Prof. Woo Chi-keung, a Professor with the Department of Asian and Policy Studies (APS) at The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK) was invited by the Hong Kong Chapter of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) on 10 April 2017 to discuss Carbon Trading and Power Laundering in Western USA. The seminar looked into the effect of California's CO2 cap-and-trade (C&T) programme on the wholesale electricity prices of four interconnected market hubs.
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The Department of Asian and Policy Studies (APS) General Office is the focal point in ‘bridging’ the Department together with the entire university community. For their dedication in serving the Department, its programmes, academic and teaching staff and most of all its students, the APS General Office staff will be awarded the President’s Award for Outstanding Performance in Administrative Services 2016/17 (Team Award). All are invited to attend the ceremony!
Date: 12 May 2017 (Friday)
Time: 2:30pm
Venue: Lady Ivy Wu Lecture Theatre (D1-LP-04), EdUHK, Tai Po, N.T.
The Departmental Research Seminar Series is a regular forum series organised by the Department of Asian and Policy Studies (APS) where academic and public sector practitioners have a dialogue with the University community and public. For this forum, Dr. Kerry Ratigan was invited on 15 March 2017 to address state-society relations in Mainland China and the impact of healthcare provisions. Dr. Kerry Ratigan is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Amherst College, a liberal arts college located Massachusetts, USA.
Departmental Research Seminar Series – Dr. Yanto Chandra and Mr. Howard Ling Visits EdUHK
In an interview on 20 January 2017 with NextMedia, Dr. Isabella Ng Fung Sheung talked about the plight of refugees and their struggles to be accepted in Hong Kong. Dr. Isabella Ng Fung Sheung is an Associate Head of Department (Teaching and Learning) and Assistant Professor in the Department of Asian and Policy Studies (APS) at The Education University of Hong Kong. Read more here... See more here... 
The Departmental Research Seminar Series is a regular forum series organised by the Department of Asian and Policy Studies (APS) where academic and public sector practitioners have a dialogue with the University community and public. On 9 December 2016, Prof. James L. Perry shared with the University community on the new trends in public administration research and addressed issues on how to get published. Prof. James L. Perry is an Emeritus Professor with the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University, USA as well as a Visiting Professor with The University of Hong Kong. He pioneered research on public pay for performance, civic service and public service motivation. 
The Department of Asian and Policy Studies (APS) at The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK) and the Department of Social Policy & Social Work at the University of York, UK signed an agreement for academic collaboration today on 2 December 2016.
In the pursuit of excellence and purpose of disseminating knowledge, the academic collaboration will allow both education institutions to strengthen mutual understanding, to foster friendly cooperation and to promote academic collaboration and exchanges in areas such as: 1) Collaborative research and education programmes; 2) Develop exchange and professional development programmes for students, staff and faculty; 3) Conduct international conferences and workshops; 4) Cultural exchange through mutual assistance in the areas of education and research; and 5) Seek funding opportunities for joint activities that provide mutual benefit to each institution’s teaching, research and outreach programmes.
Prof. Chou Kee-lee, Chair Professor of Social Policy and Head of the Department of Asian and Policy Studies (APS) and Associate Dean (Research and Postgraduate Studies) of the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) at The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK) in a recent arrticle examines the correlation between wealth and elderly issues such as health, depression, hearing impairment, ailment/pain and overall life satisfaction. Read more...
Prof. Chou Kee-lee on Hong Kong People’s Preparedness towards Retirement
2016 November Prof. Chou Kee-lee, Associate Dean (Research and Postgraduate Studies) of the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) and Chair Professor of Social Policy and Head of the Department of Asian and Policy Studies (APS) at The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK) discussed retirement preparedness of Hong Kong people at the AIA MPF Retirement Quotient press conference. Click here for details...
The Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) at The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK) awarded four academic staffs the Dean’s Research Prize (Research Output) at its first assembly of the 2016/2017 Academic Year. Dr. Hu Zhiyong Fox, Assistant Professor and Dr. He Jingwei Alex, Associate Professor of the Department of Asian and Policy Studies (APS) received the prize for their outstanding research published in leading international journals. With an impact factor of 1.934, Urban Studies that published Dr. Hu’s article is widely regarded as one of the top journals in urban studies and affairs. Social Science and Medicine at which Dr. He’s article was published, has a five-year impact factor of 3.595 and is among the top journals in health policy. The two awarded single-authored research outputs can be found at:
Hu, F.Z.Y. (2015). Industrial capitalisation and spatial transformation in Chinese cities: Strategic repositioning, state-owned enterprise capitalisation, and the reproduction of urban space in Beijing. Urban Studies, 1-23. Sage Journals
He, J. (2014). The doctor–patient relationship, defensive medicine and overprescription in Chinese public hospitals: Evidence from a cross-sectional survey in Shenzhen city. Social Science and Medicine, 123, 64-71. Science Direct
Dr. Isabella Ng Fung-sheung, Assistant Professor of the Department of Asian and Policy Studies (APS) at The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK) and Principal Investigator conducted a research that revealed half of the Hong Kong people are misinformed about refugee and ethnic minorities issue. Dr. Ng indicated that the findings imply that the HKSAR Government should strengthen civic education in schools and it should also resolve the asylum-seeker and refugee issue with a steady, sensible and humanitarian approach.
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As a result of the low fertility rate, new immigrants, especially those coming from the Mainland, will continue to be the single most important source for population growth in Hong Kong. However, there is considerable doubt about how these new immigrants are integrated into the Hong Kong society as the territory is turning into a knowledge-based economy, with an employment structure emphasizing education and skills. The social, economic, cultural and political integration of immigrants is a dynamic process and human capital, perceived discrimination, acculturation strategy, and acculturative stress may act as major determinants and moderators in the process of different aspects of integration. For instance, immigrants with better education (i.e. human capitals) are more likely to find better-paid employment (economic integration) and through their working experiences they also manage to establish Hong Kong identity (cultural integration). To facilitate the integration of new arrivals is one of the major challenges faced by policy makers in Hong Kong. When tackling this issue, it is imperative for policy makers to first identify factors that are contributing to the social, economic, cultural and political integration of new immigrants. In this research project, our objective is to evaluate the social, economic, cultural and political integration and to examine how human capital, perceived discrimination, acculturation strategy and acculturative stress are contributing to the integration of immigrants. We have conducted follow-up interviews with representative sample of immigrants who were participated in a longitudinal study and a cross-section study, respectively. Read more...
Date: 11 August 2016 (Thursday)
Time: 2:30-4:00pm
Venue: B1-1/F-14, EdUHK, Tai Po, N.T.
Speaker: Dr. Isabella Ng Fung-sheung, Assistant Professor, Department of Asian and Policy Studies
Alan Ho Kwan-lok, a student of the Bachelor of Social Science Education (Hons.) (Greater China Studies) Programme under the Department of Asian and Policy Studies (APS) provided his commentary in the Ming Pao News regarding The Hong Kong Institute of Education's (HKIEd) retitling to The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK) on 27 May 2016. He commented that EdUHK still has a long way to go before it can be considered as a full-fledged university.
APS People in the News – Prof. Chou Kee-lee on Public Housing Welfare and Poverty Line
2016 April Prof. Chou Kee-lee, Associate Dean (Research and Postgraduate Studies) of the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) and Head of Department of Asian and Policy Studies (APS) at The Hong Kong Institute of Education (HKIEd), interviewed on NOW TV News. Prof. Chou discusses the issues on public housing welfare and the poverty line in Hong Kong. See more...
The Council of The Hong Kong Institute of Education (HKIEd) on 7 April 2016 approved the appointment of Professor Lui Tai-lok, currently Chair Professor of Hong Kong Studies with the Department of Asian and Policy Studies, as Vice President (Research and Development) of the Institute with immediate effect. Concurrently, Professor Lui is Director of the Academy of Hong Kong Studies and Director of the Centre for Greater China Studies of HKIEd. HKIEd Council Chairman Mr. Pang Yiu-kai said, “We have every confidence in Professor Lui, who is held in high esteem in academia and civil society as a respectable public intellectual. Given his academic achievements and track record, we believe Professor Lui is the best person to lead the Institute in advancing the research and knowledge transfer areas”. HKIEd President Professor Stephen Cheung Yan-leung said, “I am most pleased to welcome Professor Lui to the senior management team at this important juncture. I trust that he will be able to foster an even more vibrant research culture and environment and bring our research to a higher level”. Professor Lui joined the Institute in 2014 and was Acting Vice President (Research and Development) from July 2015. Prior to joining HKIEd, he was Professor at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) where he was also Associate Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences (2010-2011) and Head of the Department of Sociology (2011-2014). Professor Lui taught at Hong Kong City Polytechnic (1986-1988) and the Chinese University of Hong Kong (1988-2009) and obtained his BA and MPhil in Sociology at HKU and then an MPhil and a DPhil at the University of Oxford. Professor Lui has researched widely and published on topics including class analysis, economic sociology, urban sociology and Hong Kong society. He also actively contributes to the Hong Kong community by serving on various governmental and professional committees as well as those related to social services.
The Hong Kong Institute of Education (HKIEd) offered its first-ever two-day boot camp on social innovation held on 30-31 January 2016. Academic staff of the Department of Asian and Policy Studies (APS) and first-year students of the Bachelor of Social Science Education (Honours) (Greater China Studies) [BSocScEd(GCS)] Programme received intensive training on leadership and creativity at HKIEd's Tai Po Campus and Tseung Kwan O Study Centre. The boot camp was led by Mr. Vipin Thek, Director of Youth Years at Ashoka's Youth Venture. Participants were guided to identify their passion and decide what social issues they would like to address. At the end of the camp, they shared their action plan with the academic staff and created Facebook pages to advocate their causes. The students expressed that the training had equipped them with leadership skills and allowed them to explore their interests in social innovation. This event is one of the many activities that the APS Department has organized to empower students as innovative agents for positive social change.
