Dr. Lee, Ka ManKaman
- Director ofCommunicationsand Public AffairsOffice
- Director of Communications and Public Affairs Office
- Head & Associate Professor of Practice
In the historic year of 1997 when Hong Kong was the centre of the world, Kaman graduated from Hong Kong Shue Yan University (Then College) and joined one of the largest local TV broadcasters as journalist. In her 10-plus years of exposure, she had assumed roles like Bureau Chief of Beijing News Center and news anchor in the main casts. Her footprint of news reporting extends beyond Asia including the United States, Canada, South America, Australia, New Zealand, Russia, India, Pakistan and all the way to Nigeria.
In 2010, Kaman had reorganised her doctoral thesis and worked with Oxford University Press to publish her first book of Journalism research- Portal to History-Hong Kong TV News. In the meantime, she also assumed a full time teaching role in her alma mater while continued to be a part time TV program host and columnist.
In 2014, Kaman directed and filmed IMPACT, which was a self-financed documentary about how Hong Kong journalists covered the “Umbrella Revolution” and the inner struggle of the “post-80s” journalists brought by their personal values and code of ethics in reporting. Kaman had brought the documentary to more than 20 free viewing sessions in Hong Kong, US, Germany and Taiwan where discussion forum with scholars and studiers were held.
In 2017, her second documentary, REAL TIME, showed the struggle of Hong Kong online news providers and covered the challenges of media. The documentary showed how media had evolved to reflect business considerations, with lots of news packages and features being measured against online hit rates and cost calculations.
Being a firm believer that storytelling via visuals could generate great impact, Kaman spent a dozen years to research The Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) Ip Man Ving Tsun and interviewed his family and apprentices, resulting the development of THE LEGACY OF VING TSUN, a documentary about how this martial arts was being passed on for generations.
Back in 2019, Kaman worked with The Lord Wilson Heritage Trust and invited Ip Chun and Ip Ching, sons of Ip Man, along with senior masters of Ving Tsun to join force for the project.
In 2022, Kaman has organised the “Chinese Martial Arts and Sports Culture Communication” Academic Conference at Shue Yan University. The topics discussed during the conference included Chinese Martial Arts and Big Data, Chinese Martial Arts and Virtual World, E-sports and the Inheritance of Chinese Martial Arts, Chinese Martial Arts and Media Communications etc. The conference had managed to increase the awareness of the impact that Chinese martial arts brings to different communication channels.
An episode (詠春拳在香港 Ving Tsun in HK) was created by RTHK for Kaman’s project and during the 1Hour 30 mins of program ( Free as the wind on March , 2024 ), Kaman was able to showcase how martial arts masters used AI to support and encourage young students to deepen their understanding and knowledge towards Chinese marital arts and traditional heritage. A digital archive database was also developed to preserve the traits of Intangible cultural heritage in Chinese martial arts. To complement the release of her findings, an exhibition was also held in Braemar Hill campus, which showcased authentic training tools of Chinese Martial Arts together with the precious historical documents from HK Ving Tsun and Tai Chi grandmasters. These exhibits helped education, IT, media & PR industry to change their stereotype about Chinese Martial Arts Masters being traditional and routine in their ways of teaching, and help the visitors to have a better understanding to the role of sports communication across levels including interpersonal, organizational, mass and international communication.
Courses Taught
- Digital News and Information Production
- Introduction to Journalism and Mass CommunicationMedia Ethics
In 2010, Kaman had reorganised her doctoral thesis and worked with Oxford University Press to publish her first book of Journalism research- Portal to History-Hong Kong TV News. In the meantime, she also assumed a full time teaching role in her alma mater while continued to be a part time TV program host and columnist.
In 2014, Kaman directed and filmed IMPACT, which was a self-financed documentary about how Hong Kong journalists covered the “Umbrella Revolution” and the inner struggle of the “post-80s” journalists brought by their personal values and code of ethics in reporting. Kaman had brought the documentary to more than 20 free viewing sessions in Hong Kong, US, Germany and Taiwan where discussion forum with scholars and studiers were held.
In 2017, her second documentary, REAL TIME, showed the struggle of Hong Kong online news providers and covered the challenges of media. The documentary showed how media had evolved to reflect business considerations, with lots of news packages and features being measured against online hit rates and cost calculations.
Being a firm believer that storytelling via visuals could generate great impact, Kaman spent a dozen years to research The Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) Ip Man Ving Tsun and interviewed his family and apprentices, resulting the development of THE LEGACY OF VING TSUN, a documentary about how this martial arts was being passed on for generations.
Back in 2019, Kaman worked with The Lord Wilson Heritage Trust and invited Ip Chun and Ip Ching, sons of Ip Man, along with senior masters of Ving Tsun to join force for the project.
In 2022, Kaman has organised the “Chinese Martial Arts and Sports Culture Communication” Academic Conference at Shue Yan University. The topics discussed during the conference included Chinese Martial Arts and Big Data, Chinese Martial Arts and Virtual World, E-sports and the Inheritance of Chinese Martial Arts, Chinese Martial Arts and Media Communications etc. The conference had managed to increase the awareness of the impact that Chinese martial arts brings to different communication channels.
An episode (詠春拳在香港 Ving Tsun in HK) was created by RTHK for Kaman’s project and during the 1Hour 30 mins of program ( Free as the wind on March , 2024 ), Kaman was able to showcase how martial arts masters used AI to support and encourage young students to deepen their understanding and knowledge towards Chinese marital arts and traditional heritage. A digital archive database was also developed to preserve the traits of Intangible cultural heritage in Chinese martial arts. To complement the release of her findings, an exhibition was also held in Braemar Hill campus, which showcased authentic training tools of Chinese Martial Arts together with the precious historical documents from HK Ving Tsun and Tai Chi grandmasters. These exhibits helped education, IT, media & PR industry to change their stereotype about Chinese Martial Arts Masters being traditional and routine in their ways of teaching, and help the visitors to have a better understanding to the role of sports communication across levels including interpersonal, organizational, mass and international communication.
Courses Taught
- Digital News and Information Production
- Introduction to Journalism and Mass CommunicationMedia Ethics
Ho, Yung Sang, Vincent
- Senior Manager
Prior to working in HKSYU, with 10 years of experience working in news broadcasting as a TV news anchor in Hong Kong Television Network (HKTV) and Asia Television (ATV) respectively, Vincent strives to give impetus to the news broadcasting industry development. Afterwards, he has focused on operations as Controller and Chief Editor at SYMediaLab, a multimedia news platform providing feature stories in social, political and cultural affairs of public concern in Hong Kong.
He holds an MSSc degree in Public Policy from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from Hong Kong Shue Yan University.
Courses Taught
- Digital News and Information Production
- Introduction to Journalism and Mass CommunicationMedia EthicsVincent Ho assisted to found the Communication and Public Affairs Office (CPAO) of Hong Kong Shue Yan University (HKSYU) in 2024 and has served the University for 7 years as Director of Development and Communications and Lecturer in Department of Journalism and Communication.
Ko, Yee Man, Alanis
- Communications and Alumni
- Relations Manager
A seasoned public relations and marketing expert with 15 years of experience, I bring a journalist’s perspective to distilling the market significance of complex finance and business operations for my network of contacts in top-tier business and finance outlets.
My career highlights include overseeing international marketing and PR strategies at Micro Connect, a fintech startup in Hong Kong co-founded by Charles Li and Gary Zhang. I have also managed North Asia media relations, with a focus on Greater China, at Fitch Ratings, and honed my digital communications skills at Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited. These roles have equipped me with the ability to adapt my communication strategies to diverse business cultures in the US, UK, Hong Kong, and Mainland China.
I hold a Master of Social Sciences degree from the University of Hong Kong and a Bachelor of Social Sciences (Hons) in Communication (Journalism) from Hong Kong Baptist University.
My career highlights include overseeing international marketing and PR strategies at Micro Connect, a fintech startup in Hong Kong co-founded by Charles Li and Gary Zhang. I have also managed North Asia media relations, with a focus on Greater China, at Fitch Ratings, and honed my digital communications skills at Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited. These roles have equipped me with the ability to adapt my communication strategies to diverse business cultures in the US, UK, Hong Kong, and Mainland China.
I hold a Master of Social Sciences degree from the University of Hong Kong and a Bachelor of Social Sciences (Hons) in Communication (Journalism) from Hong Kong Baptist University.
