Groups and Projects
Group 1
- Members:Jam - LEE Yee Man,John - POON Tsz Fung, Alison - LI Pui Ying
- Topic:Observation of secondary schools in HK
- Introduction: There are a lot of myths about secondary schools in Hong Kong. The best secondary schools (Band 1 schools) have the oldest history and are located in the richest districts. People also observe that schools with a particular religious background are very prominent in Hong Kong. Are all these true? We collected data showing all secondary schools in Hong Kong and present to you a comprehensive analysis to solve your questions.
- Mentor:Alex Koo
- Project Link: http://group1-school.github.io
Group 2
- Members:Gloria - SONG Ge,Julianna - WU Qiyao, Mary - MA Zhuoer
- Topic:Hong Kong Craft Beer
- Introduction: Our project is about the craft beer market in Hong Kong. After analyzing and visualizing the data from a local craft beer vendor, Lop Leaf, we will provide you the local consumers' consumption pattern and the craft beer market information from the experienced operators. We hope you will have a general understanding of this market and the craft beer brands/products through our project.
- Mentor:Jeff Boda
- Project Link: https://craftbeerproject.github.io/
Group 3
- Members:Roy - TANG Ruibin,Jessie - PANG Yu Tung, Shanni - CAI Shanni
- Topic:Bicycle track of Hong Kong
- Introduction: Across the globe, cities like New York, London and Taipei have developed bike-friendly policies and introduced bike-sharing systems to encourage the usage of cycling as an alternative eco-friendly mode of transportation. In Hong Kong, cycling has been perceived as a weekend entertainment more than as a mean of transportation. This project discusses how far Hong Kong has gone to promote cycling, whether and how betterment could be achieved.
- Mentor:Qiu Yue
- Project Link: https://jour2106group3.github.io/final-project/
Group 4
- Members:Crystal - TAI Chung Yee, Emily - CHEUNG Ho Ying, Daniel - MA Chun Wai, Melissa - KO Yuk Wai
- Topic:Li's Force Field
- Introduction: As there has been a lot of suspicions that the rich and powerful in Hong Kong controlled the time that typhoons were hoisted to avoid loss in the stock market, despite the heavy rainstorms. This project is to discuss whether there is an effect of Li’s field in Hong Kong and what prerequisites HKO they pick to determine the level of typhoon signal by using typhoon Prapiroon as a chief example.
- Mentor:John Siu
- Project Link: https://group4-jour2106.github.io/final/
Group 5
- Members:Jade - LI Yujie, Eva - LIU Yue, Jamie - HUANG Jingxi
- Topic:Air Quality
- Introduction: In Hong Kong, the air quality is not satisfactory, in which roadside air quality is even worse. Hong Kong roadside air quality levels is still twice that of WHO’s upper limitation. Public transportation has become a major source of air pollution. This project shows roadside air quality and its determinants in Hong Kong Mentor:Sammy Fung
- Project Link: https://jour2106-group5.github.io/Air-quality/
Group 6
- Members:Chungyin - CHUNG Yin,Amanda - LEUNG Wing Tuen, Carmen - CHAN Wing Sum
- Topic:Travelling in North Korea (GloTravel)
- Introduction: North Korea stay mysterious to the world. It is hard for tourist entering without joining escorted tour. Some people may think that travelling to North Korea is an indirect way to support the DPRK regime, thus refuse to go there. The website is going to explain the misunderstanding of travelling to North Korea, and give you a brief idea of visiting DPRK.
- Mentor:Rubio Chan
- Project Link: https://glotravel.github.io
Group 7
- Members:King Hei - WONG King Hei,Ian - MAK Sin Hang, Kim Wong - WONG Kam Ki
- Topic:Hong Kong Long-term Competitiveness Research
- Mentor:Prof. Ho Lok Sang and Germaine Lau
- Project Link: http://jour2106-group7.github.io/
Mentors List
Prof. Ho Lok Sang - Chu Hai College of Higher Education
Prof. Ho Lok Sang received his Bachelor degree in Economics from the University of Hong Kong, and went on to earn his Master degree and PhD in Economics at the University of Toronto, Canada. Prof. Ho Lok Sang is dean of business at Chu Hai College of Higher Education. He has published about 100 papers in academic journals and books.
Germaine Lau - Savantas Policy Institute
Germaine Lau is the Director and Senior Policy Analyst at Savantas Policy Institute. The mission of Savantas Policy Institute is to conduct in-depth public policy research and analysis pertinent to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) in the political, economic and social domains and to promote greater understanding of quality democracy and knowledge-based economy.
Jeff Boda - International New York Times / Hop Leaf
Jeff Boda, born in Wisconsin in the United States, is a full-time journalist with the International New York Times here in Hong Kong, and also the founder, CEO and "chief beer evangelist" of the craft beer importer Hop Leaf, which supplies boutique brews from countries such as Denmark, the US and Japan to private customers and more than 30 bars and restaurants around the city.
Rubio Chan - GloTravel / Eastern Vision
Rubio Chan is the Director and Co-founder of two travel brands, namely, GloTravel and Eastern Vision. His travel experience in North Korea drove him to quit his stable job with the Hong Kong government and found the companies; to bring local insights to travellers. The tours provide political, economic and social insights via meaningful sightseeing and meeting with interesting people, from journalists, politicians, local tribes leaders to monks.
Yue Qiu - Bloomberg
Yue Qiu is the team leader for Bloomberg Graphics' Asia and Europe team. She graduated from Columbia Graduate School of Journalism and Columbia School of International and Public Affairs with a dual degree in journalism and international relations. Before joining Bloomberg, she developed interactive data visualizations and news applications for investigative newsrooms ProPublica and CPI in the U.S.
Alex Koo - HK01
Mr Alex Z.X. Koo is the Managing Editor (data journalism) of HK01, the founder of the commentary site Pentoy, and a part-time lecturer at Hong Kong Baptist University. Prior to that, he was an investigative reporter working in Cable TV and Mingpao, and was the head of the instant news team/ online video news team at Mingpao Daily News. He received a BA (Hons) in Communication from Hong Kong Baptist University, and a MA in Political Philosophy from the University of York.
Sammy Fung - Open Source Hong Kong (OSHK)
Sammy Fung is the President of Open Source Hong Kong. He started to contribute to open source community when he formed Hong Kong Linux User Group as founding chairman. In recent years, Sammy started to involve in open source community in Asia and organises events in Asia. He is also a representative of Mozilla focus in Hong Kong and Asia.
John Siu - HK01
John Siu is currently working at HK01 on some data projects and he has a lot of knowledge and ideas that is willing to share with us.
Robin Ewing -Department of Journalism, HKBU
Robin Ewing, from Texas, is a senior lecturer in the journalism department at Hong Kong Baptist University, where she teaches newswriting and multiplatform journalism. Robin is Associate Director of the MA in International Journalism Studies program and Director of the International Journalism program.