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Book of Abstracts

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Title: Transdisciplinary Academic Conference for Emerging Scholars TRACES 2026 Book of Abstracts

Editors: SHUM Hou Zit, CHAN Chun Hei

Publisher: SHUM Hou Zit

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Conference Overview

Themes of the Conference

In its second year, the Transdisciplinary Academic Conference for Emerging Scholars introduces three major themes of transdisciplinary research. The conference themes are designed to encourage dialogue across related fields while maintaining clear thematic coherence within each panel. Together, the three themes connect questions of culture, identity, governance, and social change, allowing presenters to engage with shared research concerns from different disciplinary perspectives. This structure supports focused discussion, comparative reflection, and transdisciplinary exchange throughout the conference.

 

Stories and Symbols examines how meaning is created, represented, and circulated through mythology, media, art, language, and digital culture.

 

Identity and Institution explores the relationship between identity, social structures, and institutional systems across cultural and political contexts.

 

Governance and Growth focuses on sustainability, technology, public policy, and social development in response to contemporary environmental and urban challenges.

Programme Rundown

📅 Date: 23rd May, 2026

🕒 Time: 0900-1900

📍 Location: Room 4.36, Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, The University of Hong Kong

 

09:00 - 09:30: Reception and Networking

09:30 - 09:45: Opening Ceremony

09:45 - 10:15: Keynote Speech by Prof. Carmen LEE

10:15 - 12:15: First Presentation Session

12:15 - 12:30: First Panel Discussion

12:30 - 13:30: Lunch Break

13:45 - 14:15: Keynote Speech by Dr. Klaus COLANERO

14:15 - 16:15: Second Presentation Session

16:15 - 16:30: Second Discussion Panel

16:30 - 18:30: Third Presentation Session

18:30 - 18:45: Third Panel Discussion

18:45 - 19:00: Closing Ceremony

Presenters

Theme 1: Stories & Symbols

  • A1: YANG Shanyi

    • Universality or Totality?: The Two Crowds of Le Bon, 1895–1924

  • A2: SAVIORICH, Griffith

    • Artificial Intelligence vs. Actual Imagination: Who holds the brush? Redefining Authorship in AI-Assisted Art​

  • A3: CAM Xuan Nhi, KHONG Lan Huong, BUI Nguyen Khanh Nhi

    • Platform Affordances and Communities of Practice: A Comparative Analysis of Chinese

      RPGs Communities on TikTok and X

  • A4: TONG Wing Yan

    • The Artistic Style of Dunhuang Mural Painting for Manjusri Bodhisattva in the Western

      Xia Dynasty

  • A5: LI Xiyan

    • From Subject to Dividual: Control and Fragmentation in Algorithmic Media

  • A6: NG Hoi Man

    • The Influence of Emojis on Perceived Formality in Cantonese Instagram Posts

  • A7: ZHANG Haang Yui

    • A Comparative Study of Fox Legends in Chinese and Japanese Mythology

 

Theme 2: Identity & Institution

  • B1: TONG Clementine

    • A Transdisciplinary Reassessment of the Inadequacy of the Application of Proportionality

      in Competition Law Enforcement Pursuant to the Broadcasting Ordinance in Television

      Broadcasts Limited v Communications Authority [2016] 2 HKLRD 41

  • B2: KOBZEVA Viktoriia

    • Regional Competition in China's Decentralized Governance System: Institutional

      Arrangements and Implications for Provincial Autonomy

  • B3: LAM Ka Yu

    • When the Caravel Meets the Junk: Europe, China, and Modernity, 1200-1850

  • B4: ZENG Fange

    • A Transdisciplinary Analysis of China’s ‘Yang gang’ PE Reform, Relational Gender, and

      Embodied Identity

  • B5: HO Jo Wei

    • The Faithful Sweetheart: Oh, of course I will take care of our veterans!

  • B6: HWANG Soo Lin, CAO Hongjian, WANG Shaofan

    • Belonging Across Cultures: The Moderating Role of Nationality in the Association

      between Ostracism and Loneliness among Emerging Adults in Hong Kong and South

      Korea

  • B7: CHAN Chun Tat

    • Exploring the Impact of Web3 NFT–DeFi on Youth Participation in Hong Kong’s Cultural

      Industry

  • B8: LUBBE Gareth

    • Perspectives, Ethics and Values of Senior Medical Students at a South African University

      Regarding Health Services for Foreign Nationals

  • B9: LUI Chin Yeung

    • “Could be worse, could be better”: Trans Students’ Experiences in Hong Kong Secondary

      Schools

  • B10: CHAN Sin Ying

    • To What Extent Do Employment Opportunities Shape U-turn Migration in Japan Relative

      to Non-economic Factors?

 

Theme 3: Governance & Growth

  • C1: YE Xuanfei

    • Exploring Climate-Focused ESG and Corporate Sustainable Development Under Global

      Warming

  • C2: WHITTINGTON Billy

    • Urbanization and Carbon Emission in China: A Geographical Analysis

  • C3: WU Liyan

    • Equity-Aware Urban Resilience: Coupling Socially Corrected Crisis Signals with Flood-

      Resilient Network Analysis

  • C4: YAU Hei Yeh Rachel

    • A Snapshot of Bacterial Evolution: Reversion of Tetracycline Resistance in an Urban

      Environment

  • C5: PESHOVA Maya

    • Environmental Disruption in the Construction Sector: Challenges and Solutions

  • C6: LEE Chun Ngai

    • A Study on the Potential of Agentic AI in Quantity Surveying

  • C7: LEE Wing Sze

    • Developing an Online Platform to Cultivate Creativity in Underprivileged Primary School

      Students

  • C8: DUZA Samiha Binte

    • Lessons from China and France to Tackle the Social Determinants of Health towards

      Diabetes

Questions for Q&A

If you have any questions about the above papers. Please leave your question by filling out the following form. The questions will be asked in the Q&A session after each presentation or during the panel discussion.

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Theme II: Saga and Statecraft
Theme III: Mind and Innovation
Paper Title

TRACES 2026

Advance Knowledge. Empower Learners. Transform Education. From Inspiration to Impact.

Event

Conference & Presentation

Date

23 May 2026

Venue

Room 4.36, Run Run Shaw Tower, The University of Hong Kong

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