This presentation offers an updated description of the sign language interpretation provisions in twenty cities/countries in Asia on the basis of published studies, online information, interviews and questionnaire findings. It was found that cities/countries in Asia differ tremendously in the degree of availability of interpretation services. In most cities/countries in Asia, deaf people have little or even no access to interpretation services because there are insufficient interpreters, or they just cannot afford it financially. In some places, the society as a whole has little understanding of the communication needs of deaf people, making it hard for the sign language interpretation to develop professionally. Insufficient job opportunities, unstable income, and a lack of long-term prospects have discouraged talented individuals with good signing skills to join this profession. Our findings suggest that long-term financial support from the governments plays a pivotal role in ensuring service provisions and the growth of sign language interpretation as a profession.

 

Speaker 
Ms. Wong Yuet On, Fion and Ms. Lo Chun Yi Connie
Former researchers of the Centre for Sign Linguistics and Deaf Studies at the Chinese University of Hong Kong

Yuet On Wong is an educator and researcher with a passion for sign language interpretation. She holds a Master of Philosophy in Linguistics from The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Wong has also earned several diplomas, including one in Deaf Education and another in Sign Language Interpretation. Her work experience includes interpreting in different contexts and teaching primary and secondary schools using Hong Kong Sign Language. Wong is pursuing a diploma in Early Childhood Care and Education while continuing to explore her interests in sign language interpretation.

Connie is a highly qualified professional with a strong educational background and experience in sign linguistics and Deaf education. Her education includes the completion of a Higher Diploma in the Asia-Pacific Sign Linguistics Research and Training Program at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, as well as a Professional Diploma Programme in Sign Language Interpretation. With extensive interpretation experience in various sectors, including Government, Media, Education, and Academics, she has developed a diverse professional background. Prior to her current role at the Center for Sign Linguistics and Deaf Studies, she taught HKSL levels 1 to 6, engaging multiple undergraduate classes annually. Her accomplishments, experience, and published work demonstrate her specialized expertise in sign linguistics research, Deaf education, and active participation within the Deaf community.

Zoom Meeting details will be emailed to those who registered
Registration Deadline: 01:00p.m. of 3 August 2023 (Thursday) 

The contest is divided into the poetry category and the couplet category, each consisting of two groups, including the Hong Kong school group and the open group. Interested participants are cordially invited to submit their works by 30 September 2023.

講者
王仁湘教授（中國社會科學院研究生院教授）
Prof. Wang Renxiang (Professor, Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)

王仁湘，考古學者、文化學者、中國社會科學院考古研究所研究員、中國社會科學院研究生院教授。主編主撰各類著作一百多種，主要學術著作有《史前中國的藝術浪潮》、《中國史前考古論集》《半窗意象》、《凡世與神界》、《藏王陵》、《混沌初開》、《飲食與中國文化》、《往古的滋味》、《飲食與中國文化》、《束帶矜莊—古代帶鉤與帶扣》、《大仰韶》、《南藩海昏侯》《三星堆考古》《金沙考古》《束帶矜莊——古代帶鈎與帶扣》。

Professor Ying first started teaching Chinese Christianity at a local theological seminary in 1993. Since 2004, Professor Ying has been teaching at the Department of Cultural and Religious Studies (Divinity School of Chung Chi College) at CUHK. He once seriously asked himself a question when he was a university freshman, “Should I become a schoolteacher after graduation? I could not imagine myself by committing to theological education, let alone embarking on an academic research path”. After 30 years of engaging in theological education, Professor Ying is now excitedly looking forward to another stage of life—retirement.   

Being awarded the university’s Vice-Chancellor's Exemplary Teaching Award again, Professor Ying is filled with gratitude.

“I am grateful to CUHK for facilitating an excellent academic environment. Integrating academic research with teaching is an unforgettable and fundamental vocation for all university teachers. I am grateful to every student who has passed through my classroom because, without them, the role and responsibility of a "teachers" cannot be fulfilled. The opportunity to participate in theological education, cultivate historical consciousness, remain loyal to the dignity of history, and encourage students to value local Church history has been of the most satisfying aspect of my many years of teaching”.

Professor Ying always maintains a humble heart, he shared “In Pursuit of Excellence is the motto of Chung Chi College, which also reminds me how to face various challenges and strive for excellence in this era of dramatic changes”.

Speakers:
Professor LI Chen & Professor Tim SUMMERS
Centre for China Studies

We are incredibly proud of the Faculty's hard work and dedication to academic excellence, which has resulted in this incredible achievement. We want to congratulate everyone involved in this success, including the Faculty members, students, staff, and alumni.

This year marks the 60th Anniversary of CUHK Faculty of Arts. The recognition is a testament to the Faculty's commitment to providing a world-class education and fostering a culture of innovation and excellence. The Faculty will continue to strive for academic excellence and inspire future generations of learners to pursue their academic goals.

Professor Hilary Chappell
Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages

“During my stay at CUHK, I hope to promote new collaborations with colleagues at my home institute.”

Professor Chappell is a specialist in the typology of Sinitic (Chinese) languages, and currently holds the Research Chair in Linguistic Typology of East Asian Languages at one of France’s grands établissements – the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) – a graduate school in Paris. She has directed several projects at national and European levels focused on questioning and rethinking the typological profile of Sinitic languages in terms of their variation and diversity. Her European Research Council project led to the creation of a new series with De Gruyter Mouton in Berlin: Sinitic languages of China: Typological descriptions, for which four comprehensive grammars have already been published under her editorship.

As a CUHK visiting professor, she plans to conduct a workshop on border linguistics and language contact, and establish an exchange programme for professors and graduate students with the EHESS. Her own project is to write up a large part of the grammar of Waxiang during her stay, based on fieldwork of 12 months in Xiangxi, Hunan.
 

Professor Christopher Fraser
Department of Philosophy

“I look forward to working with CUHK undergraduates and graduate students on relatively underexplored topics in Chinese thought, such as mind, language, and epistemology.”

Professor Fraser joins CUHK from the University of Toronto, where he holds the Richard Charles and Esther Yewpick Lee Chair in Chinese Thought and Culture in the Department of Philosophy and the Department of East Asian Studies and is also Acting Director of the Robert H. N. Ho Centre for Buddhist Studies. Professor Fraser's main area of expertise is Chinese philosophy and its relevance to contemporary philosophical issues. His most recent book is Late Classical Chinese Thought. He also has two forthcoming works, Zhuangzi: An Annotated Translation and Zhuangzi: Ways of Wandering the Way. He is currently working on a project on debates in Chinese traditional political philosophy over the role of institutional standards and another project exploring ethical naturalism in the Qing dynasty thinker Dai Zhen.

講者
陳啟賢先生（楊建芳師生古玉研究會會長）
Mr. Chen Chi Hsien (Chairman of Teacher-student Ancient Jade Research Association of Yang Jianfang)

畢業於海洋大學海洋學系海洋地質專業。1995年就學於香港中文大學楊建芳教授。1998年任楊建芳師生古玉研究會會長。2000年進行玉雕工藝顯微痕跡研究。2000年任眾志美術出版社社長，迄今出版圖錄、圖集、論文集30冊。2005年以便攜式近紅外光譜儀進行古玉器礦物成分分析。2011年任中國社會科學院研究生院考古系上海教學部上海金城文物藝術專修學院玉器專業客座教授。提交論文七十餘篇。

Co-Organizers: 

Business, Economic and Public Policy Research Centre, Hong Kong Shue Yan University

Leung Po Chuen Research Centre for Hong Kong History and Humanities, Department of History, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Date: 23 - 24 June 2023 (Friday & Saturday)

Place: Hong Kong Shue Yan University (23 June), The Chinese University of Hong Kong (24 June)

The grand final gathered 24 contestants who are winners of regional interpretation contests from different universities from Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Sunny was the only one from Hong Kong region who entered the third round of this contest. The judging criteria included the ability to extract and transmit information, the quality of interpretation, presentation skills, as well as the quality of communication and overall performance. All contestants performed well and received praise from experts in related fields.

Congratulations to Sunny for his outstanding performance and thanks for the support from the teachers from the Department of Translation.