Dr. Ho Hon Leung

Biography:

Dr. Ho Hon Leung received his doctoral degree in Sociology, McGill University, Canada. He is a professor of the Department of Sociology of SUNY Oneonta, U.S.A. His recent work focuses on a cross-cultural comparative project that examines cultural and heritage values of local time-honoured restaurants that can stand the test of time.

He is the Chair of the Centre for Social Science Research at his college. He is also a co-founder of 4C5M Studio which is an independent research centre for the issues in urban space and social life. His publications appear in national and international journals and a good number of book chapters. Co-edited with Prof. Robert Compton and Yaser Robles, his book, entitled Dynamics of Community Formation: Notion of Home and Identity, was published by Palgrave Macmillan, UK in 2017.

His recent published papers are on Hong Kong style café 港式茶歺庁 in relation to place identity, nostalgia, and its potential in Belt and Road Initiative. Leung and his team are also conducting research on Covid-19 issues related to home space use, family resilience, and informal economic in Ghana. He often delivers lectures and organizes workshops in the US, Canada, China, and Hong Kong.