Giving Hope to Young People: What matters and how?

Policy Dialogue Series
07/01/2023
10:00 - 12:00 noon (HKT, UCT+8)
Room A-G/F-08 (University Reception), Cho Kwai Chee Foundation Building, The Education University of Hong Kong
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The Division of Public Policy of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), together with the Department of Asian and Policy Studies and the Academy of Hong Kong Studies at The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK), cordially invite you to attend the following Policy Dialogue Series featuring Professor Anthony Cheung, former Secretary and Transport and Housing (2012-17), and now Adjunct Research Chair Professor of Public Administration at EdUHK and Adjunct Professor at HKUST, and  Professor Lui Tai-lok, Chair Professor of Hong Kong Studies at EdUHK. 

 

Speakers

 

Prof. Anthony B. L. CHEUNG, GBS, JP

Research Chair Professor of Public Administration, APS, EdUHK

Adjunct Professor, PPOL, HKUST

Former Secretary for Transport and Housing, HKSARG

Prof. LUI Tai-lok, JP

Chair Professor of Hong Kong Studies, APS, EdUHK

Director, the Academy of Hong Kong Studies & the Centre for Greater China Studies, EdUHK

Mr. Brian Wong

Rhodes Scholar & DPhil candidate in Politics, Balliol College, Oxford University

Founding Editor-in-Chief, Oxford Political Review

Moderator

Dr. Isabella Ng is Associate Head (Teaching and Learning) and Assistant Professor at the Department of Asian and Policy Studies of the Education University of Hong Kong.

 

In the 2022 Policy Address, Chief Executive John Lee echoes the point made by President Xi Jinping that “Hong Kong will prosper only when its young people thrive” (青年興則香港興). The government aims to assist young people in overcoming hurdles in education, employment, entrepreneurship, and home ownership. It will also encourage youth participation. Yet, according to a survey conducted by the Youth I.D.E.A.S think tank of the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups (report, July 2022), only 37.9% of the youth respondents are optimistic about their own prospects and 46.9% are pessimistic about the future development of Hong Kong. Does the government have a good grasp of what our young people care and are worried about? How can we give hope to them so that they have something to strive for?

 

Date
7 January 2023 (Saturday)
Time 10:00 am – 12:00 noon (Hong Kong Time, UTC+8)
Format

ZOOM webinar

In-person: Room A-G/F-08 (University Reception), Cho Kwai Chee Foundation Building, EdUHK

Language English
Speakers

Professor Anthony B.L. Cheung, EdUHK/HKUST

Professor Lui Tai-lok, EdUHK

Mr. Brian Wong, Oxford University

Moderator

Dr. Isabella Ng, EdUHK

Registration

Register Here

 

About the Policy Dialogue Series

 

The two universities cooperate again to host The Policy Dialogue Series which began in 2018-19 and is now in its fifth annual series. Professor Anthony Cheung and Professor Lui Tai-lok will be joined by other speakers in the relevant fields to explore some critical issues and public policy challenges facing Hong Kong. The Policy Dialogue Series is interactive and encourages the participation of the EdUHK and HKUST communities as well as members of the public who are concerned about Hong Kong’s future.

 

 

Date & Time Topic Speaker(s) Replay / Registration

29 October 2022 (Sat)

10:00 am – 12:00 noon

The Still Unending Pandemic:

Need for a policy breakthrough?

Prof Anthony Cheung, EdUHK/HKUST
Prof Lui Tai-lok, EdUHK
Prof Donald Low, HKUST

 

Replay

3 December 2022 (Sat)

10:00 am – 12:00 noon

Development vs. Environment:

An irreconcilable dilemma?

Prof Anthony Cheung, EdUHK/HKUST
Prof Lui Tai-lok, EdUHK

Prof Christine Loh, HKUST

 

Replay

 

11 February 2023 (Sat)

10:00 am – 12:00 noon

Hong Kong and the World:

Still connected and valued internationally?

Prof Anthony Cheung, EdUHK/HKUST
Prof Lui Tai-lok, EdUHK
Mr Brian Wong, Oxford University

 

Register Here

 

18 March 2023 (Sat)

10:00 am – 12:00 noon

Education and Science:

Does STEM education matter in Hong Kong’s move into an innovation & technology hub?

Prof Anthony Cheung, EdUHK/HKUST
Prof Lui Tai-lok, EdUHK
Prof Naubahar Sharif, HKUST

 

Register Here

 

 

In light of the implementation of public health measures mitigating the spread of the COVID-19 disease, the Policy Dialogue Series will adopt an online mode via Zoom.


All are welcome!

Professor Anthony Cheung

Professor Anthony CHEUNG Bing-leung is currently Research Chair Professor of the Department of Asian and Policy Studies at The Education University of Hong Kong.

 

He was formerly Secretary for Transport and Housing of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government from July 2012 to June 2017, overseeing a large policy portfolio covering housing, transport (land, seaborne and aviation), port and logistics. Major achievements during his tenure include: the approval in 2015 of the implementation of the Three-Runway System for the Hong Kong International Airport, the establishment of the Hong Kong Maritime and Port Board in 2016, and the completion of the Public Transport Strategy Study in 2017.

 

Professor Cheung was also a founding director of the Hong Kong Policy Research Institute (1995-2012) and founding chairman of SynergyNet, an independent policy think tank (2002-05).

Professor Lui Tai-lok

Professor Lui Tai-lok is the Chair Professor of Hong Kong Studies, Director of The Academy of Hong Kong Studies, and Director of the Centre for Greater China Studies at The Education University of Hong Kong.

 

Prior to joining the University (the then Hong Kong Institute of Education), he was Professor at The University of Hong Kong (HKU) where he also took up the position of Associate Dean at the Faculty of Social Sciences (2010-2011) and the headship of the Department of Sociology (2011-2014). He has taught at Hong Kong City Polytechnic (1986-88) and The Chinese University of Hong Kong (1988-2009). Professor Lui obtained his B.A. and M.Phil. in Sociology at the HKU and then a Master of Philosophy and a Doctor of Philosophy from Oxford University. 

Division of Public Policy,

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

 

Department of Asian and Policy Studies,

The Education University of Hong Kong

 

Academy of Hong Kong Studies,

The Education University of Hong Kong

 

 

Enquiry

Ms Oriana Fan (HKUST)          3469 2752 | orianafan@ust.hk

Mr Johnny Wong (EdUHK)      2948 8622 | wchungyin@eduhk.hk

In the 2022 Policy Address, Chief Executive John Lee echoes the point made by President Xi Jinping that “Hong Kong will prosper only when its young people thrive” (青年興則香港興). The government aims to assist young people in overcoming hurdles in education, employment, entrepreneurship, and home ownership. It will also encourage youth participation. Yet, according to a survey conducted by the Youth I.D.E.A.S think tank of the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups (report, July 2022), only 37.9% of the youth respondents are optimistic about their own prospects and 46.9% are pessimistic about the future development of Hong Kong. Does the government have a good grasp of what our young people care and are worried about? How can we give hope to them so that they have something to strive for?

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