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Associate Professor
Dr. KAM, Ping Kwong
甘炳光博士
Tel : (852) 3442-8963
Room No. (Academic Building) : Y7415
Email : sspkk@cityu.edu.hk
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Qualifications
BSocSc HK
MSc Edin.
PhD Sheffield
Teaching
Working with Organisations and Communities
Community Organising Skills Training Laboratory
Team Building and Group Work Skills Training Laboratory
Working with Communities and People with Special Needs
Fieldwork Supervision
Research Interests
Community work and community development
Community participation and community care
Powerlessness and empowerment
Marriage and Premarital preparation
Racial discrimination issues
Social gerontology
Political participation of senior citizens
Political economy of ageing
Social work education
Social work values and faith
Current Research Projects
Formation and Consequence of Social Capital in Hong Kong (Co-Investigator)
Midlife and Cross-generational Research (Research Team Member)
Publications (Selected List)
Kam, P.K. (2009) From social control to empowerment: Toward a youth empowerment approach in services for young people. In E.S.C.Liu, M.J. Holosko, & T.W. Lo (Eds.), Youth empowerment and volunteerism: Principles, policies and practices (pp. 109-134). Hong Kong: City University of Hong Kong Press.
Kam, P.K., Chan, W.T., & Man, K.Y(Eds.). (2007) Hold on to your faith: 30 letters to social work students (simplified character edition). Hong Kong: City University press of Hong Kong. (in Chinese)
Ngan, R., Kam, P.K., & Cheung, C.K. (2007) Age discrimination in the labour market: Barriers to active aging in Hong Kong. In J. Lee & K.W. Chan (Eds..), The crisis of welfare in east Asia (pp. 147-164). Lanham: Lexington Books.
Kam, P.K., Chan, W.T., & Man, K.Y. (Eds.). (2006) Hold on to your faith: 30 letters to social work students. Hong Kong: City University press of Hong Kong. (in Chinese)
Ng, S.H., Kam, P.K.,& Pong, R.W.M. (2005) People living in ageing buildings: Their quality of life and sense of belonging. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 25 (December, 2005), 347-360
Kam, P.K., Ng, S.H., & Ho, C.C.K. (2004) Urban renewal in Hong Kong: Historical development and current issues. In A.Y.T. Leung & C.Y. Yiu (Eds.), Building dilapidation and rejuvenation in Hong Kong (pp 35-55). Hong Kong: City University of Hong Kong Press
Ng, S.H., Pong, R.W., Kam, P.K., & Ho, C.C.K. (2004) The quality of life of residents in five urban renewal districts. In A.Y.T. Leung & C.Y. Yiu (Eds.), Building dilapidation and rejuvenation in Hong Kong (pp 79-95). Hong Kong: City University of Hong Kong Press.
Kam, P.K. (2003) Powerlessness among older people in Hong Kong: A political economy analysis. Journal of Aging & Social Policy, 15(4), 81-111.
Kam, P.K (2002) From disempowering to empowering: Changing the practice of social service professionals with older people. Hallym International Journal of Aging, 4(2), 161-183.
Kam, P.K. (2002) Senior volunteerism and empowerment. Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work, 12(1), 112-133.
Cheung, C.K., Kam, P.K., Chan W.T., & Leung, K.K. (2001) Relationship among the civic awareness, mobilization, and electoral participation of elderly people in Hong Kong. The Social Science Journal, 38(2), 307-313.
Kam, P.K. (2001) Political disempowerment among older people in Hong Kong. Journal of Cross Cultural Gerontology, 15, 307-329.
Kam, P.K., & Man, K.Y. (2000) Dynamic marriage: Reconstruction of a marriage concept. Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work, 10(1), 23-36.
Kam P.K., Cheung, C.K., Chan, W.T., & Leung K.K (1999) Mobilized or civic-minded: Factors affecting the political participation of senior citizens. Research on Aging, 21(5), 627-56.
Kam, P.K., & Man, K.Y. (1999) Preparation for marriage in a Chinese community: Implications for premarital counselling services. International Social Work, 42(2), 389-06.
Kam P.K., Mok, H.L., & Fung, W.W. (1997) Informal social work education: A complementary training method to develop competent social workers. International Social Work, 40(1), 101-115.
Kam, P.K. (1997) Towards empowerment and advocacy: Practice and policy in social services for older people in Hong Kong. Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work, 7(2), 46-62.
Kam, P.K., Woo, M.L., Fung, K.K., & Leung, C.B. (Eds.). (1997) Skills in community work. Hong Kong: Chinese University Press. (in Chinese)
Kam, P.K., Chui, W.T., Lui, T.L., Ip, C.P., & Hong Kong Council on Public Housing. (Eds.). (1996) Analysis of Housing Policy in Hong Kong. Hong Kong: Joint Publishing (H.K.). (in Chinese)
Kam. P.K. (1996) Empowering elderly people: A community work approach. Community Development Journal, 31(3), 230-240.
Kam, P.K. (1995) Rights of senior citizens and politics. Hong Kong Journal of Gerontology, 9(2), 38-45.
Kam, P.K., Leung, C.B., Chan, L.W., Lam, H.S., Woo, M.L., & Fung, K.K., et al. (Eds.). (1994) Community work: Theories and practice. Hong Kong: Chinese University Press. (in Chinese)
Commendation & Awards
Winner of the Teaching Excellence Award, City University of Hong Kong, 2008
Outstanding Paper Presentation Award at The Twelfth Annual Congress of Gerontology, Hong Kong Association of Gerontology, 27 November 2004.
Winner of the FHS Contribution to Learning Award, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, 1999
Winner of the Teaching Excellence Award, City University of Hong Kong, 1994
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