The Department of Social Sciences and Policy Studies (SSPS) emphasizes academic rigor, professional relevance, and social impact in our research and development work. SSPS fosters multi-disciplinary research to expand the scope of disciplines, enrich research capacity, and deliver a more comprehensive approach to social issues and public policies. We strive to promote knowledge transfer for educational development, professional improvement, policy formulation, and community cohesion in Hong Kong, the Greater Bay Area, and Asia.
The Department's faculty members have been recognized for their scholarship with the award of various competitive, peer-reviewed grants, including grants from the Research Grants Council; Public Policy Research Grant and Strategic Public Policy Research Grant (Hong Kong); Australian Research Council (Discovery & Linkage Grant Scheme); National Natural Science Foundation of China; Ministry of Education Academic Research Grants Scheme (Singapore); and the Rockefeller Foundation (New York), among others.
| Year | Project investigator / Coordinator | Project Title | Funding source | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Dr Fox Hu Zhiyong | Access to Housing and Entrepreneurship in Urban China: A Study of Beijing, Hangzhou and Chongqing Metropolises 中国城市居民的居住状况和创业意愿：基于北京、杭州和重庆的实证研究 | RGC: General Research Fund($544,800) | |
| 2018 | Dr NG Fung Sheung Isablla | In Local Exclusivity Lies Global Inclusion – the Relational Ontology of Asylum-Seekers and Refugees and Local Community in a Post-Colonial Hong Kong Village | RGC: General Research Fund | $210,224 |
| 2018 | Dr HU Zhiyong Fox | Access to Housing and Entrepreneurship in Urban China: A Study of Beijing, Hangzhou and Chongqing Metropolises | RGC: General Research Fund | HK$544,800 |
| 2017 | Prof CHIU Wing Kai Stephen | Post-Secondary Transitions of Hong Kong Students and Early Labor Market Outcomes | ||
| 2017 | Dr HO Ka Ki Lawrence | Sports and Society in Hong Kong and Macau | Funded by the Greater China Studies Center | |
| 2017 | Professor CHOU Kee Lee | Improving Financial Literacy in Secondary School Students: An Randomized Experiment | Investor Education Centre Grant | HK$399,380 |
| 2017 | Professor LUI Tai-lok | Global Governance Hub: A New Dimension in Hong Kong's Global City Strategy? | Central Policy Unit: Public Policy Research Scheme | HK$957,766 |
| 2017 | Dr Fox Hu Zhiyong | Advancing China’s Urbanization Inside Out: Urban Redevelopments in Chinese Cities Amidst Accelerated Urban Transition 中國由內向外的城市化 : 快速轉型中的中國城市更新 | Collaborative Research Fund($406,367) | |
| 2017 | Dr HU Zhiyong Fox | Advancing China's Urbanization Inside Out: Urban Redevelopment in Chinese Cities Amidst Accelerated Urban Transition | RGC: Collaborative Research Fund | HK$406,367 |
| 2016 | Dr HO Ka Ki Lawrence | Creating Good Citizens: A Study of the Youth Uniformed Units in Hong Kong | Funded by Internal Research Grant |