(Listed chronologically according to the periods covered in the book)
Wong Chi Wah holds a Master’s degree in Cultural Studies from Lingnan University and is a veteran critic of Chinese-language music. Since the beginning of the 21st century, he has actively researched the culture and history of early Cantonese songs in Hong Kong, while also examining theories surrounding Cantopop songwriting. In recent years, he has occasionally contributed articles to the supplement of Ming Pao. Including co-authored works, he has published a total of 21 books.
Pang Tak Fung is a PhD candidate at the Faculty of History, University of Cambridge. His research interests include Hong Kong history, the history of overseas Chinese communities, Southeast Asian history, the history of education, cultural history, and transnational history. His work has been published in the Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History and the Historical Journal. His doctoral research examines Chinese history education networks in Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Singapore during the second half of the 20th century.
Choi Tsz Ki, born in Hong Kong in 1999, graduated from St. Paul’s College in 2017 and the Faculty of Arts at the University of Hong Kong in 2021, where he double-majored in Chinese History and Culture and Hong Kong Studies. His research interests include the history of Hong Kong popular culture, Chinese and Hong Kong history, Chinese opera, and literature.
Liu Chi Keung holds a Master of Arts and a Master of Philosophy in Communication. He has worked in film and television production, cultural programme planning, and tertiary education, and has published more than ten works of creative writing and criticism. He is currently a film and television producer, as well as a lecturer, a board member of the Hong Kong Film Critics Society, an assessor for the Hong Kong Arts Development Council, and a contributor to various newspapers and magazines.
Wong Nim Yan is Associate Dean (Public Relations and Promotion) of the Faculty of Arts, Associate Professor in the Department of Chinese Language and Literature, and Director of the Research Centre for Hong Kong Literature at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Her main research interests include Hong Kong literature, archival studies, and modern Chinese women’s literature. Her book Late Style: Three Studies of Hong Kong Women Writers (2007) received a Recommended Award for Literary Criticism at the 10th Hong Kong Biennial Literary Awards. She has also edited and compiled numerous literary anthologies.
Fung Ying Him is Director of the Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies and Professor at the School of Journalism and Communication at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is also a Professor at the School of Arts and Communication and Director of the Centre for Digital and Creative Media Studies at Beijing Normal University. His research interests include popular culture, youth studies, digital media and arts, cultural and creative industries, and cultural policy. He has authored and edited more than 20 books in Chinese and English and published over 200 academic articles. He serves on the editorial boards of several international academic journals and is currently Editor-in-Chief of Global Media and China and Co-Editor of International Journal of Cultural Studies.
Ho Wing Kei holds a PhD in Communication from The Chinese University of Hong Kong. She has taught courses in creative communication, advertising and public relations, new media culture, creative industries, and public speaking. She is currently a university lecturer and independent researcher. Her research and publications cover areas including popular culture, popular music, creative industries, and cultural policy.
Chu Yiu Wai is Professor of Hong Kong Studies in the School of Chinese at The University of Hong Kong and a Fellow of the Hong Kong Academy of the Humanities. He was also the recipient of the Culture Award at the Hong Kong Spirit Awards, jointly organised by South China Morning Post and Sino Group in 2019. He has authored more than 30 books, with research interests spanning Hong Kong culture, globalisation, and postcolonial discourse.
Lau Ching (@lau4cing4) is the founder of “Lau Ching,” a platform dedicated to the history of Cantopop in Hong Kong. He graduated from the Central Saint Martins School of Art and Design in London. He has curated exhibitions in Taiwan and Hong Kong exploring the history of Hong Kong Cantopop, including Dearest Anita, (2018), Leslie’s Week (2019), 30 Years of Anita Mui: The Intimate Lover (2020), and Tonight Is Truly Warm: An Exhibition of Classic Memorabilia from the Hong Kong Music Scene (2022). He is the author of Songs and Images: Lau Ching (2020).
