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21 Oct 2022

Language barrier and financial difficulties are obstacles to maintaining quality of life among ethnic minority older adults in Hong Kong, HKMU researchers find

A recent study by HKMU revealed that the quality of life of South Asian older adults in Hong Kong is negatively affected by language barrier and financial difficulties. Family obligations, religious beliefs and cultural perspectives play an important part in their old age experience in Hong Kong. HKMU scholar suggested that the Government should enhance education on physical and mental health for the South Asian community, investigate the needs and concerns of caregivers of the older adults, and promote the ethnic minority neighbourhood support scheme....

6 Oct 2022

Fiction by Creative Writing postgraduate student published in mainland literary periodicals

Creative Writing postgraduate student Jiang Feng created a short fiction entitled A Boy Like Him (像他那樣一個男子) and was published in Zhongshan, a renowned literary periodicals in mainland China. The story is about a man who uses different identities and characters...

29 Sep 2022

Creative Arts students and graduates win film awards in Movement-image Festival

Two teams of Creative Arts students and graduates participated in the 'Jumping Frames – Hong Kong International Movement-image Festival 2022' with their short films Bon Appétit and O respectively...

21 Sep 2022

The first-ever HKMU culture and performing arts show fully showcased students' talents

The HKMU School of Arts and Social Sciences (A&SS) presented the first-ever university-wide culture and performing arts show, titled “Stories of Love”, on campus on 19 September, starting a new...

13 Sep 2022

Fiction by creative writing student gets published in Hong Kong Literary

Creative Writing and Film Arts graduate Coco Law Choi-sheung created a fiction entitled Stories in the Walled City (寨城小事) as her final year project under the supervision of Head of Creative Arts cum Associate Professor of the School of Arts and Social Sciences Dr Rebecca Leung Mo-ling....

31 Aug 2022

Students' works get published in Hong Kong Literature Bimonthly

Four novels created by the students of the Reading and Writing Stories course, namely Fung Kwok-pan, Wong Sze-lam, Xie Yifan and Yip Tsz-sin, were published in a well-known local literary magazine Hong Kong Literature Bimonthly. The recommendation written by their...

31 Aug 2022

Chinese programme student wins special prize in Chinese Poetry Writing Competition

Zhuang Shiyi, student of the Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Chinese programme, participated in the 32nd Chinese Poetry Writing Competition (Chi Writing) held by Hong Kong Public Library. With her outstanding language proficiency...

5 Aug 2022

Short films by Creative Arts students shortlisted in Movement-image Festival

Seven students from the Creative Writing and Film Arts, and the Imaging Design and Digital Art programmes formed two teams and participated in the Jumping Frames Hong Kong International Movement-image Festival 2022. ...

29 Jul 2022

Creative Arts students integrate traditional ink painting with modern technology in Ink Global 2022

The Opening Ceremony of "Ink Global 2022: Foray into the Greater Bay Area" was held on 28 July. Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Mr Kevin Yeung Yun-hung, HKMU President...

20 Jul 2022

Chinese programme student seizes 1^st runner-up in an essay writing competition

Chan Long Ting, a Year 4 student of the Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Chinese programme, won the 1st runner-up in the tertiary education group in an essay writing competition organized by the Department of Chinese of The Hang ...