The past two decades have not been the best of times for Hong Kong. What have been the sources of tensions for this former British colony? As Hong Kong is set to enter the Carrie Lam era, what promises does Deng Xiaoping’s formulation of “One Country, Two Systems” still hold for this special administrative region of China? Please join our distinguished panel for conversations and reflections:
Josephine Chiu-Duke 丘慧芬教授
Associate Professor, Department of Asian Studies
Co-Director, Centre for Chinese Research
Stephen Yiu-wai Chu 朱耀偉教授
Professor and Director, Hong Kong Studies Programme, School of Modern Languages and Cultures, The University of Hong Kong
Petula Sik-ying Ho 何式凝教授
Professor, Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong
Diana Lary 戴安娜教授
Professor Emerita, Department of History
Former Director, Canada and Hong Kong Project
The UBC Hong Kong Studies Initiative gratefully acknowledges the following academic and community partners for their generous support: Faculty of Arts, Department of Asian Studies, Department of History, Centre for Chinese Research, School of Social Work, St. John’s College, SFU Institute for Transpacific Cultural Research, Vancouver Hong Kong Forum Society, Richmond Public Library, and Pacific Canada Heritage Centre – Museum of Migration Society.
