March 2023
In collaboration with The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong, the Department of Asian and Policy Studies and the Department of Social Sciences co-organised a seminar, ‘Is New Public Management Dead? – An academic dialogue with Professor Hood’, on 16 March. The event was attended by nearly 50 scholars in the field of public policy.
Professor Christopher Hood is the Emeritus Professor of Government and a Fellow with All Souls College of the University of Oxford. He recently received the Doctor of Social Science honoris causa from The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong. During the seminar, he shared when and why the term was coined and reflected on whether New Public Management (NPM) is still alive and what the idea aimed to achieve.
Following the keynote speech, a discussion was held with a panel consisted of Professor Anthony B.L. Cheung, EdUHK Advisor (Public Administration); Professor John Burns, Emeritus Professor, The University of Hong Kong; Professor Alfred Ho Tat-kei, Head of the Department of Public and International Affairs at The City University of Hong Kong, and Dr Lucille Ngan Lok-sun, Associate Head of Department of Social Science at The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong.
March 2023
In the HKFP Op-ed “World Water Day: Hong Kong’s ‘hidden’ water problem – a false sense of security is breeding unsustainable habits”, Dr Lina Vyas, Associate Professor; and Dr Stuti Rawat, Research Assistant Professor at the Department of Asian and Policy Studies, say water consumption in HK has become more unsustainable, and it is time to review the measures targeting water supply and water demand.
Hong Kong is a latecomer in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education, which began to be promoted since late 2015. In his inaugural Policy Address in October 2023, CE John Lee empahsizes the promotion of STEAM (with the addition of the Arts) education "for all', "for fun", and "for diversity" in primary and secondary schools, to build a solid foundation for students in support of Innovation & Technology development in the city. What matters in STEAM education and how essential is it for Hong Kong to becoe a regional I&T hub?
Yuen Ho-fung internship with The Hong Kong Council of Social Service (Hong Kong)
Billy CHAN Hok-yuen intership with DiD HK Limited (Dialogue in the Dark)
Wong Tin-long and Cheung Ho-yu internship with Anchor House by The Boys’ Bridge (Hong Kong)