Student Seminar by Mr. Ka Yiu NG on May 22, 2026, 11:00AM

Title: More-than-Human Urban Accessibility: Veterinary Care and Pet-Friendly Public Transport

Speaker: Mr. Ka Yiu (Benjamin) NG (Department of Geography)

Date: May 22, 2026 (Friday)

Time: 11:00 am - 12:00 nn

Venue: Room 1010, CLL, Department of Geography, 10/F, The Jockey Club Tower, The University of Hong Kong

Registration Link: https://forms.office.com/r/ehQUVw9vAM

ITS Student Committee will provide a beverage for registered participants.

Abstract: Traditional urban accessibility research largely focuses on people’s access to resources, offering only a limited account of how more-than-human beings may restrict or enable human accessibility. Scholarship in New Animal Geography calls for closer attention to the agency and subjectivity of more-than-human beings, and to the ways their encounters with humans shape reciprocal relationships. Against a backdrop of rising pet ownership globally and recent debate in Hong Kong about pet-friendly public transport initiatives, this seminar introduces: (1) the current literature on spatial access to veterinary care worldwide; (2) spatial access to veterinary care in Hong Kong; and (3) a preliminary exploration of public perceptions of pet-friendly public transport in Hong Kong.

Bios: Mr. NG holds a Bachelor of Social Sciences (First Class Honours) in Geography & Urban Governance and an MPhil in Geography from HKU. He has gained academic and applied research experience in transport and health through training at HKU, working at UNICEF Hong Kong (Advocacy Officer, Policy & Research) and at the Science Unit at Lingnan University (System Officer) before joining the PhD programme in 2025. His research interests sit at the intersection of GIScience, transport, and health, with a current focus on: (1) applied 3D GIS and accessibility modeling; (2) the built environment and health; and (3) pet-friendly public transportation.