Pang Laikwan

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

If knowledge ceases to circulate, it cannot truly be known or understood, and the world loses the possibility of change. In this era fixated on instant feedback, “Open Books Hong Kong” encourages us to keep engaging with the depth and breadth of knowledge, while reflecting on history and the future.

Tsui Chung Man Carmen

Lingnan University (Hong Kong)

Public markets are vital yet often overlooked everyday architecture. Through the “Open Books Hong Kong” initiative, I hope to help more readers understand the history of Hong Kong as reflected in these markets.

Beatrice Leung & Lo Shiu Hing Sonny

National Chengchi University / HKU SPACE

As university educators, we very much hope that students will develop the habit of self-directed reading. I hope the open-access book initiative can provide a substantially greater number of and much easier access to resources than previously available, thereby encouraging them to embrace reading as a lifelong habit.

Zhu Guobin

City University of Hong Kong

Open Books Hong Kong embodies the spirit of open access by dismantling barriers to knowledge, allowing legal research findings to be widely disseminated and utilized. This has far-reaching implications for facilitating knowledge transfer, fostering academic dialogue, and advancing scholarly development in law.

Rachel S. Core

Stetson University

In our post-pandemic world, the lessons from my book on tuberculosis control in Shanghai are widely applicable to other diseases and locales. I am grateful to Open Books Hong Kong for making my research widely available.

Florian Knothe

The University of Hong Kong

Collected and Curated introduces the methodology that underpins object-based teaching that is academically grounded in technical art history and iconographic studies, fundamental to developing an analytical approach and engaging narrative, and now globally accessible online through the Open Access project OBHK – an initiative scholars around the world join and benefit from.

Ahmed Shafiqul Huque & Grace O. M. Lee & Anthony B. L. Cheung

McMaster University / City University of Hong Kong / The Education University of Hong Kong

The book presents an analysis of the Hong Kong civil service in the context of reintegration with China in 1997. The insightful study considers the historical structures of public administration and analyzes the prospects for addressing new challenges as the civil service transitioned from a British to a Chinese framework of governance. Although published 28 years ago, the book still attracts much interest, and I am pleased that, thanks to OBHK, it is now available as open access for more readers to engage with its insights.

Wai-hung Wong & Chong-fuk Lau

California State University, Chico / The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Philosophy begins with wonder and flourishes through dialogue. The “Open Books Hong Kong” initiative is a most generous invitation, allowing thought to transcend boundaries and flow freely. May this book, planted in fertile ground, spark richer intellectual discourse.

Qin Qianhong

Co-author of Evaluating Executive-Legislative Branch Relations of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (in Chinese)

OPEN BOOKS HONG KONG is highly innovative and meets the needs of the times. A holistic, integrated approach to reading helps build a foundation for knowledge, while open access makes the equal sharing of knowledge a possibility.

Otto Lin

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology / The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

For a book to show any values, it should be publicly available and discussed by interested members of society. The question “Is China Rising?” raised in the beginning decade of the 21st century is now a foregone conclusion. But the elements constituted soft power such as: integrity, trust, graceful engagement and the rule of law remain to be, I believe, issues of public interest, I am pleased that this book will participate in the OBHK program so that it can be more widely accessible for discussion and examination.

Yixin Chen

University of North Carolina Wilmington

My heartfelt thanks to Open Books Hong Kong for making my book freely accessible to readers everywhere. At a time when AI accelerates and attention splinters, thoughtful engagement with major events and great literature remains crucial. This initiative is a generous affirmation of knowledge as a public good and shared resource.

Christopher Cowell

Columbia University

Open Books Hong Kong is a pioneering initiative aimed at democratising knowledge, fostering biblio-diverse communities worldwide, and encouraging a return to long-form reading. I am proud to contribute my little brick to this magnificent library.

Chin-Shing Huang

Academia Sinica

The digital edition will undoubtedly reach far and wide, benefiting scholars and readers worldwide. This is an endeavor of immeasurable merit and profound significance!

Ricardo Mak

Hong Kong Baptist University

CityUHK Press breaks new ground by collaborating with the libraries and university presses of The University of Hong Kong, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, and City University of Hong Kong to introduce the Open Books Hong Kong pilot scheme that enables wider and speedy dissemination of new ideas and research findings, benefitting academia, the business sector as well as the general public. In the long run, this contributes to a more equal distribution of knowledge across the globe.

Law Kam-yee

The Education University of Hong Kong

I am delighted and grateful that China’s English is now available to a wider readership through the excellent Open Books Hong Kong Open Access initiative. The book presents a study of school textbooks for English published by the People’s Education Press in the PRC from 1949 to1994. I hope that it proves to be a valuable resource for readers interested in the complex and dynamic relationship between China and the English language over that time.
Christine Loh

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

The pandemic swept across our lives, revealing how fragile — and how astonishingly resilient — we are. Writing became a way to sift through the upheaval, to find meaning in the noise. If these reflections spark new questions or clarity for others, the journey has been worth it. I’m grateful the book can now be freely shared through open access. May it reach those who most need its lessons.
Heiwai Tang & Brian Wong Yue Shun

The University of Hong Kong

Openness to different perspectives, candid and honest debates about these perspectives, and a willingness to tear down barriers to access and entry — these are all integral traits at times when walls are being built, and bridges dismantled. I firmly believe in and applaud the ethos of OBHK, a worthwhile and important initiative that attests to the transformative power of books as vehicles of deep wisdom, especially against a backdrop where misinformation and polarisation run rampant in digital echo chambers.

Bob Adamson

University of Nottingham Ningbo China

I am delighted and grateful that China’s English is now available to a wider readership through the excellent Open Books Hong Kong Open Access initiative. The book presents a study of school textbooks for English published by the People’s Education Press in the PRC from 1949 to1994. I hope that it proves to be a valuable resource for readers interested in the complex and dynamic relationship between China and the English language over that time.

Wang Jian

screenwriter, writer

Narrating the setbacks, hardships, reflections, perseverance, and choices of intellectuals during major historical changes, this short biography of the veteran editor Zhong Shuhe has reached more readers via Open Books Hong Kong. This echoes Havelock Ellis’s torch relay metaphor, mentioned in the book: if this flame that pierces the darkness can kindle a glimmer of light and strength in the hearts of readers afar, it would undoubtedly be the greatest honor for this book and its writing.

Wai-ming Ng

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Reading enriches the mind. In my younger years, Professor Yu Ying-shih’s masterpiece, History and Thought, sparked my journey into the study of intellectual history. I hope my book, Chinese Gods with Japanese Soul, can similarly inspire a broad audience.

Choi Po King & Anita Chan

The Chinese University of Hong Kong / The Education University of Hong Kong

The launch of the Open Access plan for library resources marks a significant milestone for book enthusiasts and represents a substantial advancement in elevating societal and cultural standards. We are honored that our edited volume, Gender Perspectives in Education: Empirical Research into Schooling Processes, is featured on this platform. We aspire to inspire deeper and more nuanced discussions surrounding the dimension of gender among a broader audience.

Chang Tsan Kuo

University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Without comparison, it is often challenging to recognize that social realities and knowledge in our daily lives can vary significantly due to differences in geographic and psychological contexts. “Open Books” offers readers an interdisciplinary and cross-regional academic platform, and Reporter in a Rush—Citizen Journalism, Media and Society (in Chinese) is merely one perspective among many.

Yahong Li

University of Hong Kong

It is an honor for the book, Copyright, the Internet, and the Balance of Rights, to be selected by Open Books Hong Kong, a pioneer project bridging Hong Kong academia with the world. I hope my book will stimulate an interest among the readers in the challenges of Internet brought to copyright, particularly on the issue of how to strike the right balance between projecting copyright owners and promoting public access to copyrighted content.

Sheldon Lu

University of California

I am so thrilled to see this book of poetry being included in the Open Book initiative in Hong Kong. Now readers from around the world can conveniently savor the beauty of poetry, immerse in Chinese culture, and understand the complexity of modern history. No matter where they are, interested people can enter a fascinating literary world opened by this book.
Chuen-Fung Wong

Macalester College

My coauthors and I are proud to be a part of the Open Books Hong Kong initiative, the first of its kind in Hong Kong. It certainly allows for broader access of scholarly knowledge for the general public. It is a great opportunity to increase the visibility and impact of our research.
Mick Atha and Kennis Yip

Newcastle University

The aim of our Sha Po research was to highlight the exciting archaeology found there and share our knowledge of how successive communities inhabited and shaped the landscape. We are grateful that HKU Press included our book in the “Open Book Hong Kong” initiative and excited about the prospect of many more people now having access to the findings of our research.
Wai Siam Hee

Nanyang Technological University

Knowledge knows no boundaries. I hope this book can freely traverse across different countries and through time and space.
Wang Di

University of Macau

Through the Open Books Hong Kong program, I hope that more readers will be able to access and read this book.

Lai Tsz Pang John

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

While it is always beneficial to open a book and share knowledge, the “Open Books Hong Kong” platform breaks down academic boundaries. I am delighted to share my work Christian Yijing on this visionary platform, aspiring to make friends through literature.

Wu Hin Ming

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

As I Ching says, “A crane calling in the shade. Its young responds in harmony.” Thanks to the Open Books program, the long-sealed Yijing benzhi (Original meaning of the Yijing, 1774) can now be shared with a global audience. This rare connection across time and cultures was once unimaginable, and I feel privileged to be part of this pioneering endeavour.

Joseph W. Esherick

University of California San Diego

Joseph W. Esherick on Accidental Holy Land (produced by CUHK Press)

Feng Xiaoyun

Jinan University

Open Books Hong Kong is a very useful and meaningful platform for sharing knowledge. I am honored to have my book included. I wish this program will achieve great success!

Fung Chi-wang

The Education University of Hong Kong

Open Books Hong Kong has made knowledge boundless, eliminating the need to travel across oceans like Matteo Ricci did four centuries ago to spread his beliefs. I look forward even more to connecting our “hearts,” through the dissemination of the multimedia era.

Fung Yee-wang

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

There is an ancient tradition of “welcoming reprints for wider cultural dissemination.” Today, with information overload, it is even more important to open up academic knowledge to the public. Open Books Hong Kong is a program worth encouraging and promoting.

Fung Yee-wang on A Concise History of Human Civilization (produced by CityU Press)

He Qiliang

Hong Kong Shue Yan University

World history has shown that the key to the development and progress of human civilization lies in the low-cost dissemination of knowledge. In the new digital age, open access publishing can break down geographic barriers and truly achieve the goal of knowledge sharing.

Lai Chi Tim

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

In the past, knowledge was kept secret; scrolls and scripts were owned only by the nobility. The advancement in printing technology paved the way for the mass production of books and the dissemination of knowledge. Open Books Hong Kong represents the latest revolution in the opening up of knowledge. I am honored to be part of it.

Lee Pui-tak

Huaqiao University

Images in advertising carry profound social and cultural significance. I hope that the open access edition of my book, Graphic Images and Consumer Culture, will bring renewed attention to the history of advertising in modern China.

Li Bozhong

Tsinghua University

Francis Bacon once said, “Reading maketh a full man.“In today’s world of overwhelming information and distractions, it is a rare pleasure to sit down quietly and immerse oneself in a good book. Open Books Hong Kong provides an invaluable platform for book lovers to have full access to the vast ocean of books. The establishment of such a platform is, indeed, a worthy and significant achievement.

Lucetta Yip Lo Kam

Hong Kong Baptist University

I am delighted that Shanghai Lalas has been selected as part of the first batch of books for the Open Books Hong Kong project. I hope that this new platform will stimulate the free circulation of knowledge. Open Books for Open Scholarship.

Grace Yan-yan Mak

film scholar, screenwriter, film producer, and critic

Learning in the twenty-first century is closely intertwined with the use of the internet. Open access publishing enhances knowledge dissemination and fosters cultural exchange. I feel privileged to be part of this project. I hope to connect with more authors and readers through Open Books Hong Kong.

David A. Palmer

The University of Hong Kong

The launch of this OA platform is an important milestone for the development of Sinophone academic publishing in Hong Kong. It will undoubtedly expand the readership and influence of the partner publishers, in Hong Kong and beyond, allowing authors to connect with more readers. I am honoured that my book has been selected as one of the first batch of titles to be released on this platform.

French scholar David Palmer (produced by HongKongV)

Helen F. Siu

Yale University

One perspective of knowledge production is to share and exchange, thereby enhancing intellectual life. Open access is an important means to achieve this goal. The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press is a pioneer in open access publishing in the Sinophone world. I am honored that my book Tracing China was selected as one of the first titles in this program.

Helen F. Siu on Tracing China (produced by CUHK Press)

John D. Wong

The University of Hong Kong

Opening my book Hong Kong Takes Flight fulfills my dream of sharing ideas far and wide. I hope my research will spark readers’ interest and inspire us to think about Hong Kong’s place in international networks.

Zhang Xiaoshan

Guangdong University of Foreign Studies

Scholarship is about the search for truth, and truth must be discovered and disseminated through free and open communication. As an emerging author, I am glad to join Open Books Hong Kong. I hope this platform will facilitate more dialogue between authors and readers.