School of Humanities and Social Science Division of Social Science 225 Redeveloping the Rainbow: A Sociological Examination of Community Life and Social Change in Choi Hung Estate Supervisor: Julian Mcallister GROVES / SOSC Student: HO Wing Ki / IS Course: UROP 1000, Summer Choi Hung Estate, built in 1962, is one of Hong Kong’s largest public housing estates and a vibrant cultural landmark, housing 17,000 residents. Famous for its rainbow-colored buildings and basketball courts, it draws global tourists who contribute to its iconic status. With redevelopment planned over the next 10–20 years, this study focuses primarily on tourists, exploring their perceptions and experiences of the estate. Future phases will include resident narratives and examine the impact of social, political, and economic changes. Participants will gain sociological research skills and contribute to public engagement through media, conferences, and other forums. Linking Public Records to Investigate Long-Term Social Change Supervisor: David James HENDRY / SOSC Student: CHAN Nok Sang / QSA Course: UROP 1100, Fall This UROP project investigates the long-term effect of the Columbine high school shooting in 1999 on the political behaviors of victims. The school yearbook and Ancestry.com are used to match their voting records. After matching all victims’ voting records, it was discovered that a higher number of victims support the Republican Party (n=105) compared to the Democratic Party (n=74). Given the Republican Party’s general stance in favour of gun rights and against stricter gun control, further could be done to delve into the underlying reasons. In terms of the control group, additional research could explore whether a school in close proximity to or farther away from Columbine High School would have a more unbiased treatment effect. Linking Public Records to Investigate Long-Term Social Change Supervisor: David James HENDRY / SOSC Student: LAI Tai Cho / ECON Course: UROP 1000, Summer This progress report reviews the objective of the mass shooting record matching project. The report briefly introduces the Columbine High School Massacre’s details and gives a literature review about the current academic research about the effect brought by human-guided disaster and the two potential factors brought by Columbine’s case that will affect the election: the discussion about the gun violence and school bullying. Then a special quantitative methodology inspired by research investigating the long-term effect of 9-11 and the hypothesis of this project will be present. Finally, the current progress of the project will be mentioned in the conclusion of this report.
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