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2016 香港快樂指數調查 Hong Kong Happiness Index Survey 2016, Lok Sang Ho Nov 2016

2016 香港快樂指數調查 Hong Kong Happiness Index Survey 2016, Lok Sang Ho

Hong Kong Happiness Index 香港快樂指數調查

According to the results of the Hong Kong Happiness Index Survey conducted by Chu Hai College of Higher Education in collaboration with Lingnan University’s Centre for Public Policy Studies, the Happiness Index for Hong Kong people in 2016 stands at 67.6 (on a scale of 0 to 100), significantly lower than last year’s 70.0. However, the main decline occurs with those aged below 30, whose happiness index plunged from 69.3 to 63.8, the lowest score on record.

This decline in the self-reported happiness index, paradoxically, occurs at a time when people’s satisfaction with the living environment, the media, the …


Repertoire, Framing And Visions : The Occupy Movement In Hong Kong, Ho Man Leung Sep 2016

Repertoire, Framing And Visions : The Occupy Movement In Hong Kong, Ho Man Leung

Theses & Dissertations

The Occupy Movement is one of the most significant civic events in recent Hong Kong History. This thesis is an attempt to make a comprehensive understanding of the movement by analyzing the actual movement activities and illustrating occupiers’ justification of actions. Three major issues are of concern here. First, what actually happened during the movement? Second, why did the occupiers join the movement? Lastly, how did the occupiers justify their actions during the movement? In this regard, the concepts of repertoire, framing and vision, will be employed to guide this study. Considering the three main factions of the movement, including …


服務研習通訊第二十一期 Office Of Service-Learning Newsletters, Volume 21, Office Of Service-Learning, Lingnan University Aug 2016

服務研習通訊第二十一期 Office Of Service-Learning Newsletters, Volume 21, Office Of Service-Learning, Lingnan University

SLant 嶺召

於本學年起,服務研習成為嶺大本科生的畢業要求。今期《嶺召》介紹三個學系的服務研習課程及計劃,以及海外交流經驗,讓讀者了解服務研習為授課導師、學生及社區帶來的成果。

Starting from this academic year, Service-Learning is a graduation requirement for undergraduate students of Lingnan University. This issue of “Slant” shares the stories of Service-Learning courses and projects from three academic departments and an oversea tour so as to demonstrate the positive impact of Service-Learning on course instructors, students and the community.


Architecture As Artefact, Socialfact, And Mentalfact : On The Hypothetical Works Of Office Of Strategic Architecture (Osa) : Part 2 = 建築作為藝術、社會、精神之平台 : 策略建築局前設工作 : 第二部分, Eka Swadiansa Jul 2016

Architecture As Artefact, Socialfact, And Mentalfact : On The Hypothetical Works Of Office Of Strategic Architecture (Osa) : Part 2 = 建築作為藝術、社會、精神之平台 : 策略建築局前設工作 : 第二部分, Eka Swadiansa

South South Forum 南南論壇

On 28th July 2016, Eka Swadiansa gave us a lecture at the Third South South Forum on Sustainability. The lecture was titled Architecture as Artifact, Socialfact and Mentalfact: on the Hypothetical Works of OSA .He divided the lecture into six parts:

1. Architecture as Artefact
2. Architecture as Socialfact
3. Architecture as Artefact VS Socialfact
4. Architecture as Mentalfact
5. Office of Strategic Architecture (OSA)
6. Tadao Ando Works: Architecture as Faith Mentalfact (Extended Discussion)

This was the afternoon session of the lecture.


Architecture As Artefact, Socialfact, And Mentalfact : On The Hypothetical Works Of Office Of Strategic Architecture (Osa) : Part 1 = 建築作為藝術、社會、精神之平台 : 策略建築局前設工作 : 第一部分, Eka Swadiansa Jul 2016

Architecture As Artefact, Socialfact, And Mentalfact : On The Hypothetical Works Of Office Of Strategic Architecture (Osa) : Part 1 = 建築作為藝術、社會、精神之平台 : 策略建築局前設工作 : 第一部分, Eka Swadiansa

South South Forum 南南論壇

On 28th July 2016, Eka Swadiansa gave us a lecture at the Third South South Forum on Sustainability. The lecture was titled Architecture as Artifact, Socialfact and Mentalfact: on the Hypothetical Works of OSA .He divided the lecture into six parts:

1. Architecture as Artefact
2. Architecture as Socialfact
3. Architecture as Artefact VS Socialfact
4. Architecture as Mentalfact
5. Office of Strategic Architecture (OSA)
6. Tadao Ando Works: Architecture as Faith Mentalfact (Extended Discussion)

This was the morning session of the lecture.


Global Financial Crisis And Challenges : Discussion = 全球金融危機與挑戰 : 討論, Tak Hing, Erebus Wong Jul 2016

Global Financial Crisis And Challenges : Discussion = 全球金融危機與挑戰 : 討論, Tak Hing, Erebus Wong

South South Forum 南南論壇

On 27th July 2016, at SSFS 3, Erebus Wong gave a presentation titled "More Science or Ethnics in Economics and Finance?".


Contra Hegemony : Part 2 : Post Capital Business Planning And Its Global Market Potencies = 逆反霸權 (2) : 後資本主義商業計劃及其全球市場潛力, Eka Swadiansa Jul 2016

Contra Hegemony : Part 2 : Post Capital Business Planning And Its Global Market Potencies = 逆反霸權 (2) : 後資本主義商業計劃及其全球市場潛力, Eka Swadiansa

South South Forum 南南論壇

On 27th July 2016, at the Third South South Forum on Sustainability, Eka Swadiansa delivered the second part of his presentation on Contra Hegemony. The title of this session is Contra Hegemony (Part 2): Post Capital Business Planning and its Global Market Potencies.


Contra Hegemony : Part 1 : Conscious Regional Planning And Its Adaptive Development Policies = 逆反霸權 (1) : 有意識之區域規劃及其靈活之發展政策, Eka Swadiansa Jul 2016

Contra Hegemony : Part 1 : Conscious Regional Planning And Its Adaptive Development Policies = 逆反霸權 (1) : 有意識之區域規劃及其靈活之發展政策, Eka Swadiansa

South South Forum 南南論壇

On 27th July 2016, at SSFS 3, Eka Swadiana delivered the first part of his talk on Contra Hegemony. This session is titled Contra Hegemony (Part 1): Conscious Regional Planning and its Adaptive Development Policies.

This presentation talked about recent Indonesian government policies launched under the leadership of the currently in power President Joko Widodo; in the discourse to his very limited fiscal gap, the dream of undergoing vast development, and the blue print of national development formulated by taking the long forgotten Indonesian local wisdom to envision a foreseen optimistic future. Some insights on both state and privately owned …


Latin America : Exhaustion Of Post-Neocapitalist Experiences? How To Think Our Future? = 拉丁美洲 : 後新資本主義耗盡的經驗? 怎樣思考我們的未來?, François Houtart Jul 2016

Latin America : Exhaustion Of Post-Neocapitalist Experiences? How To Think Our Future? = 拉丁美洲 : 後新資本主義耗盡的經驗? 怎樣思考我們的未來?, François Houtart

South South Forum 南南論壇

On 26th July 2016, François Houtart delivered a lecture on Latin America, which was titled Latin America: Exhaustion of Post-Neocapitalist Experiences? How to Think Our Future?.


Delirious New World : Static City And The Engineering Of Collective Spaces Of Otherness = 瘋狂新世界 : 靜態城市與異態集體空間, Eka Swadiansa Jul 2016

Delirious New World : Static City And The Engineering Of Collective Spaces Of Otherness = 瘋狂新世界 : 靜態城市與異態集體空間, Eka Swadiansa

South South Forum 南南論壇

On 25th July 2016, Eka Swadiansa gave us a talk titled Delirious New World: Static City and the Engineering of Collective Spaces of Otherness.


中國建築與城市主義 = Architecture And Urbanism : The Case Of China, Aibin Yan, Huizhong Bin Jul 2016

中國建築與城市主義 = Architecture And Urbanism : The Case Of China, Aibin Yan, Huizhong Bin

South South Forum 南南論壇

On 25th July 2016, Bui Huizhong and Yan Aibin gave a presentation based on the topic: Architecture and Urbanism: the Case of China.


中國金融資本主義與三農問題 = Financial Capitalism And The Agrarian Question In China, Xiaohui Yan, Ping Wang Jul 2016

中國金融資本主義與三農問題 = Financial Capitalism And The Agrarian Question In China, Xiaohui Yan, Ping Wang

South South Forum 南南論壇

On 25th July 2016, Yan Xiaohui and Wang Ping talked on Financial Capitalism and the Agrarian Question in China.


The Agrarian Question In Asia = 亞洲三農問題, Chantana Banpasirichote Jul 2016

The Agrarian Question In Asia = 亞洲三農問題, Chantana Banpasirichote

South South Forum 南南論壇

On 25th July 2016, at SSFS 3, Chantana Banpasirichote gave us a lecture on the Agrarian Questions in Asia.


Latin America : Agrarian Question : Agriculture Vs Capitalist Modern Agriculture : Land, Water, Forests = 拉丁美洲 : 三農問題農業 Vs 現代資本主義農業 : 土地、水、森林, François Houtart Jul 2016

Latin America : Agrarian Question : Agriculture Vs Capitalist Modern Agriculture : Land, Water, Forests = 拉丁美洲 : 三農問題農業 Vs 現代資本主義農業 : 土地、水、森林, François Houtart

South South Forum 南南論壇

On 25th July 2016, at SSFS 3, François Houtart gave us a lecture on Latin America: Agriculture vs Capitalist Modern Agriculture: Land, Water, Forests.


No Fire Zone : The Killing Fields Of Sri Lanka : Discussion = 無戰火地帶 : 斯里蘭卡之殺戮戰場 : 映後座談, François Houtart, Jude Lal Fernando Jul 2016

No Fire Zone : The Killing Fields Of Sri Lanka : Discussion = 無戰火地帶 : 斯里蘭卡之殺戮戰場 : 映後座談, François Houtart, Jude Lal Fernando

South South Forum 南南論壇

On 24th July 2016, François Houtart and Jude Lal Fernando showed us a documentary called "No Fire Zone — the Killing Fields of Sri Lanka". This is the discussion session.


Popular Movements In Southeast Asia = 東南亞民眾運動, Surichai Wungaeo Jul 2016

Popular Movements In Southeast Asia = 東南亞民眾運動, Surichai Wungaeo

South South Forum 南南論壇

On 24th July 2016, Surichai Wungaeo gave us a talk titled Popular Movements in Southeast Asia.


Popular Movements In Korea = 韓國民眾運動, Jung Ok Lee Jul 2016

Popular Movements In Korea = 韓國民眾運動, Jung Ok Lee

South South Forum 南南論壇

On 24th July 2016, at the Third South South Forum, Lee Jung Ok delivered a talk titled Popular Movements in Korea.


Latin America : Popular Movements, Progressive Governments And Present Political Crisis = 拉丁美洲 : 民眾運動、進步政府與當前政治危機, François Houtart Jul 2016

Latin America : Popular Movements, Progressive Governments And Present Political Crisis = 拉丁美洲 : 民眾運動、進步政府與當前政治危機, François Houtart

South South Forum 南南論壇

On 24th July 2016, at SSFS 3, François Houtart gave us a lecture on Latin America: Popular Movements, Progressive Governments and Present Political Crisis.


Roundtable : Regional Perspectives And Politics = 圓桌討論 : 區域視野與政治, Darwis Khudori, Pedro Páez, Ran Wei, Tak Hing, Erebus Wong, Kwok Ming Ma Jul 2016

Roundtable : Regional Perspectives And Politics = 圓桌討論 : 區域視野與政治, Darwis Khudori, Pedro Páez, Ran Wei, Tak Hing, Erebus Wong, Kwok Ming Ma

South South Forum 南南論壇

On 23rd July 2016, the first roundtable of SSFS3 was launched. Moderated by Ma Kwok Ming, this session consisted of 4 presentations by different speakers: Darwis Khudori, Pedro Páez, Wei Ran and Erebus Wong.


Seven Developing Countries : From Emergence To Entrapment = 新興七國報告 : 從興起到陷入困境, Tak Hing, Erebus Wong Jul 2016

Seven Developing Countries : From Emergence To Entrapment = 新興七國報告 : 從興起到陷入困境, Tak Hing, Erebus Wong

South South Forum 南南論壇

On 23rd July 2016, at the Third South South Forum on Sustainability, Erebus Wong gave us a presentation based on the report from him along with Wen Tiejun, Lau Kin Chi and Sit Tsui.


Regional Integration And Capitalist Crisis = 區域整合與資本主義危機, Pedro Páez Jul 2016

Regional Integration And Capitalist Crisis = 區域整合與資本主義危機, Pedro Páez

South South Forum 南南論壇

On 23rd July 2016, Pedro Páez gave a talk on Regional Integration and Capitalist Crisis at the Third South South Forum on Sustainability.


Latin America : International Crisis, Post-Capitalist Governments, Regional Integration And South-South Cooperation = 拉丁美洲 : 國際危機、後資本主義政府、區域整合與南南合作, François Houtart Jul 2016

Latin America : International Crisis, Post-Capitalist Governments, Regional Integration And South-South Cooperation = 拉丁美洲 : 國際危機、後資本主義政府、區域整合與南南合作, François Houtart

South South Forum 南南論壇

On 23rd July 2016, at the Third South South Forum, François Houtart delivered a talk titled Latin America: International Crisis, Post-Capitalist Governments, Regional Integration and South-South Cooperation.


服務機構手冊 : 嶺南大學服務研習社區合作夥伴指南, Office Of Service-Learning, Lingnan University Jul 2016

服務機構手冊 : 嶺南大學服務研習社區合作夥伴指南, Office Of Service-Learning, Lingnan University

OSL Book / Book Chapter / Manual 書刊/文章/教材冊

服務機構手冊為已參與或有興趣了解服務研習的機構督導員提供運作指南,介紹服務研習的基本資料,以及相關的實施步驟。


Lingnan Students Address Food Wastage With Hands-On Action, Office Of Service-Learning, Lingnan University Jun 2016

Lingnan Students Address Food Wastage With Hands-On Action, Office Of Service-Learning, Lingnan University

OSL Supplement 新聞特刊

原載於2016年6月28日《The Standard》。(只有英文)

Originally published in "The Standard" 28th June 2016. (English only)


嶺南大學服務研習 : 食物回收計劃 : 實踐體驗式學習, Office Of Service-Learning, Lingnan University Jun 2016

嶺南大學服務研習 : 食物回收計劃 : 實踐體驗式學習, Office Of Service-Learning, Lingnan University

OSL Supplement 新聞特刊

原載於2016年6月21日《晴報》。

Originally published in "Sky Post" 21st June 2016.


服務、遊戲 : 讓大家來說故事 : 2016年度兒童文學研究與寫作課作品集, 香港嶺南大學中文系, 香港嶺南大學服務研習處 Jun 2016

服務、遊戲 : 讓大家來說故事 : 2016年度兒童文學研究與寫作課作品集, 香港嶺南大學中文系, 香港嶺南大學服務研習處

OSL Students' Service-Learning Project Output: Booklet

秉承嶺南大學的教學宗旨「作育英才,服務社會」,自2004 年開始, 「服務研習」滲入不同的本科學科裡,是一種結合學科理論及社區服務的新型教學方式,為學生提供全人發展的環境。從學生在服務中的體驗,不但能把課堂知識在現實中運用,並從中鍛鍊學生獨立思考及反思的能力,也培養他們關懷弱勢社群及關心社會。於2015/16 的第二個學期,嶺南大學中文系的「CHI3202 兒童文學」課程提供服務研習的機會,在課程老師陳惠英教授的出色領導、以及南屯門綜合家庭服務中心和救世軍東涌家庭支援中心的緊密配合下,學生透過該學科的服務研習,與中心小朋友及家長進行互動,以小朋友的真實經歷為藍本,撰寫獨一無二的兒童故事,再收錄為分享集。


Course Instructor Handbook : A Course Instructor's Guide To Service-Learning, Office Of Service-Learning, Lingnan University Jun 2016

Course Instructor Handbook : A Course Instructor's Guide To Service-Learning, Office Of Service-Learning, Lingnan University

OSL Book / Book Chapter / Manual 書刊/文章/教材冊

This handbook serves as a guide for Service-Learning course instructors, whether they are just beginning to explore the field or they are already seasoned practitioners. It will help to develop Service-Learning curriculum, as well as provide useful resources.


Faculty Newsletter (Vol. 3, Iss. 2), Office Of Service-Learning, Lingnan University Apr 2016

Faculty Newsletter (Vol. 3, Iss. 2), Office Of Service-Learning, Lingnan University

Faculty Newsletters 教職員通訊

No abstract provided.


Hk Children Happiness Index 2015 = 2015年香港兒童快樂指數, Lok Sang Ho, Early Childhood Development Research Foundation 香港嬰幼兒發展研究基金會 Mar 2016

Hk Children Happiness Index 2015 = 2015年香港兒童快樂指數, Lok Sang Ho, Early Childhood Development Research Foundation 香港嬰幼兒發展研究基金會

Hong Kong Children Happiness Index 香港兒童快樂指數調查

According to the results of the 2015 Hong Kong Children’s Happiness Index Survey released by Lingnan University’s Centre for Public Policy Studies (CPPS) today (30 March), the overall Children’s Happiness Index in 2015 dropped noticeably to 6.49 (on a scale of 0 to 10) from 6.74 in 2014.

With funding support from the Hong Kong Early Childhood Development Research Foundation and the assistance of the Public Governance Programme of Lingnan University, the 2015 Children’s Happiness Index survey was conducted following the same methodology as in previous surveys. A total of 9 primary schools and 14 secondary schools (excluding international …


Experimental Service-Learning For Blind Student Development Through Regional Partnerships, Justin R Nayagam Mar 2016

Experimental Service-Learning For Blind Student Development Through Regional Partnerships, Justin R Nayagam

International Symposium on Service-Learning: Network Strengthening for Service-Learning Regional Collaboration

No abstract provided.