond Hong Kong
Panel 1: Resistance and Contention: Identities, Connections, and Power
Thursday, 10 June 2021 | 20:00 to 22:00 EDT
Friday, 11 June 2021 | 08:00 to 10:00 HKT
Register at: https://yorku.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hpGkXPg_T3SPaWTca7Kgsg
Panel 2: Studying Hong Kong: The National Security Law and Beyond Roundtable Conversation
Tuesday, 15 June 2021 | 20:00 to 22:00 EDT
Wednesday, 16 June 2021 | 08:00 to 10:00 HKT
Register at: https://yorku.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4ilwyGslS6GvmExXBETXwA
Panel 3: Hong Kong-Canada Relationships
Thursday, 17 June 2021 | 14:00 to 16:00 EDT and 11:00 to 13:00 PDT
Register at: https://yorku.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_MrB3WVYAQ3-759BHqGDuFw
A beloved teacher and colleague, Professor Bernard H. K. Luk (1946-2016) was an internationally recognized authority on the history of Hong Kong. Endowed by Professor Luk’s friend and former student, the Honourable Dr Vivienne Poy, the Bernard H. K. Luk Memorial Lecture in Hong Kong Studies was created in honour of his work. Organized by a group of Hong Kong scholars at York University, the lectures and accompanying events focus on Hong Kong as a distinct society,itsinfluence on the wider world or theexperiences of the Hong Kong diaspora.
