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Geography in Hong Kong (2012-16) HONG KONG GEOGRAPHICAL ASSOCIATION 香 港 地 理 學 會 GEOGRAPHY IN HONG KONG (2012-16) A PROFILE OF GEOGRAPHY INSTITUTES, RESEARCHERS, KEY PUBLICATIONS AND OTHER GEOGRAPHY-RELATED ACTIVITIES June 2016 P.O. BOX 97553, TSIM SHA TSUI POST O FFICE KOWLOON, HONG KONG 1 WWW. HKGA.ORG Hong Kong Geographical Association 香 港 地 理 學 會 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Hong Kong Geographical Association The Hong Kong Geographical Association Institutes & People (HKGA) was founded in 1969 with the aims of promoting interest in, stimulating teaching There are currently three departmental units of, and cultivating research about Geography. specialized in geography research and HKGA is led by an Executive Committee education in the tertiary institutes of Hong with honorary representatives from the Kong. In total, our community has over 70 tertiary institutions in Hong Kong. The teaching and research staff. They are recruited Association is the Hong Kong Sectional locally and internationally with diverse member of the International Geographical backgrounds. They are fully committed to Union. quality research and teaching, which are exemplified by their research outputs Over the years, HKGA has been promoting published in top ISI journals, professional geography education and research through a services offered in different institutional wide range of activities and services. Hong positions, and awards received. Kong Geography Day is the signature event for the Association, which aims to foster Research Excellence academic exchange and collaboration between geography-related faculty members and Geographers in Hong Kong are pursuing high postgraduate students, and to promote quality research in all directions and with local geography education in secondary schools. and international significance. In 2012-2016, we have published in over 1,000 indexed HKGA offers professional supports through publications and being editorial board a wide range of activities including fieldtrips, members in over 50 ISI-listed journals. These seminars, workshops, orientations for new publications are distributed across subjects teachers, and subject-related competitions for from urban planning, housing, transport, GIS students. The Association has also been and remote sensing technologies, working closely with government departments environmental management, nature hazards, including the Education Bureau and Hong and climate change. Since 1956, geographers Kong Examinations and Assessment in Hong Kong have accumulated over 1,700 Authority on curriculum development and indexed publications and 23,000 times cited, teaching and learning assessment. with an average of 13 times cited per article. The most influential article amongst all is In addition, the Association owns an cited 868 times in total. Apart from international academic journal Asian contributing to innovation and knowledge Geographer which is published by Taylor & worldwide, our members also use their Francis. It also publishes a professional professional knowledge to serve the society newsletter, Hong Kong Geographers, for all especially as the advisors of many teaching and research professionals in the governmental bodies in Hong Kong. community. Amongst all of our publications, 15% of them are specialized in Hong Kong as the study area and 32% concentrate in the greater China region. Hong Kong Geographical Association 香 港 地 理 學 會 Resources and Facilities Hong Kong has excellent resources, infrastructure, services and facilities to support geographical research. We are accessible to highly competitive grants from the Hong Kong Research Grant Council and other local and overseas funding bodies. We are equipped with top-class libraries, laboratories, computer services and state-of- the-art technological. We also collaborate with many research centers that are working in cutting-edge, multi-disciplinary, and cross- country contexts. Most importantly, we provide a flexible, pluralistic and supportive environment for all research activities. International Collaboration We position ourselves as a research hub into one interwoven global village and maintain close collaboration with researchers from different places and across disciplines. Every year, we organize Hong Kong Geography Day and also other conferences and workshops to facilitate idea exchange and collaboration opportunities across countries and regions. Many of our research projects are associated with renowned institutes overseas and in Mainland China, including the University of Cambridge, National University of Singapore, Peking University and Chinese Academy of Sciences. In future, we look forward to establish further linkages with people and institutes from all parts of the world. 2 Hong Kong Geographical Association 香 港 地 理 學 會 1. WELCOME MESSAGE Welcome to the <Country Report: Geography in Hong Kong (2011-15)>, which is prepared and presented by the Hong Kong Geographical Association. Hong Kong Geographical Association (HKGA, or the Association) was founded in 1969 with the aims of promoting interest in, stimulating teaching of, and cultivating research about Geography. HKGA is led by an Executive Committee (EXCO) which consists of the Officers, the Immediate Past Chairman, and honorary representatives from other institutions. The Association is the Hong Kong Sectional member of the International Geographical Union. Over the years, HKGA has been promoting geography education and research through a wide range of activities and services including the Hong Kong Geography Day, fieldtrips, seminars, and professional supports to geography teachers; workshops and orientations for new teachers; and subject-related competitions for students. Hong Kong Geography Day is the signature event for the Association, which aims to foster academic exchange and collaboration between geography-related faculty members and postgraduate students, and to promote geography education in secondary schools. In addition, HKGA has been working closely with government departments including the Education Bureau and Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority on curriculum development and teaching and learning assessment. It is our mission to strive for continuous improvement in our efforts dedicated to students and teachers in the field. Geographers in Hong Kong are fully committed to quality research and teaching, which are exemplified by their research outputs published in top ISI journals, professional services offered in different institutional positions, and awards received. The Association owns an international academic journal Asian Geographer which is published by Taylor & Francis. It also publishes papers and newsletters, including a professional newsletter, Hong Kong Geographers, for all teaching and research professionals in the community. We have also been actively participating in academic events across the globe. The Congress of the International Geographical Union (IGU) is one of the examples. This year, we would like to embrace the invaluable opportunity of such exposure to let you know more about our research and activities. The report would cover the profile of our institutes and people, research outputs, and education resources in the city. We would like to express our deepest gratitude to all geography related departments in Hong Kong and their staff for their support in compilingb this report. It is however solely the responsibility of the Association in case of any mistake arises from the content. Please feel free to contact us for any queries and feedbacks. Professor XU Jiang Chairperson (2013- ), HKGA 2016.08 3 Hong Kong Geographical Association 香 港 地 理 學 會 2. GEOGRAPHY IN HONG KONG Hong Kong Geographical Association the University of Hong Kong, Chinese University of Hong Kong and Hong Kong The Hong Kong Geographical Association Baptist University, and one Representative (HKGA) was founded in 1969 with the aims from the Hong Kong Institute of Education, of promoting interest in, stimulating teaching shall be offered Honorary Membership to of, and cultivating research about Geography. serve on the Executive Committee. The HKGA is the Hong Kong Sectional member current and past profiles of the Executive of the International Geographical Union, and Committee are shown in Chart 2.2 and an Advisory Management Committee Chart 2.3 respectively. Member of Hong Kong Teachers’ Centre. Full membership is open to any person who is It is our mission to strive for continuous interested in the aims of the Association. improvement in our efforts dedicated to There shall be no entrance fee for students and teachers in the field. We are also membership of the Association. Members fully committed to contribute our professional may be enrolled in any one of the following knowledge and passionate support for the grades: wider community. Full Membership Life Membership Honorary Membership Student Membership For details of appropriate subscription payment and the rights and privileges specified in each case, please check the membership guidelines and application form in our website. Executive Committee of HKGA at AGM 2015 Hong Kong Geography Day Organization Structure of HKGA The Association is led by an Executive Committee which consists of the Officers, the Immediate Past Chairman, and honorary representatives from other institutions. Chart 2.1 illustrates the organization structure of HKGA. The Officers include the Chairperson, the Vice-Chairperson, the Hong Kong Geography Day (HKGD) is the Honorary Secretary, the Honorary Treasurer, signature event for the Association. It is
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