Mr Wong Chi Fung, Jonathan, is a PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) student at the Department of Sociology in the Chinese University of Hong Kong with a Hong Kong PhD Fellowship (HKPFS) and CUHK Vice-Chancellor’s PhD Scholarship Scheme. In his academic journey, he first successfully graduated with the Bachelor of Social Science in Gender Studies from The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) with First Class Honours and a Dean’s List award in 2019-2020. In 2022-2023, he studied and completed the Master of Arts in Literary & Cultural Studies at The University of Hong Kong (HKU) with the Target Taught Postgraduate Programmes Fellowships. In 2024-2025, he finished and graduated with the Master of Philosophy in Sociology at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) with the Postgraduate Studentship Award. In the 2025 Summer Term, he received the Full Scholarship (China Seat) from the Centre for BRICS Studies and Fudan Development Institute to study the Shanghai Summer School (BRICS Program) 2025 as a Chinese representative. Overall, his research interest mainly focuses on Digital Sociology, Sociology of Technology, Sociology of New Media, Sociology of Gender and Sexuality and Sociology of Body and Embodiment. Now, he is also invited to be a course tutor/teaching assistant at the Department of Sociology and Gender Studies Programme at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
During 2021-2023, he not only served as a Youth Representative Council Member in The Family Planning Association of Hong Kong (FPAHK) but was also elected and appointed as a committee member of the Research Subcommittee, Information, Education and Communication Subcommittee. He was also a working group member of the Family Planning Knowledge, Attitude and Practice in Hong Kong Survey 2022, and the result was released on the FAPHK official website and press conference in mid-August 2023. Now he is a council member of Youth Council, a local NGO which aims to establish a platform to train outstanding young leaders in public administration and management. In addition, he was awarded the 2024 Sham Shui Po District Outstanding Youth Election – Outstanding Youth and the 2023 Future Star Wenwei Scholarship – Outstanding All-round Award. Currently, he is nominated as a council member of the District Youth Community Building Committee (Sham Shui Po) in 2025-2027 to relay the views of local residents, particularly young people and advise on district works or facilities and other community building projects specified by the District Office.
Prof. CHOI Susanne Yuk-ping
Area: Digital Sociology, Gender and Technology
PhD Thesis topic: The Politics of Sexual Self-Experimentation in the Digital Age: A Comparison of Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong
MPhil Thesis topic: Sexual Self-Experimentation in the Age of Platform and Algorithm: The Case of Sexfluencer/Wanghuang in Hong Kong
- Digital Sociology
- Sociology of Technology
- Sociology of New Media
- Sociology of Gender and Sexuality
- Sociology of Body and Embodiment
My PhD research proposal, titled “The Politics of Sexual Self-Experimentation in the Digital Age: A Comparison of Mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong,” is the second stage of my current MPhil thesis, “Sexual Self-Experimentation in the Age of Platform and Algorithm: The Case of Sexfluencer/Wanghuang in Hong Kong.” In the first stage, this MPhil exploratory qualitative study adapts sexfluencer/wanghuang in Hong Kong as a case study to illustrate how individuals leverage new media to challenge and reshape social norms and taboos regarding body and sexuality. Also, it adapts the concepts of technological affordances and commodification to analyse how platforms like OnlyFans and X (Twitter) simultaneously empower and limit individuals to express sexual desire and identities and confront societal expectations. Expanding the scope of my current MPhil thesis, my PhD thesis will have a comparative focus on the experiences of sexfluencers/wanghuangs in three Asian cities: Mainland China—marked by strict governmental control and social conservatism, Taiwan—marked by greater freedoms and a more vibrant and inclusive LGBTQ+ community and Hong Kong—represented by the blend of traditionalism and liberalism and social moderation. The study aims to conduct in-depth interviews with at least 60 sexfluencers/wanghuang in these three cities to understand how varying degrees of geopolitical environment, political freedom, different sexual norms, and technological access, including algorithms and censorship, shape individual online sexual self-experimentation, agency and discourse power.
- Yenching Global Symposium 2025 (Delegate: Fully Funded), invited by Yenching Academy of Peking University, China
- 2024 Asia Pacific Week Conference (Delegate: Fully Funded), invited by the College of Asia and the Pacific, The Australian National University
- To Parent or Not To Parent: Reflection on Planned Parenthood Forum, invited by The Family Planning Association of Hong Kong and The University of Hong Kong
- Regional Policy Dialogue On Unintended Pregnancy, invited by The International Planned Parenthood Federation, East & South East Asia and Oceania Region
- Eseaor’s Regional Coming Together: Learning and Sharing for Change-Youth Forum, invited by The International Planned Parenthood Federation, East & South East Asia and Oceania Region
- APRU Student Global Climate Change Simulation 2024 (Delegate: Fully Funded), invited by the USC University of Southern California & University of OREGON
- 1. Wong, C. F. (2024, November 19). Redefining care: Recognizing males as caregivers. In Feature Article. The Family Planning Association of Hong Kong. Retrieved from https://www.famplan.org.hk/sexedu/en/sexuality-education-articles/feature-articles/detail/article20241119
- 2. Wong, C. F. (2024, August 5). 媒體與資訊素養教育: 刻不容緩. In Feature Article. The Family Planning Association of Hong Kong. Retrieved from https://www.famplan.org.hk/zh/resources/feature-articles/detail/article20240805
- 3. Wong, C. F. (2024, June, 29).Towards the Era of Artificial Intelligence: The Absence and Presence of Sociology (邁向人工智能的時代: 社會學的「缺席」與「在場」). In How Artificial Intelligence(AI) Should Develop. Hong Kong News-Expo Retrieved from https://hkne.org.hk/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/%EF%BC%88%E5%84%AA%E7%95%B0%E7%8D%8E%EF%BC%89%E5%A4%A7%E5%B0%88%E7%B5%84_%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E4%B8%AD%E6%96%87%E5%A4%A7%E5%AD%B8_%E7%8E%8B%E6%99%BA%E9%8B%92.pdf
- 4. Family Planning Association of Hong Kong, issuing body, & Family Planning Association of Hong Kong, issuing body. (2023). Report on the survey of family planning knowledge, attitude, and Practice in Hong Kong 2022. Retrieved from https://www.famplan.org.hk/en/resources/sexuality-education-resources/publications-and-teaching-materials/detail/P103
- 5. Tang, M. T., Li, W., Lian, M., & Wong, C. F. (2019, October). Cyber sexual harassment. In 0-18+ Sexuality Education Newsletter (Issue 002). The Family Planning Association of Hong Kong. Retrieved from https://www.famplan.org.hk/en/resources/sexuality-education-resources/classroom-and-quiz/detail/18_issue002
- 04/2025. Hong Kong PhD Fellowship (HKPFS), awarded by the Research Grants Council (RGC), University Grants Committee
- 02/2025. CUHK Vice-Chancellor’s PhD Scholarship Scheme, awarded by the Graduate School, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- 12/2024. 2024 Sham Shui Po District Outstanding Youth Election – Outstanding Youth, awarded by the Sham Shui Po District Office & District Youth Development and Civic Education Committee
- 07/2024.Outstanding Performance Award & Active Participation Award, awarded by Hong Kong Professionals and Senior Executives Association
- 01/2024. 2023 Future Star Wenwei Scholarship – Outstanding All-round Award, awarded by Hong Kong Wen Wei Po Charitable Foundation and the Future Star Foundation
- 02/2023 Postgraduate Studentship Award, awarded by the Graduate School, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- 05/2022. Targeted Taught Postgraduate Programmes Fellowships, awarded by the Faculty of Arts, The University of Hong Kong & The Education Bureau
- 04/2020. Dean’s List, 2019-2020 Social Science, awarded by the Faculty of Social Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong