In this presentation, Prof. Hayhoe shared with us the features of Chinese culture that drew her into 50 years of interaction with Hong Kong and a broader China. She enlightened us to learn lessons from Chinese civilization that have given people agency, strength, resilience and hope in the time of drastic social changes. She guided us to understand a constant balancing between opposites rooted in Chinese culture - the discipline of Confucian learning patterns and the deep insights coming from Daoist thought.
The first MPPM Policy Case Competition, held by the Master of Public Policy and Management (MPPM), was successfully organized on 18 November 2023. It was an attempt to provide a hands-on opportunity for students to analyze and resolve real-life public policy problems through case studies.
The competition entailed a rigorous three-stage process, including a poster presentation in the first round, a PowerPoint presentation in the Semi-final, and a debate in the Final, which tested the participants' abilities, knowledge, and resilience.
We are proud to announce ASEAN (Mr Sai Hkur and Ms Tun Pa Pa Kyaw) as the ultimate winners of this competition, and MTA for Cash (Ms Zhang Yingdi, Mr Xia Zhanbo, Mr Zhang Renzhe), Threesome (Ms Yi Shiyao, Ms Li Youying) and SOS (Ms Yan Ziyu, Mr Liu Chenjing, Ms Song Jiaqi, Ms Zhang Luqi) as the First, Second and Third Runner-Ups respectively. They all showed their dedication, expertise, and exceptional performance across all stages of the competition.
Our congratulations are also extended to all other participants, who joined and demonstrated tremendous skill and commitment throughout the competition.
Congratulations to the winner and all the participants for their remarkable performances!
The 2019 Greater Bay Area (GBA) blueprint has pointed to a high concentration of key factors of innovation, an advancement level of internationalization and solid foundation of cooperation within the region. But it also alludes to issues of overcapacity, imbalance and mismatch of the supply and demand structure, as well as institutional differences under 'one country, two systems', that may affect market connectivity and the flow of factors of production. How can Hong Kong, being a major hub of GBA, gain further strength in economic and social innovation and avoid becoming merely a 'follower' adapting to a GBA defined by other municipalities like Shenzhen and Guangzhou?
2023年11月7日，《资产管理行业的数字化转型》研讨会在香港教育大学顺利举行，本次研讨会由教大数学与资讯科技学系（MIT）、社会科学与政策研究学系（SSPS）联合主办。
数学与资讯科技学系（MIT）系主任杨良河教授（右）和社会科学与政策研究学系（SSPS）署理系主任胡智勇博士（左）向Dr Eddie Pong（中）颁授感谢状。
博文及社会科学学院（FLASS）院长李伟强教授（右起第一位）亦出席本次研讨会。
研讨会邀请量化投资分析资深从业者 Dr Eddie Pong 作为主讲嘉宾。Dr Eddie Pong 是香港金融科技公司Rivermap Quantitative Research的创始人。Dr Pong拥有丰富的投资管理和量化分析的经验，他曾在Amundi Asset Management（英国伦敦）、ING Investment Management（荷兰）任职，亦曾担任富时罗素（FTSE Russell）亚太区研究主管。
Dr Eddie Pong 探讨资产管理行业的最新趋势。
在研讨会上，Dr Pong探讨了资产管理行业的数字化转型趋势，例如机器学习、自然语言处理 （NLP）和云计算等技术的重要性日益增长。此外，他还提到了，当下的投资管理日益重视“新投资领域”的趋势，例如对环境、社会和治理 （ESG）因素的关注及融合。 
Dr Eddie Pong 与同学们就投资管理的专业发展进行交流。
Dr Pong还结合市场趋势和自身的职业经历，与同学分享了投资管理领域专业人士取得成功的所需技能，以及财富和资产管理的机遇和挑战，并与同学们就投资管理的专业发展进行交流。
2023年11月7日，个人理财教育文学硕士课程邀请亚洲金融科技师学会（IFTA）与同学分享香港金融科技的发展前景，并特邀香港应用科技研究院（应科院）的邓羽真博士（Dr Arvin Tang）分享金融科技行业监管技术的最新突破。
个人理财教育文学硕士课程主任谭伟强博士向邓羽真博士 (香港应科院) 和 Yolanda Chau女士 (IFTA)颁发感谢状。
首先，来自亚洲金融科技师学会（IFTA）的Yolanda Chau女士向同学介绍了香港金融科技的整体趋势，包括对金融科技领域的人才需求，以及对金融科技从业者的职业发展建议。她还向同学介绍了IFTA的金融科技师（Certified Financial Technologist, CFT）资格认证。CFT是一项国际认可的金融科技从业人员认证。
Yolanda Chau女士分享了香港的金融科技趋势。
其后，香港应用科技研究院（应科院）多媒体系统及分析总监邓羽真博士与同学分享了香港金融科技的最新监管技术。邓博士探讨了金融科技中数据保护的监管难题，并介绍了应科院应对这一难题的解决路径：将机器学习和替代数据相结合，以联邦学习（Federated Learning）的思路，研发一种崭新的人工智能算法训练工具。这一工具亦被应用于构建银行业的新业态。此外，邓博士还与同学就网络安全素养进行交流。
邓博士与同学们分享金融科技的最新监管技术。
公共政策及管理硕士课程设有学术奖学金，以鼓励学生学习。2023年春季班就分别由李净淇同学(本地生代表)及李婧婕同学(非本地生代表)以其优异的学术成绩及语文能力获得该奖学金。
公共政策及管理硕士课程设有学术奖学金，以鼓励学生学习。2023年春季班就分别由李净淇同学(本地生代表)及李婧婕同学(非本地生代表)以其优异的学术成绩及语文能力获得该奖学金。
李净淇同学分享：
在一群才华横溢丶成绩斐然的申请者中能够荣获奖学金确实令我感到自豪。这无疑是对我在学习中的付出丶努力和毅力的一份肯定，并为我提供了宝贵的资源和支援，令我更坚定地参与及探索公共政策及管理领域丶更有动力地为社会作出贡献。我想再次感谢课程为学生提供 奖学金机会。
李婧婕同学分享:
我十分荣幸能到教大深造。精彩绝伦的MPPM课堂，让我领略知识的深远广博；形式丰富的社会实践，让我在各种挑战中不断磨砺。深夜依旧亮堂的图书馆，昏暗灯光掩映的校道陪伴我走过了多少孤独但充实的日子。感恩一直以来MPPM老师的悉心教导丶朋友的支持鼓励。未来，我会继续保持专注丶勤奋丶耐挫，坚守初心，不断学习成长，探索各种可能性。
个人理财教育文学硕士课程在2023年10月20日及27日举办了中环考察活动，主题为「香港金融及商贸发展」。
活动首先安排了同学们参观香港金融管理局资讯中心。在金管局资讯中心，同学们见识了香港各历史时期的货币样式，也直观地感受到香港货币制度的变迁，例如实施联系汇率制度的历史背景等。此外，同学们还通过导赏，了解了香港金管局的职能，以及近年金管局巩固香港作为国际金融中心地位之工作重点，如「一带一路」基建融资、「跨境理财通」、绿色金融、推动香港成为亚洲金融科技枢纽等。
其后，同学们参加了中环徒步考察，途经中环一带的金融地标建筑，如汇丰总行、渣打银行大厦、德荣大押、恒生总行、交易广场等。借着观察建筑物的发展，同学们见证了香港银行业的发展进程，也认识了英资、本地华资以及中资企业在香港的兴衰历史。
Hong Kong’s post-Covid economic rebound has been somewhat lacklustre contrary to expectations. This is partly due to the sluggish economic situation worldwide and partly the troubles on the mainland where the bursting of the real estate bubble and weakening investment and consumption moods are inducing a slowdown. The city’s aspirations to diversify its economic base, including grooming an innovation and technology hub, also face challenges in human and financial capital supply amid adverse geopolitics. At this critical juncture, how should Hong Kong re-strategize to meet new challenges and capture new opportunities?
招生錄取嚴正聲明
近日，本系接獲通知指有留學機構聲稱可幫助學生入讀公共政策及管理碩士課程。就此，本系作出以下聲明:
1. 公共政策及管理碩士為獨立招生課程，未有委託其他機構代處理收生事宜。
2. 我校網上申請系統為唯一申請入讀公共政策及管理碩士課程途徑。
3. 所有申請人均需通過學歷審批及面試，公共政策及管理碩士課程未有與任何機構簽訂「保證錄取」協議。
公共政策及管理碩士課程呼籲各申請人、家長注意，切勿輕信任何「保證錄取」、「代理收生」等中介宣傳字眼。我系鼓勵有志報讀的同學直接提交網上申請。
Disclaimer Statement
The Department of Social Sciences and Policy Studies (SSPS) has recently discovered that some organisations claim to guarantee student admission to Master of Public Policy and Management (MPPM). In response to this, the Department would like to make the following official statement:
1. The MPPM has never authorised any third party to be involved in its application and admission process.
2. All applicants must submit their application via the University’s online system.
3. Shortlisted applicants will undergo the rigorous procedure of academic document verification and admission interview. There is no guarantee of admission as it solely depends on the applicant’s qualification and performance.
Please be careful of any claims of “guaranteeing enrollment”, “proxy recruitment” from any organisations. We encourage applicants to submit their applications directly to the University’s online system (https://www.eduhk.hk/acadprog/online/).