GEN1023 Cultural Hong Kong: Discovering the Vibrant City
This module aims to explore the cultural uniqueness of Hong Kong as one the world’s vibrant cities in Asia. It serves as a gateway course that introduces students to the multi-disciplinary approach to understand Hong Kong. Students can gain essential facts and fundamental knowledge on the nature of local history, culture, society and economy through classroom activities and experiential learning such as off-campus field studies and visits. This module provides students with both popular and scholarly materials that deal with various aspects of Hong Kong before and after 1997. It also enables students to develop regional and global perspectives on Hong Kong’s future development prospects.