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Co-founders of Hub K
Shing AU-YEUNG
Shing Au-Yeung was born and raised in Hong Kong. Like most boys of the time, he was a science pupil in secondary school. At university, he gradually migrated to social science and obtained a BA in Communication Studies from the University of Michigan. During that time, he also encountered video art from university courses and the Hong Kong Arts Centre workshops. Those experiences left a persistent mark in his life.
In 2001, commissioned by the Hong Kong Film Archive, he made a video paying tribute to the retired director Lung Kong. The work was exhibited in 2001 and again in 2010. From 2001-2004, in every summer, he curated and taught the “Video-making day camp” for teenagers, jointly sponsored by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, HKSAR and universities, including HKU. Recently, he designed and held workshops on “digital story telling” for various communities as part of the Hong Kong Memory Project.
His research life began with the Baseline Study on Hong Kong’s Creative Industries (2003), conducted by HKU and commissioned by the Central Policy Unit of the Hong Kong government. He had also co-investigated a public policy research study on “independent” film and video practices in Hong Kong.
He is a regular contributor on Hong Kong Economic Journal’s (信報) column on cultural policy (文化論政) since 2012.
歐陽檉為香港大學社會學系講師，任教「媒體、文化及創意城市」碩士課程、以及本科的「媒體及文化研究」。他的學歷為：美國密西根大學學士（傳學）、香港中文大學碩士（新媒體）、香港大學碩士和博士（社會學）。他是《信報》專欄【文化論政】的恆常作者之一，也是一個業餘電影、錄像和攝影愛好者。他自覺沒有成為全職藝術家的天分，但很慶幸透過文化藝術可以結交到很多敬業樂業、待人以誠、活出真我的人。
Celeste SHAI
Celeste graduated from The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) with a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and from The University of Hong Kong (HKU) with an MPhil in Psychology. Her academic background reflects her interest in interdisciplinary issues and her ability to approach challenges from multiple perspectives.
In 2005, after completing her MPhil research—which focused on the effects of presentation formats on learning in the elderly and the role of cognitive abilities—Celeste chose not to pursue a career in psychology. Instead, she joined the City Contemporary Dance Company as a Project Coordinator at the Dance Centre in Wong Tai Sin, Hong Kong. This marked the beginning of her passion for arts administration. In addition to managing educational programs, she gained valuable experience by helping to produce independent dance performances.
From 2008 to 2023, Celeste worked as a Programme Officer in the General Education Unit/Team at HKU. Her primary responsibility was curating and implementing non-credit bearing programs for students. Throughout her 15 years in this role, Celeste nurtured her curiosity about a wide range of topics to design diverse and engaging programs. One of her key projects was focused on sustainable urban farming, which grew into a personal passion. In 2018, she earned a Permaculture Design Certificate from the Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden in Hong Kong. Since 2020, Celeste and her colleagues have expanded the urban farming program to include a focus on wellbeing, supported by additional university funding. The program was further extended to the local community, benefiting senior citizens and underprivileged families.
Currently, Celeste is pursuing studies in Horticultural Therapy in Taiwan.