Academic Staff
CHAN, Kwok Shing 陳國成
Associate Professor
Ph.D. (School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London)
Research Interests:
Chinese family and kinship; Anthropology of welfare; Property management and transfer practice; Tourism
I received training in anthropology in Hong Kong and U.K. with focus on Chinese culture and society. I am interested in: (1) the development of Chinese lineages and the value of agnatic kinship in rural Hong Kong under British colonial rule; (2) Mazu pilgrimage, tourism and identity politics in the context and framework of a Taiwan-Macau-China triadic pattern of religious connection/exchange; and (3) Chinese customary mortgage practices in Hong Kong and Taiwan under colonial administration.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Course(s) Taught:
| SOC I2046 | Unity and Diversity: The Making of Chinese Culture and Society |
| SOC I2037 | Introduction to Sociological Thinking and Writing |
| SOCI 1005 | Invitation to Sociology |
| SOCI/CHSS 3045 | China and Tourism |
| GCAP 3157 | Leisure and Well-Being: Coping with Stress |
| From Aug-2019 to Aug-2024 | "《食盆—香港非物質文化遺產的歷史沿流、文化內涵與傳承》" the Intangible Cultural Heritage Office (the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, HKSAR). As Co-PI. HKD $1,480,000. |
| From Jan-2018 to Aug-2018 | "Chinese Customary Mortgage Practices in Taiwan Under Japanese Colonial Rule, 1895-1945" Faculty Research Grant, Hong Kong Baptist University (Ref. No. FRG1/17-18/029). As PI. HKD $49,247. |
| From May-2015 to May-2017 | "Colonial Rule and Moneylending Activities in the New Territories of Hong Kong." Faculty Research Grant, Hong Kong Baptist University (Ref. No. FRG1/15-16/036). As PI. HKD $49,902. |
| From Jan-2014 to Dec-2015 | "Property and Chinese Lineage Villages in the New Territories of Hong Kong, 1905-2012." General Research Fund, UGC. (Ref. No. 240813). As PI. HKD $797,060. |
| From Sep-2011 to Dec-2012 | "建構新澳門: 澳門的福建籍新移民研究. The Making of a New Macau: A Study of Fujianese Immigrants in Macau" 澳門基金會委託 The Macau Foundation. As PI. HKD $250,000. |
| From Jan-2011 to Dec-2013 | "Transnational Pilgrimage, Tourism and Identity Politics: An Anthropological Study of the Cult of Mazu (The Goddess of Heaven)." General Research Fund, UGC. (Ref. No. 240210). As PI. HKD $435,678. |
| From Sep-2010 to May-2011 | "Mortgage and Loans in Chinese Villages in Rural Hong Kong, 1900-1950s." Faculty Research Grant, Hong Kong Baptist University (Ref. No. FRG1/10-11/004). As PI. HKD $49,967. |
| From Oct-2009 to Mar-2010 | "Housing and Identity in Chinese Lineage Villages in Hong Kong." Faculty Research Grant, Hong Kong Baptist University. (Ref No. FRG1/08-09/052). As PI. HKD $59,974. |
(For complete list of publications, please view Staff CV.)
| 2025 | Triadic Interactions and Exchanges: Cross-Strait Mazu Worship and Tourism in Post-handover Macau, China. The China Review 25(1). (forthcoming) |
| 2024 | 香港非物質文化遺產系列: 食盆 (與鍾寶賢合著), (三聯書店[香港]有限公司), 224頁。 |
| 2024 | Customary Mortgages and the Moral Economy of Kinship in Chinese Lineage Villages, 1905-1960. Modern China 50 (3):366-395. |
| 2020 | Attractiveness of a Religious Theme Site: The A-Ma Cultural Village in Macau, China. International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage, 8(8):12-29. |
To Be Updated.