“Ng is a man with many hats who makes his creative ambitions soar.” —Alpha Men Asia

2017

Moderator at Enrich HK panel discussion
Topic: “Impact of financial literacy education”
Venue: BNP Paribas, Two IFC
Date: 11 December

Talk at Independent Schools Foundation Academy
Topic: No City for Slow Men
Venue: Telegraph Bay, Pokfulam
Date: 30 November

Interview with NOW TV News
Topic: “Patrick Ho’s corruption case and U.S. federal court procedures”
Interview date: 24 November

Interview with Hong Kong Free Press
Title: “All parties deny involvement after US arrests ex-Hong Kong top official Patrick Ho on multi-million dollar bribery charges” by Kris Cheng
Publication date: 23 November

Financial literacy workshop for foreign domestic workers at University of Hong Kong’s Domestic Workers Empowerment Project
Venue: Meng Wah Complex, University of Hong Kong
Date: 18 November

Guest lecture at Faculty of Law, University of Hong Kong
Course: International and regional protection of human rights
Venue: Centennial Campus, Pokfulam
Date:16 November

Keynote speaker at Leadership & Social Entrepreneurship Program graduation ceremony co-organized by Wimler Foundation and Ateneo University
Venue: Chinese University of Hong Kong
Date: 22 October

Television interview with Viu TV
Program: “Weekly Re-Viu” with Reuters’ Patrick Fok
Broadcast date: 24 September

Appearance on CBS News

Talk at Singapore‘s Raffles Institution
Topic: Hong Kong political development since 2014
Venue: Fairmont House, Admiralty
Date: 22 September

Became member of Hong Kong Journalists Association
Date: 18 September

Reader at PEN Hong Kong bilingual reading on human rights as part of Worldwide Reading of Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Venue: Art and Culture Outreach 艺鵠
Date: 6 September

Panel judge at Leadership & Social Entrepreneurship Program Co-organized by Wimler Foundation and Ateneo University
Venue: Migrants Empowerment Resource Center MERC, Central
Date: 20 August

Co-editor of and contributor to 《香港二十: 反思回歸廿載》, Chinese translation of PEN Hong Kong anthology “Hong Kong 20/20: Reflections on a Borrowed Place
Appointment date: 19 August
Release date: January 2018

Broadcast of Hong Kong episode of KBS’s “Wook’s Food Odyssey” travel/food television series on TVB Jade
Air date: 13 August

Appointed Advising Editor for Los Angeles Review of Books China Channel
Appointment date: 23 July

Legal workshop for foreign domestic workers at Enrich HK
Topic: “Rights Upon Arrest”
Venue: UNO Co-working Space, Central
Date: 16 July

Radio interview on China and the World 中國與世界
Title: “擴大香港與國際創作空間” (Expanding the creative space in Hong Kong and beyond)
Presenter: Johnny Lau Yui-siu
Venue: Radio Free Asia, Admiralty
Broadcast date: 6 July

Television interview with CBS News
Topic: “20th anniversary of Hong Kong handover”
Presenter: Ben Tracy
Broadcast date: 1 July

Television interview with Netherlands’ NOS TV
Title: “Hong Kong’s 20th handover anniversary coverage”
Presenter: Marieke de Vries
Broadcast date: 1 July

Co-hosted KBS’s “Food Odyssey” TV show

Television interview with TVB Pearl Evening News
Title: “July 1st March”
Broadcast date: 1 July

Featured in Reading Lists
Article: “Jason Y. Ng: Books that Teach, Entertain and Heal” by Phil Treagus
Publication date: 1 July

Radio interview with Swedish Radio
Topic: “20th anniversary of Hong Kong handover”
Presenter: Palmira Mbenga
Broadcast date: 1 July

Radio Interview with BBC Radio
Title: “Hong Kong handover 20 years on”
Presenter: Carrie Gracie
Publication date: 30 June

Interview with Canada’s Globe and Mail
Article: “Hong Kong’s ‘handover kids’” by Nathan Vanderklippe
Publication date: 30 June

Television Interview with Australia’s SBS News
Title: “Hong Kong divided ahead of its handover 20th anniversary”
Presenter: Katrina Yu
Publication date: 30 June

Interview with Korea’s Kukmin Daily
Article: “Hong Kong’s 20th handover anniversary coverage” by Junhyup Kwon
Publication date: 30 June

Interview with Forbes
Article: “20 Years On: Divided Hong Kong Marks Handover to China” by Pamela Ambler
Publication date: 29 June

Interview with Italy’s La Repubblica
Article: “Hong Kong’s 20th handover anniversary coverage” by Angelo Aquaro
Publication date: 29 June

Featured in Alpha Men Asia
Article: “A Renaissance Man” by Michele Koh Morollo
Publication date: 28 June

Interview with Wall Street Journal
Article: “Chinese Immigrants Embrace Hong Kong Way of Life” by John Lyons
Publication date: 28 June

Interview with Los Angeles Times
Article: “On eve of Hong Kong’s 20th anniversary under Chinese rule” by Jessica Meyers
Publication date: 28 June

Book Launch of Hong Kong 20/20: Reflections on a Borrowed Place, a PEN Hong Kong anthology
Venue: Foreign Correspondents’ Club, Hong Kong
Moderator: Adam White
Date: 28 June

Radio interview with RHTK Radio 3
Topic: “PEN Hong Kong 20th handover anniversary anthology”
Presenter: Annemarie Evans
Broadcast date: 27 June

Appearance on Viu TV

Television interview with Thailand’s Voice TV News
Topic: “Hong Kong 20th handover anniversary”
Presenter: Prapapoom Eiamaom
Venue: University of Hong Kong
Broadcast date: 25 June

Interview with Italy’s Agenzia Giornalistica Italia
Article: “La città che cambia e non dorme mai” by Francesco Palmieri (The city that changes and never sleeps)
Publication date: 25 June

Featured in France’s ARTE
Article: “Hong Kong, vingt ans après le grand tournant—Voix de Hong Kong” by Laure Siegel (Hong Kong: 20 years after the major turning point)
Publication date: 20 June

Guest speaker at “Handover Anniversary Event” presented by Bookazine and Blacksmith Books
Venue: Bookazine, Prince’s Building
Date: 14 June

Television interview with Reuters
Topic: “Hong Kong 20th handover anniversary”
Presenter: Brittyn Clennett
Interview date: 13 June
Broadcast date: 1 July

Co-editor of and contributor to Hong Kong Noir, an Akashic Books publication
Appointment date: 6 June
Release date: summer 2018

Interview with Help for Domestic Workers
Article: “How well do you treat your domestic worker?”
Publication date: 26 May

Legal workshop for foreign domestic workers at Philippine Consulate General
Topic: “Understanding Hong Kong Culture”
Venue: Philippine Consulate General, Admiralty
Date: 14 May

Keynote speaker and featured author at Polytechnic University’s Writing Roundtable 2017
Topic: “Engaging the Aliterate”
Venue: PolyU English Language Centre, Hung Hom
Date: 19 May

Interview with Help for Domestic Workers
Article: “HELP talks to Jason Y. Ng to find out why he is an advocate for the rights of foreign domestic workers”
Publication date: 8 May

Hosted BNP Paribas' annual ball with actress Scarlet Wong


Became a member of Progressive Lawyers Group
Start date: 23 April

Guest lecture at Journalism and Media Studies Centre, University of Hong Kong
Topic: “Feature writing”
Moderator: David Bandurski
Venue: Eliot Hall, Pokfulam
Date: 20 April

Interview with Spain’s PEN Català
Article: “Raffaella Salierno entrevista Jason Y. Ng” by PEN Català President Raffaella Salierno (Raffaella Salierno interviews Jason Y. Ng)
Publication date: 19 April

Legal workshop for foreign domestic workers at Wimler Foundation
Topic: “Know Your Rights”
Venue: Euro Trade Centre, Central
Date: 16 April

Talk at Germany’s Goethe-Universität Frankfurt (visiting from Germany)
Topic: “Hong Kong's political development”
Moderator: Professor Tim Nicholas Rühlig
Venue: Queen Victoria Street, Central
Date: 4 April

Featured in Spain’s Yuanfang Magazine
Interviewer: John Prskalo
Publication date: 4 April

Talk in Barcelona presented by PEN Català and VilaWeb
Topic: “Hong Kong Sota el Paraigües: Sitació Actual” (Hong Kong: the Current Situation)
Venue: VilaWeb Studio, Barcelona
Date: 31 March

Interview with Sweden’s Svenska Dagbladet
Article: “Hongkongs nya ledare” (Hong Kong's new leader)
Publication date: 27 March

Legal workshop for foreign domestic workers at Pathfinders HK
Topic: “Rights Upon Arrest”
Venue: Pathfinders, Tai Kok Tsui
Date: 7 March

Korean broadcast of Hong Kong episode of KBS’s “Wook’s Food Odyssey” travel/food television series
Air date: 5 March

Panelist at Carnival, an art project by Amnesty International HK
Topic: “Out Run” screening and discussion
Venue: KONG Art Space, 3 Staunton Street
Date: 26 February

Commencement of spring semester at Faculty of Law of University of Hong Kong, LLM program
Course: International Securities Law
Venue: Centennial Campus, Pokfulam
Dates: 10 Feb - 3 May

HONG KONG State of Mind and Umbrellas in Bloom named “Best Non-fiction Books About Hong Kong” by Culture Trip, a global travel and culture site
Date: 3 February

Master of ceremony at BNP Paribas' 1,500-guest annual ball
Co-host: Actress Scarlet Wong
Venue: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre Grand Hall, Wanchai
Date: 21 January

“Read for Love” flash-mob by PEN Hong Kong
Venues: Chinese University of Hong Kong, Central Ferry Piers, Central
Date: 20 January

Umbrellas in Bloom selected by German-Swiss International School Book Club/guest speaker at book club discussion
Venue: Liberty Exchange Restaurant & Bar
Date: 17 January

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