Ambrose King
| Ambrose Y.C. King SBS, JP |
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| Vice-Chancellor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong | |
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In office 2002–2004 |
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| Chancellor | Tung Chee-hwa |
| Preceded by | Arthur Li |
| Succeeded by | Lawrence Lau |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 February 1935 |
| Alma mater |
Cheng Kung Senior High School National Taiwan University (BA) National Chengchi University (MA) University of Pittsburgh (MA, PhD) |
| Occupation | Professor of sociology |
| Honorary Degrees | Hon DLitt (HKUST) |
Ambrose King Yeo-chi, SBS, JP (Chinese: 金耀基; born 14 February 1935) is a Hong Kong sociologist, educator, writer and academic. He was formerly vice-chancellor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK).
Ambrose King received most of his education in Taiwan. He graduated from Taipei Municipal Chenggong Senior High School, earned a B.A from National Taiwan University and M.A. degree in political studies from National Chengchi University. Then he went to the United States and earned his PhD from the University of Pittsburgh in 1970.
After earning his PhD, he joined the Department of Sociology of CUHK in 1970. In 1974, he was promoted to Senior Lecturer, in 1979 to Reader and in 1983 Professor of Sociology in CUHK. From 1977 to 1985, he served as Head of New Asia College and in 1989 he became Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the university before succeeding Arthur Li. In 2002 he was appointed Vice-Chancellor of CUHK, and retired in 2004. He is now a Professor of Sociology in the CUHK, teaching the course Individual and Society.
King has written essays; Cambridge Musings (1977), Heidelberg Musings (1986) and Ever in my Heart (2005). He is also a calligrapher.
His research interest are modernisation and modernity of China, and the role of tradition in social-cultural transformation. He employed the theoretical framework of Max Weber to study the development of Chinese culture in the process of modernisation. He also tried to measure the costs and benefits of modernisation after the breakdown of the old Chinese dynastic orders and clan systems in the late 19th century.
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