The Hong Kong Academy of the Humanities (HKAH) is a cross-institutional body of scholars in the humanities based in Hong Kong. The Academy was established in April 2011 with 39 foundation fellows drawn from Hong Kong's eight institutions of higher education funded by the University Grants Committee.[1] Its constitution was promulgated at the 2012 AGM.[1]
Goals
To recognise scholarly achievement in the humanities in Hong Kong;
To promote appreciation of the value of the humanities;
To provide a platform for advocacy on behalf of the humanities to government, funding bodies, business and the general public;
To provide a point of contact for government and international bodies seeking information about the humanities in Hong Kong.
Activities
The HKAH has two book prize, The First Book Prize[2] and The Martha Cheung Book Prize in Translation.
Fellows in the Hong Kong Academy of the Humanities are recognized by their peers as scholars of the highest academic distinction, or eminent practitioners of the arts, and honored for their lifetime contribution to the humanities. Early Career Fellows (previously referred to as Junior Fellows) are early to mid-career scholars who show exceptional promise in their humanities discipline. Overseas Fellows are Fellows who were formerly based in Hong Kong and have taken up posts abroad.
New Fellows are nominated on an annual basis by nomination and secret ballot of members.[5]
Founding Secretary, Professor David Parker (1943–2015) of Chinese University of Hong Kong's Research Centre for Human Values, died on 29 October 2015 and served as Vice-President of the HKAH at the time.
