A Study of Hong Kong Popular Music Education

A Public Policy Research (PPR) Funding Scheme project funded by The Policy Innovation and Co-ordination Office (PICO) of Hong Kong (2020.A8.094.20B).

Facing the challenge of the age of the creative economy, many regions have been proactive in developing policies to boost their cultural industries. While the design and film industries have received significant attention in Hong Kong, considerations for the sustainable development of popular music, a major genre within the creative industries, remain inadequate. Hong Kong once led as the market leader and trendsetter in the Chinese and Asian music industries, but due to the transformation of the global mediascape, the influence of Hong Kong popular music has diminished in the new millennium.

This project emphasises creativity and knowledge transfer. By examining how popular music education programmes nurture young talents, it aims to explore potential knowledge transfer mechanisms related to Hong Kong popular music. This, in turn, sheds light on how appropriate cultural policies can facilitate the development of popular music education in Hong Kong. Hopefully, the research findings will also inspire long-term policies aimed at fostering creativity, culture, and the arts in Hong Kong.

An e-copy of the report can be downloaded here.

The project had also yielded the following publication: 《在地有聲：香港流行音樂教育訪談錄》 (Collection of Interviews on Hong Kong Popular Music Education) (ed.) (Hong Kong: Infolink匯智出版, 2024; funded by Policy Innovation and Co-ordination Office and Hong Kong Arts Development Council).

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This is a project that I assisted with while I worked as a Research Assistant at the Hong Kong Studies Programme at the University of Hong Kong.

My main role in the project was:

1. Condcuting Literature Review.
2. Drafting survey and interview protocol.
3. Conducting structured interview with practitioners.

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