Departmental Advisory Committee
(Terms of Office: 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2029)
Chairperson
Ms Janice YIP Pui-chu
Managing Director of Joint Publishing (Hong Kong) Limited
Managing Director of Wan Li Book Co., Ltd
Ms. Yip Pui-chu received her BA degree from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 1991. She has been engaged in publishing industry over 30 years, and served as bookstore manager, purchasing manager, and Managing Director of The Commercial Press (HK) Ltd. and Hong Kong Educational Publishing Co., She is currently the Managing Director of Joint Publishing (HK) Company Ltd. and Wan Li Book Co., Ltd., overseeing the management and operations of the publishing houses. Committed to the development and professional training of Hong Kong's publishing sector, she now serves as Chairman of the Hong Kong Publishing Professionals Society and Vice Chairman of the Hong Kong Publishing Federation.
Ex Officio Member
Prof. CHAN Hok Yin
Head and Professor, CAH
Prof. Chan received his undergraduate and research degree from City University of Hong Kong. He enjoys studying and teaching in CityUHK very much. Up to date, Prof. Chan has published over 50 publications in refereed journals, books and conference proceedings. His new book entitled “May Fourth in Hong Kong: Colonial Scenario, Nationalism and Localism” was published by Hong Kong Chung Hwa Book Company in 2014. Indeed before the publication of the book, part of his related research findings was also reported by “Research Frontiers” which was published by Research Grants Council of the University Grants Committee . Another of his research interest is the interaction and exchange between Chinese intellectuals and foreign countries. From September 2013 to April 2014, he coordinated the holding of “China and Asian Community in Retrospect and Prospect”, a research lecture series held in City University. A total of 15 international and reputable scholars were invited to give academic talks.
Members (External)
Elder Joseph CHAN Yau Leung
General Secretary of Chinese Native Evangelistic Crusade
Mr. Joseph Chan Yau-leung is the General Secretary of the East Asia Field of the Chinese Nationals’ Evangelism Commission (CNEC), overseeing operations in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan. Alongside its church ministry, CNEC has a long-standing commitment to education and social services.
Mr. Chan holds a Bachelor of Accounting from Hong Kong Baptist University (1994) and a Master of Applied Finance from Macquarie University, New South Wales, Australia (1996). In 2018, he earned a Master of Theology from Chung Chi College at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. He was a fellow member of several professional accounting associations. He served banking industry for many years. His extensive financial expertise focuses particularly on treasury product control and accounting.
Ms Sandra LEE Yi Ying
Principal, Kowloon True Light School
Ms. Lee Yi Ying has served as Principal of Kowloon True Light School since 2010. A graduate of The Chinese University of Hong Kong with BA, MA and MEd (Education Administration) degrees, she has led the school’s advancement in bilingual education, curriculum innovation and whole-person development. Previously, as Head Principal of the Secondary and Primary Sections, she oversaw the Primary Section’s transition to English-medium instruction in 2011 and the re-establishment of the Kindergarten Section in 2017.
In addition to her school leadership responsibilities, Principal Lee has actively contributed to educational development and public service. She is currently the Chairman of The Hong Kong Subsidized Secondary Schools Council and serves as a member of the Curriculum Development Council, the Quality Education Fund Steering Committee, and various education-related committees. Her dedication and leadership have made significant contributions to the advancement of education policy and development in Hong Kong. She is widely respected for her vision, innovation, and commitment to nurturing future generations.
Ms Kitty QIN
Deputy Head of Phoenix HK Channel,
Director of Hong Kong and Macau News Centre
Phoenix Satellite Television Co., Ltd.
Kitty (Ms. Qin Yue) obtained her Master’s degree of Journalism and later gained her another Master’s degree for International and Public Affairs at the University of Hong Kong. She also learned various experience as studying at Elliott School of International Affairs in George Washington University, Peking University, University of Colorado Denver and National Taiwan University to broad her multi-cultural sights.
Kitty now is working for Phoenix TV as Deputy Head of Phoenix Hong Kong Channel and Director of Phoenix Hong Kong and Macau News Centre, responsible for managing a team of reporters and editors focusing on local daily news, and to assign correspondents for covering greater China and international significant events and wars in need.
With over 20-year media experience, Kitty specifically covered Hong Kong and greater China political/education/culture news beats. She has conducted many exclusive interviews with politicians; scholars; different parties and interest groups in the city, included three Hong Kong Chief Executives and Macau Chief Executive. Kitty is also a columnist for magazines, electronic media and social media platforms. She has also served as the moderator for some cultural and political conferences in Hong Kong.
Ms. Qin Yue concerned about cultural diversity and social development and previously served as a member of the Wong Tai Sin Area Committee.
Mr. Zefeng YOU
Deputy Director (Commercial & Development), Hong Kong Maritime Museum (Hong Kong, China)
Zefeng You is currently Deputy Director of the Hong Kong Maritime Museum. After completing his studies in the United Kingdom, he has devoted his career to maritime museums and related research, fostering strong connections within the field and promoting the preservation and development of maritime heritage. He previously served as Researcher at the Maritime Folklore Museum of Eastern Zhejiang, Deputy Director of the Ningbo Institute of Chinese Ancient Ships, and Director of the Ningbo Sailing Forward Maritime Museum, gaining extensive experience in both academic research and museum management. Since 2017, he has been a member of the Executive Committee of the International Congress of Maritime Museums (ICMM) and served as Chair of the ICMM 2024 Conference Programme Committee. He also holds an MBA degree.
Members (Internal)
Prof. LI Yiwen
Associate Head and Associate Professor, CAH
Yiwen Li is associate professor of history at City University of Hong Kong. She received her Ph.D. in History from Yale University, and her dissertation won the Arthur and Mary Wright Prize for the best doctoral dissertation in non-Western History (2017). Her research interests include maritime East Asia, material culture, and the Buddhist monastic economy. Her first book, Networks of Faith and Profit: Monks, Merchants, and Exchanges between China and Japan, 839 - 1403 CE, is published by Cambridge University Press in their "Asian Connections" series. Li is currently working on her second project, "Sacred Crafts: Artisans and Buddhist Monasteries in China and Japan, 960 - 1368." She is also a member of the working group "Ability and Authority" at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Dept III. She earned her BA (2008) and MA (2011) from Peking University. In 2014-15, she was a Japan Foundation Fellow at the Institute for Research in Humanities, Kyoto University.
Prof. LU Chia Hui
BACHIS Major Leader and Associate Professor, CAH
Professor LU Chia Hui is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Chinese and History at City University of Hong Kong. She received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from National Taiwan University and Peking University, respectively, and earned her PhD from The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Her research interests include the literature, history, politics, and culture of medieval China. Her first monograph, Taiping: Narratives of a Flourishing Age in the Era of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, is forthcoming. Professor LU has published numerous journal articles and is currently launching a research project on the interplay between conceptions of order in the mid-Tang period and literature and literary genres. This project is also the central concern of her second monograph, Zhongxing: The Reconstruction of Order and Transformations in Mid-Tang Literature.
Prof. MA Ka Fai
MACH Programme Leader and Assistant Professor, CAH
Ka-Fai Ma received his PhD degree in Sociology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is currently an assistant professor of the Department of Chinese and History in City University of Hong Kong. His major research areas are Sociology of Culture, Class Analysis, and Political Sociology. He is devoted in teaching subjects of Creative Writing, Cultural Industry, and Media Analysis. He has published over 20 books of essays, many of them are bestsellers. The novel "Once Upon A Time (I)" was published in 2016 and won 20 literature prizes and recognitions. It was also translated into various languages including French and Korean. It will also be turned into a film project by the international well-known director Johnny To. "Once Upon A Time (II)" was published in 2020, another debut novel of 220,000 words.
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