People - Faculty of Social Sciences

Faculty Leaders

Academic Staff

Teaching Staff

Research Postgraduate Students

Administrative Staff

Clear

Deanery

Prof. Ming WEN

Dean

mingwen@hku.hk

Prof. Eric FONG

Associate Dean

Postgraduate  Education

Director

HKU Research Hub of Population Studies

ewcfong@hku.hk

3917 7439

Prof. George LIN

Associate Dean

Research

Director

International Centre for China Development Studies

gcslin@hku.hk

3917 7023

Prof. Samson TSE

Associate Dean

Undergraduate  Education

samsont@hku.hk

39175027

Prof. Kwan Nok CHAN

Assistant Dean

Undergraduate  Education

kwachan@hku.hk

3917 7862

Prof. Cheryl CHUI

Assistant Dean

Student Enrichment

chkchui@hku.hk

3917 7310

Prof. Xiaoqing HU

Assistant Dean

Postgraduate Education

xiaoqinghu@hku.hk

3917 2291

Heads of Department

Prof. Tarani CHANDOLA

Head

Department of Sociology

Director

Methods Hub of Research, Policy and Practice

chandola@hku.hk

3917 2066

Prof. Zhansheng CHEN

Head

Department of Psychology

chenz@hku.hk

3917 2294

Prof. Amy CHOW

Head

Department of Social Work and Social Administration

chowamy@hku.hk

3917 5530

Prof. Shunlin LIANG

Head

Department of Geography

shunlin@hku.hk

39177113

Prof. Robert THOMSON

Head

Department of Politics and Public Administration

rthomson@hku.hk

3917 2399

Directors of School

Prof. Kenneth WONG

Director

School of Governance and Policy

wongkenk@hku.hk

3917 0058

Prof. Ruby YANG

Director

School of Future Media

rubyang@hku.hk

Centre Directors

Prof. Clifton Robert EMERY

Director

Centre for Criminology

cemery@hku.hk

3917 2077

Prof. Rainbow HO

Director

Centre on Behavioral Health

tinho@hku.hk

3917 4087

Prof. Wai-Fung LAM

Director

Centre for Civil Society and Governance

dwflam@hku.hk

3917 2391

Prof. Frederick LEE

Executive Director

Centre for Water Technology and Policy

leey@hku.hk

Prof. George LIN

Associate Dean

Research

Director

International Centre for China Development Studies

gcslin@hku.hk

3917 7023

Prof. Vivian LOU

Director

Sau Po Centre on Ageing

wlou@hku.hk

3917 4835

Prof. Duoduo XU

Director

Social Sciences Research Centre

ddxu@hku.hk

3917 2062

Prof. Paul YIP

Director

HKJC Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention

sfpyip@hku.hk

3917 4375

Hub Director

Prof. Eric FONG

Associate Dean

Postgraduate Education

Director

HKU Research Hub of Population Studies

ewcfong@hku.hk

3917 7439

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Associate Professor

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Dean

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Prof. Frances LAW

Associate Professor

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Prof. Ming WEN

Dean

Clear

Prof. Yuyu ZHOU Geography

Professor

Geography

yuyuzhou@hku.hk

3917 7109

Prof. Peng ZHU Geography

Assistant Professor

Geography

zhupeng@hku.hk

3917 2830

Prof. Jiangnan ZHU Politics and Public Administration

Associate Professor

Politics and Public Administration

zhujn@hku.hk

3917 2278

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Related Thought Leadership

Beyond the Ordinary: Professor Jiangnan Zhu, the newly awarded recipient of the Rosie Young 90 Medal for Outstanding Young Woman Scholar 2025

Prof. Jiangnan ZHU

Associate Professor

Professor Ming Wen Showcases Early Childhood Study at RGC Research Summit

Prof. Ming WEN

Dean

Honouring Achievement – Our Faculty Honors Three Years of Rosie Young 90 Medal for Outstanding Young Woman Scholars

Prof. Frances LAW

Associate Professor

Achieving Exceptional Results by Empowering Research, Building Connections and Boosting Wellbeing: A Winning Combination for Dean Ming Wen

Prof. Ming WEN

Dean

Faculty

Ms. Joyce FUNG

Assistant Lecturer

joyceflh@hku.hk

Dr. Nayoung HEO

Lecturer

nayoung@hku.hk

Dr. Andrew HOANG

Senior Lecturer

andrewph@hku.hk

Dr. Estela IBANEZ GARCIA

Lecturer

estelaig@hku.hk

Ms. Elsa LAM

Director (Experiential Learning)

lamelsa@hku.hk

Mr. Abel LAU

Assistant Lecturer

abellau2@hku.hk

Ms. Cherry LI

Counsellor

cherlims@hku.hk

Dr. Michael RIVERA

Lecturer

mrivera@hku.hk

Dr. Yutong Olivia WANG

Lecturer

oliviayt@hku.hk

Dr. Kwan To WONG

Lecturer

kwanto@hku.hk

Departments

Geography

Politics and Public Administration

Psychology

Social Work and Social Administration

Sociology

Journalism and Media Studies Centre

Departments/Centre/Institute

Geography

Politics and Public Administration

Psychology

Social Work and Social Administration

Sociology

Journalism and Media Studies Centre

Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Science

Central Administration Team

Tommy FAN

Faculty Secretary

yhfan@hku.hk

Wing WAN

Administrative Assistant I

wing811@hku.hk

Eva MAK

Administrative Assistant II

evamak@hku.hk

Pik YAN

Administrative Assistant II

piky@hku.hk

Vivian TING

Executive Officer

vwkting@hku.hk

Mary HO

Senior Executive Assistant (Personal Assistant to the Dean)

maryh@hku.hk

Phoebe TAI

Executive Assistant

hcht@hku.hk

Research Team

Elyse LEUNG

Administrative Assistant II

elyse.leung@hku.hk

Josephine WONG

Executive Officer

josewsm@hku.hk

Jaden KO

Senior Executive Assistant

jadenko@hku.hk

Student Team

Myra WONG

Administrative Assistant I

myra.wong@hku.hk

Yannis HO

Administrative Assistant II

yannish@hku.hk

Ryan TSUI

Administrative Assistant II

ryant@hku.hk

Aggie HUI

Executive Officer

aggiehky@hku.hk

Wincy KWOK

Executive Officer

wincykw@hku.hk

Eunice LAI

Executive Officer

eytlai@hku.hk

Carman LAU

Executive Officer

lauyankc@hku.hk

Joyce LEI

Executive Officer

joyce.lei@hku.hk

Angel LI

Executive Officer

angelli2@hku.hk

Angela POON

Executive Officer

poonkya@hku.hk

Velda SHU

Executive Officer

shuvelda@hku.hk

Constance TONG

Executive Officer

cmytong@hku.hk

Susan CHAN

Senior Executive Assistant

susanc12@hku.hk

Angel LAU

Senior Executive Assistant

angelmyl@hku.hk

Dante LEE

Senior Executive Assistant

dantelee@hku.hk

Henry CHAN

Executive Assistant

henry418@hku.hk

Steven FONG

Executive Assistant

stevenhs@hku.hk

Jonas LAM

Executive Assistant

jonaslam@hku.hk

Kelly LEUNG

Executive Assistant

kaleung@hku.hk

Jenny SUN

Executive Assistant

jennyxs@hku.hk

Celia SZE

Executive Assistant

celiasyy@hku.hk

Cathy YEUNG

Executive Assistant

yeungkmc@hku.hk

Admissions Outreach Team

Louisa HO

Administrative Assistant I

louisa.ho@hku.hk

Jim LAM

Executive Officer

jimlam@hku.hk

Yandy POON

Clerk II

kyyandy@hku.hk

Communications Team

Jessica NG

Administrative Assistant II

jessnys@hku.hk

Lily CHUI

Executive Officer

lilychui@hku.hk

Kelly DUEN

Executive Officer

kyduen@hku.hk

Crystal TSE

Multimedia Officer

tseyccl@hku.hk

Eka YUNG

Graphic Designer

ekayung@hku.hk

Alumni Affairs and Development Team

Pauline HUI

Administrative Assistant II

huicw@hku.hk

Kelly WAI

Senior Executive Assistant

kelly317@hku.hk

IT Team

Sky TSUI

IT Manager

skytsui@hku.hk

Francis CHAN

IT Officer

francis3@hku.hk

Dino CHOI

IT Officer

dinochoi@hku.hk

Alan HUI

IT Officer

alanhui@hku.hk

Marcus CHAN

IT Technician

marcusck@hku.hk

Victor LUK

IT Assistant

mcvictor@hku.hk

Project Team

Alan TANG

Administrative Assistant I

alantsl@hku.hk

Issac CHAN

Executive Officer

tsunhinc@hku.hk

Laura CHAN

Senior Project Co-ordinator

laurac@hku.hk

Christy CHIU

Executive Officer

chiuyy@hku.hk

Ada BUT

Senior Executive Assistant

adabut@hku.hk

General Support Team

Debbie YAN

Clerical Assistant

dppyan@hku.hk

Wai Ha WONG

Office Attendant

wongwaih@hku.hk