Research Projects

Maritime Trade and Immigration between South China and Japan, 1500 – 1800

(Funded under Hang Seng Bank Golden Jubilee Education Fund for Research, Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences)

Principal Investigator

James Kong Chin, Honorary Research Associate, Research Assistant Professor, Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences
(Remarks: Dr. James Kong Chin left the University’s service from January 1, 2014.)

Total Fund Awarded

HKD 30,000

Project Duration

April 2012 – April 2013

Project Description

This project will examine in-depth the junk trade between south China and Japan from 1500 to 1800 while studying the growth and development of Chinese merchant community in Nagasaki.