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Joseph Lau Yui-yip, an educator at Polytechnic University's college of professional and continuing education, encourages students to learn about death-related cultural practices outside traditional classroom settings. He takes them to cemeteries, funeral homes, and heritage exhibitions, focusing on subjects like funeral customs and the Hakka animal dance. This innovative approach has earned him a nomination in the culture category for this year’s Spirit of Hong Kong Awards.
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Joseph Lau Yui-yip, who heads the student affairs department at Polytechnic University’s college of professional and continuing education, has been nominated as a finalist in the culture category for this year’s Spirit of Hong Kong Awards, co-organized by the Sino Group and the South China Morning Post. Lau focuses on educating students about aspects of Hong Kong culture that are best experienced outside traditional classroom settings, such as visiting cemeteries, funeral homes, and heritage exhibitions. Over the years, he has conducted extensive research into topics including funeral customs and a lesser-known Hakka animal dance, aiming to reduce the stigma associated with death in society.
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Spirit of Hong Kong Awards: educator who removes death’s stigma through culture
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Joseph Lau takes students to cemeteries, funeral homes and heritage exhibitions, encouraging them to learn about culture outside the classroom
Joseph Lau Yui-yip
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has taken students to cemeteries, funeral parlours and heritage exhibitions because he believes some parts of Hong Kong culture are best understood outside the classroom.
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Lau heads the student affairs department of Polytechnic University’s college of professional and continuing education and has spent years researching subjects ranging from funeral customs to a little-known Hakka animal dance.
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His work has put him among the finalists in the culture category of this year’s Spirit of Hong Kong Awards, co-organised by Sino Group and the South China Morning Post.
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