Staff Data:
LEONG, SI KEI(ELIZA)
Ph.D., M.A., B.A., IVQ AdvDip
Title:LECTURER
Academic special appointment:Institute of Executive and Professional Development - Coordinator for Macao Occupational Skills Recognition System Courses
Email:
Tel:8598 1243

Biography

Eliza joined IFT in 2006. She holds a Ph.D. in History from University of Saint Joseph, a MA in Archaeology and Heritage from University of Leicester and a MA in English Studies from University of Macau. She teaches Macao history, cultural and tourism subjects. Her academic interests span as broadly as colonial history of Europe and Asia, women’s travel literature, cultural feminism, cultural heritage and so forth. 


Research interest:
Cultural representation
Gender studies
Heritage and tourism 
Maritime history
Travel literature

Academic Qualification
  • DOCTORATE IN HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF SAINT JOSEPH, MACAU, CHINA
  • MASTER OF ARTS IN ARCHAEOLOGY AND HERITAGE, UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER, UNITED KINGDOM
  • MESTRADO EM LETRAS (ESTUDOS INGLESES), UNIVERSIDADE DE MACAU, MACAU, CHINA
  • LICENCIATURA EM ESTUDOS INGLESES (CURSO GERAL), UNIVERSIDADE DE MACAU, MACAU, CHINA
Journal
  • Wu, Don, Leong, Eliza Si Kei, Cheng, Wan Lok Alan, & Tse, Faye. (2026). Why Travelers Resist AI: Algorithm Aversion and Psychological Barriers in Information Seeking. Tourism Analysis.
  • Lam, C. C., Zhao, Y., Leong, S. K. (2024). Incorporating perceived responsibility on tourism sustainability in tourist typology through the knowledge gap theory. Smart Tourism, 5(1), 2635.
  • Leong, S. K. (2023). Religion and Power: Women Travellers in Macao. Review of Culture (International Edition), 72, 42-57.
  • Leong, S. K. (2016). Lamenting Loss: Transforming Confucian Womanhood in Modern China. The Asian Journal of Women’s Studies, 22(2), 95 – 113.
  • Leong, S. K. (2014). Rethinking Western Representation of the Orient: China in Ana d’Almeida’s Dairy. Journal of Multicultural Discourses, 10(1), 112-123.
Conference
  • Leong, S.K. (2022, November 28 – December 2). Religion and power: Women travellers in Macao [Paper presentation]. The Annual Conference of Macao Studies. University of Macau, Macao, China.
  • Leong, S. K., Zhao, Y., & Lam, C.C. (2022, May 23-25). The Apposite sustainable tourism business model in the new normal era. Proceedings of APacCHRIE 2022 Conference: Creating Tourism Sustainably in Challenging Times (pp. 292-298).
  • Leong, S. K. (2014, January 8-12). Macanese at Casas Museu da Taipa of Macau [Paper presentation]. Conference on Historical and Underwater Archaeology, Quebec, Canada.
  • Leong, S. K. (2012, November 23-24). Gendering Power in Henrietta Hall Shuck’s account on Macao [Paper presentation]. The International Association of Asia-Pacific Studies 3rd Annual Conference. The Chinese University of Hong Kkong, Hong Kong, China.
  • Leong, S. K. (2012, July 18-20). Western Representation on the Nineteenth-century Orient [Paper presentation]. Travel Ideals engaging with Spaces of Mobility Conference. University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
Book(Chapters)
  • Leong, S. K. (2014). The Transnational Rural in Alicia Little’s My Diary in a Chinese Farm. In G. Goodman and C. Mathieson (Eds), Gender and Space in Rural Britain, 1840-1920 (Warwick Series) (pp. 145-161). London: Pickering & Chatto.
Grant and Funding
  • Opportunities for COVID-19 Reflection under the Dual Cycle: New Tourism Business Models for the 2020s (雙循環下新冠疫情反思的機遇:2020年代的新旅遊商業模型) funded by Fundo de Ensino Superior of Macao SAR Government, Greater Bay Area Tourism Education and Training Special Funding Scheme, 2021 (Co-Investigator).
  • Macao and the 918 Incident (九一八與澳門), funded by Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ), 2011 (Principal Investigator).
Newspaper Article
  • Leong, S. K. (2010, August 14). Paving the City. Macau Times Daily.
  • Leong, S. K. (2009, May 17). Beware of Ghost: The Giant Stone at the side of Lin Fung Temple. Macau Times Daily.
  • Leong, S. K. (2009, April 26). Macao Active Volcano. Macau Times Daily.
  • Leong, S. K. (2009, February 22). The Divine Dragon Swings its Tail. Macau Times Daily.  
  • Leong, S. K. (2008, November 2). Murder on Coloane Island. Macau Times Daily.
  • Leong, S. K. (2008, October 26). Macao International Hotel: Closure and a New Beginning Awaiting. Macau Times Daily.
  • Leong, S. K. (2008, September 28). The Goddess of the Sea and her Guardians. Macau Times Daily.
Membership
  • Honorary Chairman, Cultural Heritage Tourist Guide Association of Macao (澳門文化遺產導遊協會)
  • Vice Director, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Tourism Research Association (粵港澳大灣區旅游研究協會)
  • 副主任委員, 中國文化常識達標工程澳門特區工作委員會
Professional Qualification/Training
  • Advanced Diploma in Teaching, Training and Assessing Learning, The City and Guilds of London Institute, UK