Social Transformations in Chinese Societies: Volume 12 Issue 1

Guest editorial

Karen Joe Laidler, Maggy Lee

Taking stock: the establishment of a distinctive criminological tradition

Eugene McLaughlin

The purpose of this paper is to offer an insider account of the establishment of Hong Kong University (HKU’s) Master of Social Sciences in Criminology.

Thirty years of criminology at HKU: themes and trends in crime and its control

Karen Joe Laidler, Maggy Lee

This paper, aims to contribute to the wider project of understanding the production of knowledge about crime and justice and, “to cultivate and sustain a reflexive awareness about…

Criminology in a controlled climate: reflections on learning and teaching in Hong Kong

Alistair Fraser

The purpose of this paper is to elaborate on some of the ways in which I sought to engage in public criminology in this controlled climate.

Piece by piece: understanding graffiti-writing in Hong Kong

Ho Man Chan, Ka Chun Ku, Pak Kei Toma Li, Hiu Kwan Ng, Suet Yi Michelle Ng

This paper aims to examine the development of graffiti in Hong Kong. Based on cultural criminological theories, the study looks at graffiti from the cultural verstehen perspective…

Victimization of foreign domestic helpers in Hong Kong

Hoi Kam Quinnci Wong, Elana Chan, Tak Ming Charles Chan, Yung Li, Ming Ki Henry Wan

This paper aims to examine the forms and experiences of victimization of foreign domestic helpers (FDHs) in Hong Kong, the effects of victimization on FDHs and FDHs’ coping…

Parallel trading and its implications for policing the border

Tsz Yiu Terry Wan, Tsi Huen Tristan Chiew, Tsz Pan Harold Cheung, Felix Kar Yue Wong, Ching Tsoi, Karen Joe Laidler

The purpose of this study is to gain an “insider” understanding of contemporary methods and operations in parallel trading in the North District.