Scholars explore food culture in Hong Kong at HSUHK forum
News,Office of Vice-President (Learning and Student Experience) |
Wednesday December 3rd, 2025

2 December 2025 

On 2 December 2025, the Global Humanities Initiative (GHI) at The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong (HSUHK), in partnership with the Asian New Humanities Network (ANHN) and the CIPSH Chair in Cultural Heritage and Creative Humanities, hosted a forum titled “Food Culture in Hong Kong” at HSUHK.

The event convened distinguished scholars and experts to examine food as a vital lens for understanding identity, modernity, and heritage in Hong Kong. Through a series of presentations and discussions, participants explored the historical significance of congee and bubble tea, the evolution of Hong Kong’s culinary traditions, questions of food sustainability, and the semiotics of taste.

Speakers also explored how global influences intertwine with local practices, continually shaping Hong Kong’s dynamic culinary landscape and its deeper cultural meaning. The forum underscored the important place of food within the creative humanities and cultural heritage, providing fresh perspectives on how everyday practices illuminate broader social and historical narratives.

Dr Amy Wang, Assistant Professor in the Department of Management at HSUHK (left); Ms Jenny Leung, Co-Founder of the World Kitchen Club; Dr Veronica Mak, Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at Hong Kong Shue Yan University; Mr Alex Chow, Chief Financial Officer of InnoEd Group Holdings Limited; Professor Desmond Hui, CIPSH Chair in Cultural Heritage and Creative Humanities and Secretary General of ANHN; Professor Jeanne Fu, Vice-President (Learning and Student Experience) of HSUHK; Dr Chan Kwok-shing, Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at Hong Kong Baptist University; Professor Philip Buckley, Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy at McGill University; Mr Cheng Po-hung, Museum Expert Advisor at the Hong Kong Museum of History; Professor Scarlet Tso, Dean of the School of Communication at HSUHK; and Dr Chan Chi-kit, Associate Professor in the School of Communication at HSUHK.