Academic Staff
李家文 博士
Dr. LEE, Ka Man Kaman
Assistant Vice President
Director of Communications and Public Affairs Office
Head & Associate Professor of Practice
Interview
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.
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Hong Kong Intangible Cultural Heritage and IPMAN Ving Tsun: Wah in action
樹仁大學辦中華武術與體育文化傳播展覽
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Ip Man goes AI: team at university in Hong Kong develops software to teach martial arts legend’s wing chun moves
為學系改革訂長遠目標——李家文
Courses Taught |
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Digital News and Information Production |
Introduction to Journalism and Mass Communication |
Media Ethics |
Areas of Interests |
TV News Reporting |
Digital News and Information Production |
China Reporting |
Media Ethics |
Academic Qualifications |
Ph.D., Journalism, Renmin University of China, Beijing |
M.A., Journalism, Renmin University of China, Beijing |
Dip., Journalism, Hong Kong Shue Yan University, H.K. |
Scholarship |
The Study of the United States Institutes (SUSI) on Journalism and Media Scholars. From the U.S. Department of State’s Study of the U.S. Branch in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, (Washington, D.C.). (July –August 2016) |
Externally Funded Projects |
2024Chinese Martial Arts and Sports Culture Communication（中華武術與體育文化傳播）Phase 3Mr. Zen Wei Peu.Principal Investigator, HK$1,000,000. (2024-2025) |
2023Chinese Martial Arts and Sports Culture Communication（中華武術與體育文化傳播）Phase 2Mr. Zen Wei Peu.Principal Investigator, HK$1,000,000. (2023-2024) |
2022
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2021
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2021
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2020
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2018
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Publications |
Books |
Lee, K.M, Lam, W.S(2024) Chinese Martial Arts and Sports Culture Communication:Joint Publishing (H.K.)
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Kaman Lee, Vicky Pang (2022) Hong Kong Intangible Cultural Heritage and IPMAN Ving Tsun-Wah’s secret : Joint Publishing (H.K.)
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Kaman Lee, Vicky Pang (2022) Hong Kong Intangible Cultural Heritage and IPMAN Ving Tsun-Wah in action : Joint Publishing (H.K.)
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Kaman Lee (2021) Oral history of IPMAN Ving Tsun: Joint Publishing (H.K.) (In Chinese).
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Kaman Lee (2013) The Gateway to Career of Journalism and Communication: Ming Pao Publication (In Chinese).
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Kaman Lee (2013) National identity and respective impact to reporting- inside view from reporters across Greater China region. Hong Kong: Ming Pao Publication (In Chinese).
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Kaman Lee (2010) Portal to History- Hong Kong TV News. Hong Kong: Oxford University Press (In Chinese).
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Book Chapter |
Kaman Lee (2013) Beijing New Story. In Clement So, Lavender Cheung & Yonder Li(Eds.). One Person, One More Story. Hong Kong: Hong Kong Journalism Education Foundation & Chinese University of Hong Kong, pp.37-40 (In Chinese).
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Conference Papers |
Kaman Lee (2015) Study on Taiwan TV news media coverage of Mainland China. 2015 Cross-strait Academic Conference on Communication & Relationship between Mainland China & Taiwan, Shanghai (In Chinese).
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Chang Wen Chiang and Kaman Lee (2013) License of free TV in Hong Kong. 2013 Cross-strait Academic Conference on the integration of information between Mainland China & Taiwan & development of News reporting, Xiamen (In Chinese).
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Kaman Lee (2012) Role and influence of reporters from Hong Kong & Macau. 2012 Cross-strait Academic Conference on International reporting in the new media: idea & rules, Xian (In Chinese).
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Journal |
Ni Ning and Kaman Lee (2009) Live Reporting of Hong Kong TV news, Chinese Journal of Journalism & Communication, 173, 66-69 (In Chinese).
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Academic Presentations |
“Mediated Public Diplomacy: Case Studies from Five Continents” Presented at the AEJMC, International Communication Division and Institute for International Journalism Pre-conference Session, Chicago, IL, USA, August 2017 |
“Innovating Public Diplomacy in the Digital Age-Impact of China’s soft power” Presented at the AEJMC, International Communication Division Pre-conference Session, Minneapolis, MN, USA, August 2016 |
Professional Experience |
NowTV
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Radio Television Hong Kong
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Documentary producer “The Legacy of Ving Tsun” 《守道》(June 2016-August 2019) |
Documentary producer “Real Time” 《記錄時代》
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Documentary producer “Impact” 《撼動》
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Hong Kong Economic Journal
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HK Cable Television Limited
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Radio Television Hong Kong
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Digital Broadcasting Corporation Hong Kong Limited
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Television Broadcasts Limited
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Hong Kong Baptist University
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Public Service |
Executive Council Member, The Hong Kong Federation of Journalists
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Executive Committee Member of the Hong Kong Press Council
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Appointed Member of the Community Involvement Broadcasting Service (CIBS) Selection Committee
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Appointed Member of the Hong Kong Catholic Board of Communications
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Appointed Member of the Panel of Adjudicators of the Obscene Articles Tribunal
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