Staff Profile

Biography

Ms Janet Lau Man-ying, obtained her Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Degree from the University of Brighton, UK. She received an MA in Design at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and an MSc in Marketing at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Prior to joining the OUHK, she worked at various local and international creative agencies and organizations as well as the HKSAR Government. Her research interests include the creative and cultural industries, visual design and aesthetics, advertising and branding, digitalisation and audiences, creativity, etc.

Teaching Areas & Research Interests

• Creative and Cultural Industries
• Visual Design and Aesthetics
• Advertising and Branding
• Digitalisation and Audiences
• Creativity

Academic & Professional Experience

Awards:

HK4As Creative Awards: Best Typography, Best Print Ad and Best Direct Mailing (1994) by The Association of Accredited Advertising Agencies of Hong Kong

 

Research Grants:

Principal investigator, Project title: “Hong Kong Creative Advertising Design in the Seventies to Millennium”, The Katie Shu Sui Pui Charitable Trust Research and Publication Fund (Applied Research), The Hong Kong Metropolitan University (The Former Open University of Hong Kong), HK$100,000, 2018-2020. 

 

Articles:

Lau, M. Y. "Cheongsam, Woman Image and Calendar Poster", Newsletter of OUHK Tin Ka Ping Centre of Chinese Culture, 1(2018.3): 14-17. (Chinese version only)

劉文英﹕〈長衫、女性形象與月份牌廣告設計〉﹐《田家炳中華文化中心通訊》﹐2018年3月﹐頁14-17。

 

Lau, M. Y. "Brand Building of Small and Medium Sized Museums in Beijing", Newsletter of OUHK Tin Ka Ping Centre of Chinese Culture, 2(2018.9): 22-25. (Chinese version only)

劉文英﹕〈淺談北京中小型博物館的發展與品牌的建立〉﹐《田家炳中華文化中心通訊》﹐2018年9月﹐頁22-25。

 

Lau, M. Y. "Cultural Heritage in Hong Kong", Newsletter of OUHK Tin Ka Ping Centre of Chinese Culture, 2(2020.9): 16-19. (Chinese version only)

劉文英﹕〈香港文化遺產—衣﹑食﹑住﹑行的日常〉﹐《田家炳中華文化中心通訊》﹐2020年9月﹐頁16-19。

 

Lau, M. Y.  " The art of book binding lies in the "beauty of use" was published at Newsletter of OUHK Tin Ka Ping Centre of Chinese Culture, 1(2022.3): 17-19.

劉文英﹕〈裝幀藝術在於「用之美」〉刋於《田家炳中華文化中心通訊》﹐2022年3月﹐頁17-19。

 

 

Lau, M. Y. "Cheongsam, Woman Image and Calendar Poster", Newsletter of OUHK Tin Ka Ping Centre of Chinese Culture, 1(2018.3): 14-17. (Chinese version only)

劉文英﹕〈長衫、女性形象與月份牌廣告設計〉﹐《田家炳中華文化中心通訊》﹐2018年3月﹐頁14-17。

Selected Publications

Books

• Lau, M.Y. (2020) "Creativity in Cultural and Creative Industries: Creative Interpretation of Hong Kong Advertising". Hong Kong: The Open University of Hong Kong. (Chinese version only)
• Lau, M.Y., Leung, M.L. and Wong, S.K. (2018). "Changes of Museums: Experiences of Hong Kong and Nearby Places". Hong Kong: The Research Institute for Digital Culture and Humanities, The Open University of Hong Kong. (Chinese version only)

Book Chapters

• Lau, Janet M. Y. (2023) "A Preliminary Study of Transmedia Storytelling: The Case Study of a Special Exhibition of the Hong Kong Heritage Museum." In Rebecca Mo-Ling Leung (Ed.), Chinese Creative Writing Studies. Singapore: Springer Nature, print.
• 劉文英 :「跨媒體敘事初探──以香港文化博物館的專題展覽為例」﹔梁慕靈主編：《華文創意寫作與跨媒體實踐》，臺北：新銳文創，2022年8月出版。
• Tso, Anna W. B. and Lau, Janet M. Y. (2019) "The Digital and Multimodal Art Experience: A Hong Kong Case Study." In Wing-bo Tso (Ed.), Digital Humanities and New Ways of Teaching. Singapore: Springer, print.
• Tso, Anna W. B. and Lau, Janet M. Y. (2018). “An Explorative Study on the Pedagogical Potential of Gamification.” In Li, K.C., Yuen, K.S. and Wong, B.T.M. (eds.). Innovations in Open and Flexible Education. Singapore: Springer, print.

Journal Articles

• Lau, M. Y. “Westernization and Modernization: Book Design in Republican China”〈西化與現代化：民國時期的書刊雜誌設計〉in《二十一世紀/ 香港中文大學中國文化研究所》 (Twenty-First Century Bimonthly, The Chinese University), 172(2019.4): 125-133. (Chinese version only)
• Tso, W. B. and Lau, M. Y. "Digital Game-based Learning: A Case Study of a Digital Educational Game in Hong Kong." Journal of Global Literacies, Technologies, and Emerging Pedagogies. 3.2(2016): 433 - 447, web.

Selected Professional & Community Services

• Technical Advisors of Employees Retraining Board (ERB) (1 Apr 2017-31 Mar 2026)
• Advisor for Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) program - Hong Kong Heritage TV series (2017-18) organized by Hulu Culture, and co-organized by Intangible Cultural Heritage Office and RTHK.

Modified Date: 23 Oct, 2025
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