People
Anna Marie Bautista
Lecturer
BA (HKU), MPhil (HKU), PhD (HKU)
Email: annamb@hku.hk, room: RRST 9.10
Tim Gruenewald
Associate Professor and Programme Director
MA (Emory), PhD (University of Washington)
Email: tgruene@hku.hk, room: RRST 5.38
Kal Ng
Professional Practitioner
B.Arch (University of Oregon), MPhil (HKU), PhD (HKU)
Email: kalng@hku.hk, room: RRST 9.26
External Affiliate
Dr. Isaac Gagne
BSFS (Georgetown), PhD (Yale)
Email: igagne@hku.hk
Pathway Leaders
Music & Performance Arts
Professor Chan Hing-yan
Film & Media Communications
Professor Jean Ma
Gaming & Digital Humanities
Professor Edwin Michelsen
Visual Arts, Heritage & Museum Studies
Dr. Vivian Sheng
Lecturers
Chan Sai Ming, Alex
Email: siubo@hku.hk
Mr. Chan is a music executive and media strategist with over four decades of experience shaping Hong Kong’s music and broadcasting landscape in areas such as copyright innovation, regional marketing leadership, and cross-platform media engagement. He served as General Manager of Cinepoly Record Company (1986–1989), Marketing Manager (Far East) of PolyGram Record Company Ltd (1990–1999), and Chairman (Hong Kong) of Universal Record Company Ltd (2000–2003). In 2004–2006, he founded and led Hong Kong’s first and only copyright management company and has continued to work extensively as a creator and producer in the entertainment industry up to the present.
Ian McGinlay
Email: imcg@hku.hk
With over 30 years of experience at two of the world’s most prestigious international auction houses—Sotheby’s and Christie’s—Mr. McGinlay has held senior positions including Senior Director of Client Strategy and Principal Auctioneer. He possesses an in‑depth understanding of Asian business practices and has cultivated a broad network of influential connections across the region, bringing a truly global perspective to his work.
Samuel Lai
BA (HKU), MA (Goldsmiths, UoL)
Email: dicsumlai@gmail.com
Mr. Lai is a PhD candidate at the Department of Anthropology and Sociology, SOAS, University of London, examining the multiple facades of Caacaanteng (‘Tea Restaurant’): from licensing and popular history, ingredients and cuisines, server-customer relationship, skill acquisition, to sociability. I have served as teaching assistant and part-time lecturer at the University of Hong Kong, the Chinese University of Hong Kong and SOAS, University of London, and visiting RPG at the Hong Kong History Centre, University of Bristol. He also provides consulting and research services to TV and radio, news channels, and book projects on Asian, Chinese and Hong Kong foodways
Administration
Mr. Matt Lui
Email: gcin@hku.hk