Hong Kong Shue Yan University

General Education Programme

2nd Term, 2023-2024

Course Title : Knowing Hong Kong through Historical Sites

Course Code : GEA 104

Year of Study :1

Number of Academic Credits : 3 Credits

Number of QF Credits : 12 Credits

Duration in Weeks : 15 Weeks

Pre-requisite(s) : Nil

Prepared by : Dr. Au Chi Kin

Lecturer : Dr. Au Chi Kin

Office : LC915
Office Tel : 9048 0859
Email : [email protected]

Course Aims
Through appreciating cultural heritage in Hong Kong, the course aims to demonstrate
how the influence from Chinese and British cultures have shaped the cultural-heritage
development of Hong Kong. The course provides opportunities for students to explore
several historical routes and heritage sites in Hong Kong, including the Central District,
Kowloon Walled City, Houwang Temple and etc. These field trips allow students to
have direct contact with the environment where they will develop knowledge, skills and
interests relating to Hong Kong’s economic, historical, cultural and social development.

Course Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOs)

Course Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOs)
Upon completion of this course students should be able to:
CILO1 Describe the history of cultural heritage in Hong Kong.
CILO2 Apply the theories learnt on field trip.
CILO3 Discuss several historical routes and heritage sites in Hong Kong.
CILO4 Analyse the characteristics of cultural heritage in Hong Kong.

Teaching and Learning Activities (TLAs)

TLA 1 Lecture & Guided Discussion
Lectures will focus on the foundational knowledge of cultural heritage in
Hong Kong. The lecturer will use multimedia to teach and guide his students
to discuss the relationship between historical development and cultural
heritage.
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TLA 2 Tutorial: Student-led Presentation and group discussion
Students will present the story and historical value of cultural heritage in
Hong Kong.

TLA 3 Project Oral Presentation by Group

Students can analyse the role of Chinese and foreign political issues and the
effect of economic development in the cultural heritage in Hong Kong

TLA 4 Written Assignments by Group and Individual

Students have to complete a research paper which relates to the value and
meaning of preserving cultural relics.

Assessment Tasks (ATs)

Assessment Tasks (ATs) Group Individual

AT1 Participation in Class Discussion 10%
Students are required to read all the assigned
readings before lectures so as to participate in the
discussion. Online platforms, such as Moodle will be
used to ensure participation from all students.
AT2 Oral Presentation 10%
Students are to form in groups of six to give a twenty-
minute presentation on a selected topic during week
6-13. The presentation should be a critical analysis of
the topic illustrated with cultural texts. The
presentation file has to be sent to the instructor’s
email box at least 2 hours before the presentation.
AT3 Group Research Project 20%
Students are to form in groups of six (same group as
AT2) and write a critical analysis of around 1,500-
1,800 words on a selected topic illustrated in course
design and submit it by week 14.
AT4 Test 30%
The Test will be two-hours closed-book one with
essay-type questions. Test will be on week 14.
AT5 Individual Written Assignment (Around 2000 words) 30%
Students will submit an individual written assignment
in around 2000 words about the historical site in
Hong Kong. The work has to be submitted by week
15.
TOTAL 30% 70%

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Alignment of Course Intended Learning Outcomes, Teaching and Learning
Activities and Assessment Tasks
Course Intended Learning Teaching and Learning Assessment Tasks
Outcomes Activities
CILO1 TLA1 AT1, 4,5
CILO2 TLA2, 3, 4 AT2, 3, 4,5
CILO3 TLA2, 3 AT3, 4,5
CILO4 TLA2, 3 AT2, 3, 4,5

Distribution of Notional Learning Hours/ QF Credits

Activity Notional Learning Hours (NLHs)

Contact Hours (a)
Lecture 24
Tutorial 12
Presentation 3
Consultation 1
TOTAL:40
Self-Study Hours (b)
Reading 25
Preparation for Presentation and Term 20
Paper
Individual written assignment 20
Revision for Test 15
TOTAL: 80

Total NLHs:
120
(a)+(b)
QF Credits: 12
(Total NLHs/10)

Course Outline
Week 1 Basic theory of investigating culture and history and its technique 理論及歷
史研究技巧

Readings:
1.香港教育圖書公司編：《香港史考察活動》，4 期 20(2013)，頁 1-8。
2.甘文淵：〈臺中市家鄉的故事〉，收入丁莉杰等編：《國民小學社會學習
領域本土教育教材發展與實踐研討會論文集》（新北市：國家教育研究院，
2012），頁 61-85。
3. Margaret Ward, Starting Your Culture History (Newbury: Cambridge
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University Press,2006),pp.7-12.
4.劉智鵬：《香港史》（香港：香港城市大學出版社，2019），頁 16-28。

Week 2 Basic theory of investigating technique and Research methodology on the

application of field trip and publication 戶外考察調查、出版的技巧和研究方法
Readings:
1.郭斯恆：《我是街道觀察員》（香港：三聯出版社，2016），頁 30-65。
2.赤瀨川原平等〔嚴可婷等譯〕：《路上觀察學入門》(台北：行人文化實驗
室，2014），頁 9-35。
3.丁新豹：《香港歷史散步》（香港：商務印書館（香港）有限公司，
2009），頁 10-16。

Week 3 Explain the characteristics of Hong Kong history 香港歷史的特色

Readings
1. Geoffery Robbley Sayer Hong Kong 1862-1919(Hong Kong: Hong Kong
University Press,1985),pp.124-130.
2. 區志堅、彭淑敏、徐振邦編：《孫中山在港史蹟考察與旅遊》（香港：
香港浸會大學近代史研究中心，2007），頁 7-10。
3.余繩武、劉存寬主編《十九世紀的香港》（香港：麒麟書業有限公司，
1993），
頁 9-21。
4.區志堅：〈世界文化與本土文化相融合的一種構想：羅香林提倡以香港為中
外文化交融的觀點〉，中華文化促進中心編：《二十一世紀中華文化世界論
壇》（香港：商務印書館，2005），頁 135-148。

Week 4 Concise history of the characteristics of an ancient and modern architecture,

and naming of streets in Hong Kong Island 古代至近代香港島建築物及街道的特色
Readings
1. 香港旅遊發展局編：《香港星．影．情》（香港：香港旅遊發展局，
2013），頁
3-5。
2. 爾東：《趣談香港街道》（香港：明報出版社，2003），頁 1-20。
3. 鄭寶鴻：《香港島街道》（香港：三聯書店，2005），頁 3-12。
4. 夏曆：《香港中區街道的故事》（香港：三聯書店，1989），頁 9-25。

Week 5 Concise history of the characteristics of an ancient and modern architecture,

and naming of streets in Kowloon Peninsular 古代至近代九龍半島建築物及街
道的特色
Readings
1. 鄭寶鴻：《九龍街道》（香港：三聯書店，2007），頁 1-18。
2. 蕭國健：《香港古代史》（香港：中華書局，1995），頁 6-22。
3. 爾東：《趣談九龍街道》（香港：明報出版社，2005），頁 1-16。

Week 6 Concise history of the characteristics of an ancient architecture and naming of

streets in The New Territories 古代新界建築物及街道的特色

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 Readings
1. 鄭寶鴻：《新界街道》（香港：三聯書店，2007），頁 3-16。
2. 爾東：《趣談新界街道》（香港：明報出版社，2006），頁 2-10 。
3. 朱維德：《香港舊貌》（香港：天地圖書，1991），頁 27-38 。
Student Presentation

Week 7 Reading Week

劉智鵬：《香港史》（香港：香港城市大學出版社，2019），頁 6-19。
同學要關注有關香港史書寫模式。

Week 8 Concise history of the characteristics of an ancient architecture and naming of

streets in Lamma Island and Lantau Island 古代香港南丫島及大嶼山建築物及街道的
特色
Readings
1. 區志堅、彭淑敏、譚嘉明：《南丫島人說故事》（香港：藝科創意製作
及印刷有限公司，2017），頁 1-15。
2. 沈思：《離島訪古遊》（香港：天地圖書，1983），頁 1-23 。
3. 朱維德：《離島的故事》（香港：天地圖書，1993），頁 1-29 。
4. 梁炳華：《離島風物志》（香港：離島民政事務局，1996），頁 7-16。
Student Presentation

Week 9 Festival culture in Hong Kong 香港節日文化的特色

Readings
1.香港旅遊發展局：《香港節日文化》（香港：.香港旅遊發展局，2000），頁
1-23。
2. Janet Lee Scott, For Gods, Chosts and Ancestors(Hong Kong: Hong Kong
University Press,2007),pp.53-79.
3.魯金：《妙言節日文化》（香港：次文化有限公司，1994），頁 5-29。
4.區志堅：〈中國傳統農耕文化與節日的關係〉，(in) Au Chi Kin , Debbie Law
and Wong Ka Hong(ed.),The Perspecte of East and West Culture (Singapore:
Macmillan, 2009)，pp.53-65.
Student Presentation

Week 10 Evaluate the impact and globalization of Hong Kong culture and
development 從全球化的角度評估香港文化的特色及其發展
Readings
1.Hong Chiu, Yaumatei and the Yu Lan festival. (in) P. H. Hase & The Royal Asiatic
Society, Hong Kong Branch (eds.), In the heart of metropolis: Yaumatei and Its
People ( Hong Kong: Joint Publishing (H.K.) Co,1999),pp.150-159.

2.馬震齡：〈從全球化的角度看中國節日文化的意義〉，收入馬震齡、區志堅
編：合編)：《通識教育：理論與教案研究》（香港：通識教育及研究中心，
2015），頁 52-63。

Student Presentation

Week 11 Case Study I Central Distract Heritage Trail 個案研究 I 中環史蹟徑

Site Visit: the Central Distract
Readings

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1.古物古蹟辦事處〔編〕：《中西區文物徑：中區線》（香港：古物古蹟辦事
處，2017）(小冊子)
2. 區志堅：〈以本地文化為歷史教育的資源──香港中上環古蹟的考察〉，收
入澳門理工學院主編：《兩岸四地歷史文化教育研討會論文集》（澳門：澳
門理工學院，2014），頁 38-62。
3. Stephen Vines, The Study of St. John’s Cathedral ( Hong Kong: From Asia
Books, 2001),pp.17-39.

Week 12 Reading Week

Reading：
劉智鵬：《香港史》（香港：香港城市大學出版社，2019），頁 36-52。
同學要理解香港古代歷史的特色。

Week 13 Case Study II Kowloon Walled City and Houwang Temple 個案研究 III 九
龍寨城公園及侯王廟
Site Visit: Shau Kei Wan Ting Hou Temple
Readings
1. 古物古蹟辦事處〔編〕：《九龍寨城》（香港：古物古蹟辦事處，2015）(小
冊子)
2.趙雨樂、鍾寶賢編：《九龍城》（香港：三聯書店，1997），頁 36-48。
3.梁炳華：《九龍寨城的歷史》（香港：麒麟書業有限公司，1997），頁 5-
28。
4.劉蜀永：《香港史話》（香港：社會科學文獻出版社，2000），頁 16-29。
Student Presentation

Week 14 Test and Conclusion

Week 15 Reading Week

Group papers and individual papers has to be submitted by week 15.

References:
Principal Readings:
1.梁濤：《香港街道命名考源》（香港：三聯，2021）。
2.饒玖才：《香港地名探索》（香港：天地圖書，2000）。
3.陳志華：《香港古蹟考察指南》（香港：現代教育研究社，2021）。
4.蔡榮芳：《香港人之香港史》（香港：牛津大學出版社，2001）。

Supplementary Readings:
1.馬料金編：《早期香港史研究資料選輯》（香港：天地圖書，2021[新版]）。
2.丁新豹：《四環九約》（香港：市政局，2016[新版]）。
3.王宏志：《歷史的沉重──從香港看中國大陸的香港史論述》（香港：牛津大
學出版社，2000）。
4.蕭國健：《香港市區文化之旅》（香港：萬里出版社，2001）。
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5.王賡武 主編：《香港史新編》（香港：三聯書店，2017）。

Academic Honesty
You are expected to do your own work. Dishonesty in fulfilling any assignment
undermines the learning process and the integrity of your SYU degree. Engaging in
dishonest or unethical behavior is forbidden and will result in disciplinary action,
specifically a failing grade on the assignment with no opportunity for resubmission. A
second infraction will result in an F for the course and a report to University officials.
Examples of prohibited behavior are:
● Cheating-an act of deception by which a student misleadingly demonstrates that
s/he has mastered information on an academic exercise. Examples include:
● Copying or allowing another to copy a test, quiz, paper, or project
● Submitting a paper or major portions of a paper that has been previously submitted
for another class without permission of the current instructor
● Turning in written assignments that are not your own work (including homework)
● Plagiarism-the act of representing the work of another as one’s own without giving
credit.
⮚ Failing to give credit for ideas and material taken from others
⮚ Representing another’s artistic or scholarly work as one’s own
● Fabrication-the intentional use of invented information or the falsification of
research or other findings with the intent to deceive

To comply with the University’s policy, the group research project and the
individual written assignment have to be submitted to VeriGuide.

Rubrics for All Assessment Tasks

AT1: Attendance and Participation (10%)

Level Description Mark-Grade Conversion

Excellent ● full attendance of class

● aggressive and often leading in class 9-10 A- to A
activities

Very good ● ≥ 80% attendance of class

● highly contributive in class activities 7-8 B- to B+

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Good ● able to meet the minimum
requirement of attendance 5-6 C- to C+
● active engagement in class activities

Pass ● able to meet minimum requirement

of attendance 4 D to D+
● some / passive engagement in class
activities

Fail ● fail to meet the minimum

requirement of attendance and ≤2 F
participation

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 AT2: Group Tutorial Presentation (10%)

Level Description Mark-Grade Conversion

Excellent ● presentation conducted with

excellent organizational skills, 26-30 A- to A
clarity; highly informative, well
documented and inspirational
● practice done highly efficiently,
skillfully and adheres fully to
format, style and citation
requirements

Very good ● presentation conducted with good

organizational skills, clarity; 22-25 B- to B+
informative and well documented
● practice done efficiently, skillfully
and adheres to format, style and
citation requirements with few
minor mistakes

Good ● presentation adequately prepared

with fair organizational skills, 18-21 C- to C+
clarity; with adequate information
and fairly well documented
● practice adequately done and
adhering to format, style and citation
requirements but not always
consistent

Pass ● presentation barely acceptable with

below average organizational skills, 14-17 D to D+
insufficient data or documentation
● practice barely acceptable showing
attempt of adhering to format, style
and citation requirements with
noticeable mistakes

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Redeemable ● presentation unacceptable with poor
failure organization skills, wrong or 10-13 E
irrelevant information or
documentation
● practice unacceptable with serious
mistakes in data or documentation.
Revision or re-submission required

Fail ● both presentation and practice

largely incomplete or fail to meet ≤9 F
minimum requirements; not
attempted or following instructions

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 AT3: Group Research Project (20% group)

Level Description Mark-Grade Conversion

Excellent ● excellent quality of independent

work achieving consistently high 26-30 A- to A
standard
● arguments solidly defended with
some creative views
● wide-ranging perspectives
● extensive resources consulted
● appropriate and accurate in
documentation
● adhere strictly to specified format
and style

Very Good ● good quality of work consistently

produced 22-25 B- to B+
● arguments strongly defended
● wide-ranging perspectives but with
little or no surprise
● extensive resources consulted
● appropriate and accurate in
documentation
● adhere to specified format and style

Good ● fair quality of work but not always

consistent 18-21 C- to C+
● arguments defended but not always
solidly grounded
● perspectives need enrichment
● average resources
● fairly adequate and accurate in
documentation
● adhere to specified format and style
with few errors

Pass ● work barely acceptable with

noticeable mistakes 14-17 D to D+
● arguments barely defended
● lacking of multiple perspectives
● insufficient resources and
documentation barely acceptable
● some errors in format and style

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Redeemable ● work unacceptable and / or with
Failure serious mistakes. Revision and re- 10-13 E
submission is required
● arguments poorly defended
● only a single or lacking of
perspective
● inadequate or irrelevant resources
and / or poor documentation
● negligence of specified format and
style

Fail ● work largely incomplete or unable

to meet minimum requirements / ≤9 F
not attempted / not following
instructions

AT4: Test (30%)

Level Description Mark-Grade Conversion

Excellent ● exemplary understanding of the presented

issue(s) by thoroughly and correctly 18-20 A- to A
● addressing the relevant content
● identifying and addressing the key concepts
or main ideas
● substantiating points with several
appropriate examples
● extensively using correct terminology.

Very Good ● understanding of the presented issue(s)

● correctly addressing the most critical content 15-17 B- to B+
● identifying and addressing some of the key
concepts or main ideas
● substantiating some points with appropriate
examples
● using some correct close reading
terminology.

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Good ● marginal understanding of the presented
issue(s) 12-14 C- to C+
● barely touching on the relevant content
● correctly identifying and addressing a key
concept or main idea,
● substantiating points with freely relevant or
accurate examples
● fair correctly or not using close reading
terminology.

Pass ● poor understanding of the presented issue(s)

● touching partly on the relevant content 6-11 D
● identifying and addressing partly a key
concept or main idea,
● substantiating points with irrelevant or
inaccurate examples
● not using close reading terminology.

Fail ● no understanding of the presented issue(s) ≤6 F

● not addressing or incorrectly addressing the
relevant content
● not identifying or addressing a key concept or
main idea
● providing irrelevant or inaccurate
unsubstantiated examples
● incorrectly using terminology.

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 AT5: Individual Written Assignment (30%)

Level Description Mark-Grade Conversion

Excellent ● excellent quality of independent

work achieving consistently high 26-30 A- to A
standard
● arguments solidly defended with
some creative views
● wide-ranging perspectives
● extensive resources consulted
● appropriate and accurate in
documentation
● adhere strictly to specified format
and style

Very Good ● good quality of work consistently

produced 22-25 B- to B+
● arguments strongly defended
● wide-ranging perspectives but with
little or no surprise
● extensive resources consulted
● appropriate and accurate in
documentation
● adhere to specified format and
style
Good ● fair quality of work but not always
consistent 18-21 C- to C+
● arguments defended but not always
solidly grounded
● perspectives need enrichment
● average resources
● fairly adequate and accurate in
documentation
● adhere to specified format and
style with few errors

Pass ● work barely acceptable with

noticeable mistakes 14-17 D to D+
● arguments barely defended
● lacking of multiple perspectives
● insufficient resources and
documentation barely acceptable
● some errors in format and style

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Redeemable ● work unacceptable and / or with
Failure serious mistakes. Revision and re- 10-13 E
submission is required
● arguments poorly defended
● only a single or lacking of
perspective
● inadequate or irrelevant resources
and / or poor documentation
● negligence of specified format and
style

Fail ● work largely incomplete or unable

to meet minimum requirements / ≤9 F
not attempted / not following
instructions

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