Dr. Kelvin Chan 陳雋琦博士
Lecturer, Division of Social Sciences
kelvincck@hkbu.edu.hk
3411 3131
Teaching Areas
Course(s) taught:- FCCC1503 Hong Kong Landscapes and Buildings
- HHKS2500 China in the World
Research Interests
- Hong Kong History
- Modern Chinese History
- History of Medicine
Selected Publications
- Chan, K. (2024). “Therapeutic Governance in Hong Kong’s Anti-Narcotics War, 1959-1980s”. China Information, 38(1), 44-67. https://doi.org/10.1177/0920203X241230608.
- Chan, K. (2024). “Commercialising Everyday Distress: Neurasthenia and Traditional Chinese Medicine in Colonial Hong Kong, 1950s to 1980s”. Medical History, 68(4), 376-391. https://doi.org/10.1017/mdh.2024.7.
- Chan, K. (2025). “Medicine and Healthcare”. In Mok, F. & Fung, C.K.C. (Eds.), A New Documentary History of Hong Kong, 1945-1997(pp. 288-318). Hong Kong University Press.
- Chan, K. (2025). “Review of “Penalties of Empire: Capital Trials in Colonial Hong Kong” by Christopher Munn”. Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch, Vol 65, 256-258.
Grants
- “Herbs and Needles: A Global History of Chinese Medicine in Cold War Hong Kong” awarded by the School of Continuing Education, Hong Kong Baptist University (SCE/SGF/2526/01) (2026)
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