Prof. LEUNG Yuk-ming Lisa 梁旭明

DPhil (Sussex)

BSocSc in Communications (HKBU)

Books:

Leung Yuk-ming, Lisa (2021). Ethnic Minorities, Media and Participation in Hong Kong: Creative and Tactical Belonging. London: Routledge.

Erni, John and Lisa Leung (2014). Understanding South Asian Minorities in Hong Kong. Hong Kong: HKU Press.

林靄雲、梁旭明主编<大事件：記香港WTO採訪>，香港天主教正義和平委員會印, 2006

Articles in refereed journals:

Leung Yuk-ming, Lisa (revised for publication in early 2026). “‘We have no issues with the police’: Tactical Resistance and Solidarity of Pakistani Food Delivery Workers in Hong Kong”. Inter-Asia Cultural Studies

Leung Yuk-ming, Lisa (2023). ‘The ‘Rational’ fan?  Negotiating Transnational Cosmopolitanism and Nationalism among Hong Kong BTS fans’. Special Issue on East Asian Popular Culture in the Era of China’s Rise, Inter-Asia Cultural Studies, 24 (5).

LEUNG, L. Y. (2023). The ‘Rational’ fan? Negotiating Transnational Cosmopolitanism and Nationalism among Hong Kong BTS fans. Inter-Asia Cultural Studies, 24(5), 793-808. Link

Leung Yuk-ming, Lisa (2022). ‘No South Asian riders, please’: The politics of visibilisation in platformed food delivery work during the COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong. Critical Sociology, 1–15

Leung, Yuk-ming, Lisa (2020). ‘Closeted Love? Borders of (mediated) belonging in ‘minority radio broadcasting’. Social Identities, Taylor & Francis Group.

Leung Yuk-ming, Lisa (2017). ‘Online radio listening as affective publics? (Closeted) participation in the post-Umbrella Movement everyday’. Cultural Studies, Routledge.

Chapters in refereed books/ anthologies (selected):

Leung Yuk-ming, Lisa (2026, pending publication). ‘‘Ethnic Minorities’ studies in Hong Kong: of ‘(in)visibility’ and ‘(re)versality’. In L. Shin & H. Wu, Handbook of Hong Kong Studies

Leung Yuk-ming, Lisa (2025, accepted, pending publication). ‘Affording’ Racialised Labour Subjectivity: The Case of Migrant/ Minority Worker-Youtubers in (neo-)post-colonial Hong Kong. In Liu Ji-wei (ed). “De-Colonization in the 21st Century Re-Thinking War, Coloniality and Capitalism”, London: Routledge International.

Leung Yuk-ming, Lisa (2025, pending). ‘Intimate facts/ Docu-tainment’? Consumption of Netflix documentaries among (educated) youth audience in Hong Kong. In Lee, S.J. & Jin, D.Y. Netflix and South Korean Media. Brill Publications.

Leung Yuk-ming, Lisa (2021). Mediating Asian Modernities. In Youna Kim (ed). The Soft Power of the Korean Wave: Parasite, BTS and Drama. London: Routledge, pp.184-195.

Leung Yuk-ming, Lisa (2019). Sleeping with the Intimate ‘Enemy’? Dynamics and Precarities of Chinese co-productions in the case of the ‘Korea Ban’. In Dal-yong Jin & Wendy Su (eds.). Asia-Pacific Film Co-productions: Theory, Industry and Aesthetics, 1st Edition. London: Routledge, pp.57-77.

Leung Yuk-ming, Lisa (2017). ‘#Unrequited Love in Cottage Industry? Managing K-pop (Transnational) Fandom in the Social Media Age’. In Tae-Jin Yoon and Dal Yong Jin. The Korean Wave Evolution, Fandom, and Transnationality. New York: Lexington Books, pp.87-108.

2026-2027
Sole-Investigator, ‘Uncovering Histories of South and South-east Asian Minority Workers in Hong Kong – stories of migration, race and labour. (HSSPFS, Funding Reference: 33000325. Funding Amount: $556,900, Funding Period: Jan 01, 2026 – 31/12/2026)

2025-2026
Sole Investigator, ‘Minority’ Identity-Positioning, Collectivity and Tactical Belongingness among Younger Generation South/ South-East Asians in Hong Kong’. (General Research Fund, Funding Reference: 13604624, Funding Amount: $426,550, Start Date: Jan 01, 2025 to Dec 31, 2026)

2024 – 2025
Co-investigator (Principal Investigator: AU YEUNG, Tat Chor), Ageing, management, and precarity: a qualitative approach to old workers’ practices of extended working lives in Hong Kong. (Lingnan University, Start date: Mar 01, 2024; Completion Date: Feb 28, 2025)

2023 – 2024
PI, Ethnic Minority Workers, Platformed ‘Precarities’ and Tactics of Resilience in Hong Kong – an intersectional and interdisciplinary study. (General Research Fund. Jan 2023 – Dec 2024. Project Fund: HK$459,120.)

2021-2022
PI, Precarities facing food delivery workers – A cross-ethnic evaluation of job security and satisfaction (Innovation and Impact Fund #KT22A2; Lingnan University, HK$49,700; Start date: Sept 01, 2021; Completion Date: Oct 31, 2022)

2020-2022
PI, Celebrating stories of ethnic minority women in garment making in Hong Kong – An exhibition (Innovation and Impact Fund #KT20A5; Lingnan University, HK$150,000; Start date: Oct 1, 2020; Completion Date: Jan 31, 2022).

2018-2019
Principal Investigator, ‘First generation South Asian settlers in Hong Kong – An ethnic documentary theatre project’. Knowledge Transfer Project (Ref. no. KP18A1; Funding amont: $69,725; Start date: June 11, 2018, Completion date: Aug 31, 2019)

2018-2020
Principal Investigator, ‘Media and (Minority) Participation of South (East) Asians in Hong Kong’ (Ref no. LU 13601717; Funding amount: HK$203,528; Starting Date: Jan 01, 2018, Completion Date: Dec 31, 2019)

2017-2018
Principal Investigator, ‘Models of Participatory Media Use and Belonging of South Asian Minorities in Hong Kong – The Nepalese Ethnic Media as Case Studies’ (Funding Ref no: DA101856; Start/ Completion date: May 1 2017 / April 30, 2018’ $50,000)

2017-2018
Principal Investigator, ‘Job seeking practices of South Asian youths in Hong Kong – Evaluation of employment support services’ (Ref. no. KP17A4; Funding amount: $69,700; Start/ Completion date: Jun 1, 2017 / May 31, 2018)

HSSPFS Award, 2025-26

Research & KT Excellence Award, Lingnan University, 2025

Research & KT Excellence Award, Lingnan University, 2024

Research & KT Excellence Award, Lingnan University, 2022

Knowledge Transfer Excellence Award, awarded by Lingnan University, April 2019

‘Best Paper of the Year’ Award, organized by the Academy for Hong Kong Studies, 2018