Alex Cheung
@klalexcheung.bsky.social
PhD candidate, University of Bristol
History of British Empire in China and Hong Kong
History of port cities and migration in Asia
https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/en/persons/alex-cheung/
History of British Empire in China and Hong Kong
History of port cities and migration in Asia
https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/en/persons/alex-cheung/
My new article tells the story of peri-urban Chinese villagers in early 20th century Hong Kong when the colonial government settle land ownership, implement ‘improvement schemes’ and remove their village homes. If you are interested in #ColonialCities, or #HongKongHistory in general, check it out!
📣 New #OpenAccess article
🏘️ @klalexcheung.bsky.social, 'Chinese villagers at the colonial urban periphery: improvement schemes, landed property and indigeneity in Hong Kong, c. 1890s-1930s'
🔗 doi.org/10.1017/S096... #UrbanHistory
🏘️ @klalexcheung.bsky.social, 'Chinese villagers at the colonial urban periphery: improvement schemes, landed property and indigeneity in Hong Kong, c. 1890s-1930s'
🔗 doi.org/10.1017/S096... #UrbanHistory
September 25, 2026 at 10:15 AM
My new article tells the story of peri-urban Chinese villagers in early 20th century Hong Kong when the colonial government settle land ownership, implement ‘improvement schemes’ and remove their village homes. If you are interested in #ColonialCities, or #HongKongHistory in general, check it out!
Reposted by Alex Cheung
The Centre is pleased to announce that it has a studentship opportunity. Available to a student embarking on PhD research in any aspect of the History of Hong Kong, broadly conceived, working in the period pre-dating 1950 (with a preference for the pre-war or pre 1930 period).
September 25, 2026 at 9:04 AM
The Centre is pleased to announce that it has a studentship opportunity. Available to a student embarking on PhD research in any aspect of the History of Hong Kong, broadly conceived, working in the period pre-dating 1950 (with a preference for the pre-war or pre 1930 period).
Reposted by Alex Cheung
Proud supervisor moment: Seeing Alex’s fine article out with Urban History! @klalexcheung.bsky.social
A new article, and his first, out today from @klalexcheung.bsky.social who @viviankonghk.bsky.social and I co-supervise here in the @hongkonghistory.bsky.social
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Chinese villagers at the colonial urban periphery: improvement schemes, landed property and indigeneity in Hong Kong, c. 1890s–1930s | Urban History | Cambridge Core
Chinese villagers at the colonial urban periphery: improvement schemes, landed property and indigeneity in Hong Kong, c. 1890s–1930s
www.cambridge.org
September 23, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Proud supervisor moment: Seeing Alex’s fine article out with Urban History! @klalexcheung.bsky.social
It is a magical moment to see my very first peer-reviewed article, ‘Chinese Villagers at the Colonial Urban Periphery: Improvement Schemes, Landed Property and Indigeneity in Hong Kong, c. 1890s–1930s’ published on @urbanhistory.bsky.social!
A new article, and his first, out today from @klalexcheung.bsky.social who @viviankonghk.bsky.social and I co-supervise here in the @hongkonghistory.bsky.social
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Chinese villagers at the colonial urban periphery: improvement schemes, landed property and indigeneity in Hong Kong, c. 1890s–1930s | Urban History | Cambridge Core
Chinese villagers at the colonial urban periphery: improvement schemes, landed property and indigeneity in Hong Kong, c. 1890s–1930s
www.cambridge.org
September 24, 2026 at 5:05 PM
It is a magical moment to see my very first peer-reviewed article, ‘Chinese Villagers at the Colonial Urban Periphery: Improvement Schemes, Landed Property and Indigeneity in Hong Kong, c. 1890s–1930s’ published on @urbanhistory.bsky.social!
Reposted by Alex Cheung
It was a great honour to have had Prof. Elizabeth Sinn visit us yesterday. She shared with us her decade-long research on the colorful life of Ho Amei (何崑山), a cousin of Ho Kai and an enterprising figure who climbed the social hierarchy in colonial Hong Kong in the late 19th century.
September 23, 2026 at 2:33 PM
It was a great honour to have had Prof. Elizabeth Sinn visit us yesterday. She shared with us her decade-long research on the colorful life of Ho Amei (何崑山), a cousin of Ho Kai and an enterprising figure who climbed the social hierarchy in colonial Hong Kong in the late 19th century.