Prof. Ho Pui Yin
Email: hopuiyinyip@cuhk.edu.hk
Phone: 3943 7111
Office: Room LG13E, LG/F, Leung Kau Kui Building, CUHK, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong

BA (CUHK); M.A., Dip. E.L.F., D.E.A., PhD (Paris);
Director, Research Institute for the Humanities, CUHK;
Director, Lee Woo Sing Hong Kong History Resource Centre, CUHK;
Director, Leung Po Chuen Research Centre for Hong Kong History and Humanities, CUHK

Professor HO Pui-yin is a social and economic historian who previously worked as a research consultant at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris.She is the author of numerous books and articles on Hong Kong and social and economic history of modern China.Her current research is mainly on the urbanisation of modern-day Hong Kong, with published works covering water supplies, land use, port development, climate change, Hong Kong government administrative agencies history, road development, public health, public housing and urban planning. She cares deeply about urban space design and social development, power and governance, environment, tradition and modernity, and globalisation. She believes interactions between academics and the local community can enhance adaptation of academic theories for Hong Kong society to improve people’s lives.Concurrently, she is Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Palmes académiques of France; Council Chairperson of the Lord Wilson Heritage Trust; Member of the Advisory Committee on Built Heritage Conservation; Expert Adviser for the Renewal of Permanent Exhibition of the Hong Kong Museum of History; Member of the History Museum Advisory Panel of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department. She served as Visiting Professor (Chaire Dupront) of Université Paris-Sorbonne and National Taiwan University. 

Research Interests
• Hong Kong history
• Modern social and economic history
• Public and Comparative history
• Environmental development in modern Hong Kong
• Conservation of Hong Kong heritage
• Oral history
• Prosopography study 

Selected Publications Books (sole author)
•Making Hong Kong: A History of Its Urban Development, Cheltenham, Massachusetts, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2018, 480 pages.

•《班門子弟：香港三行工人與工會》，香港，三聯書店 (香港) 有限公司，2018年，490 頁。(Hong Kong Three Trades Workers and Three Trades Unions, Hong Kong, Joint Publishing (HK) Co Ltd, 2018, 490 pages.)

•《城傳立新：香港城市規劃發展史 1841– 2015》，香港，中華書局， 2016年，446 頁。 2016年香港金閱獎 (Hong Kong Town Planning Development History 1841–2015, Hong Kong, Chung Hwa Book Co. (HK) Ltd., 2016, 446 pages). 2016 Hong Kong Golden Book Award.

•Becoming Hong Kong: Development of Construction in Hong Kong 1840–2010, Hong Kong, Commercial Press, 2010, 308 pages.

•《築景思城：香港建造業發展史1840–2010》，香港，商務印書館（香港）有限公司，2010年，272頁。

•《破與立 — 東華三院制度的演變》，香港，三聯書店 (香港) 有限公司，2010年，521 頁。(Abolition and Establishment: Evolution of the Administrative System of Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, Hong Kong, Joint Publishing (HK) Co Ltd, 2010, 521 pages.)

•《傳與承 — 慈善服務融入社區》，香港，三聯書店 (香港) 有限公司，2010年，474 頁。(Passing Down and Carrying On: Charitable Services to the Community, Hong Kong, Joint Publishing (HK) Co Ltd, 2010, 474 pages.)

•Ways to Urbanisation : Post-War Road Development in Hong Kong 《建城之道— 戰後香港的道路發展》, Hong Kong, Hong Kong University Press, 2009, 350 pages (Chinese and English, bi-lingual version).

•《源與流 — 東華醫院的創立與演進》，香港，三聯書店 (香港) 有限公司，2009年，401 頁。(Origins and Evolution: Establishment and Development of Tung Wah Hospital, Hong Kong, Joint Publishing (HK) Co Ltd, 2009, 401 pages.)

•《施與受 — 從濟急到定期服務》，香港，三聯書店 (香港) 有限公司，2009年，496 頁。(Giving and Receiving: From Emergency Help to Regular Services, Hong Kong, Joint Publishing (HK) Co Ltd, 2009, 496 pages.)

•Challenges for an Evolving City: 160 Years of Port and Land Development in Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Commercial Press, 2004, 274 pages.

•《地換山移 — 香港海港及土地發展一百六十年》，香港，商務印書館，2004年，274 頁。Year 2005 Ten Recommended Books.

•The Administrative History of Hong Kong Government Agencies 1841–2002, Hong Kong, Hong Kong University Press, 2004, 337 pages.

•Weathering the Storm: Hong Kong Observatory and Social Development《風雲可測 — 香港天文台與社會的變遷》, Hong Kong, Hong Kong University Press, 2003, 364 pages. (Chinese and English, bi-lingual version) 2003–04 Distinguished Publishing Award in Hong Kong.

•Water for a Barren Rock: 150 Years of Water Supply in Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Commercial Press, 2001, 250 pages.

•《點滴話當年 — 香港供水一百五十年》，香港，商務印書館， 2001 年， 250 頁。

•《香港供水歷史研究報告》(A Study of Historical Development of Water Supply in Hong Kong)，香港，政府印務局，2001年，232 頁。

Research Projects

Awards and Honors

•《城傳立新：香港城市規劃發展史 1841–2015》Chengchuan lixin (Hong Kong Town Planning Development History 1841–2015), Hong Kong, Chung Hwa Book Co. (HK) Ltd., 2016, 446 pages. 2016 Hong Kong Golden Book Award.

•Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Palmes académiques, France (Knight, Order of Academic Palms, France) awarded in December 2011.

•The book, Challenges for an Evolving City: 160 Years of Port and Land Development in Hong Kong (Hong Kong, Commercial Press, 2004, 274 pages) 《地換山移 — 香港海港及土地發展一百六十年》(香港，商務印書館，2004年，274 頁) was selected as one of the ten highly recommended booksat the Hong Kong Book Fair 2005.

•Weathering the Storm: Hong Kong Observatory and Social Development 《風雲可測 — 香港天文台與社會的變遷》(Hong Kong, Hong Kong University Press, 2003, 364 pages, (bilingual publication)) won the 2003–04Distinguished Publishing Award in Hong Kong. This award was jointly given by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, the Hong Kong Publishing Professionals Society, the Graphic Arts Association of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Productivity Council. The Leisure and Cultural Services Department exhibited this book at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre and local public libraries, as well as at the major fairs in Frankfurt, London, Chicago and Taipei. Certain parts of this book have been used as teaching materials for secondary students.