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Professor Joseph Wong, a former head of Hong Kong's civil service, gave an inaugural lecture in the Public Sector Practitioner Lecture Series organized by Master Program of Public Policy and Governance of Department of Asian and Policy Studies (APS) on 4 November 2013. The lecture appealed to both students and local public sector practitioners.

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Because of St. Stephen’s Girls’ College is planning to transit to direct subsidized secondary school, it evokes some related discussions and concerns, especially for the poor, among the society. ‘The related parties neglect the side effects of this change. Although the Hong Kong Government provides different scholarships for the needy students, the result is not very effective,’ said Professor Chou. ‘The related authority should adjust the scholarships to cover the whole course but not be granted annually because of the academic performance. The government has the obligation to provide a better education opportunity for the needy students. Please click here for details

2013 June Professor Chou Kee-lee, The study’s principle investigator, associate head of the Department of Asian and Policy Studies, suggests that the Hong Kong government and the Commission on Poverty should address this issue and use a more accurate way of estimating PRH subsidies so that anti-poverty targets are not biased and the effects of subsidization are not exaggerated. 

 

ofessor Chou Kee-Lee, Associate head of Department of Asian and Policy Studies at the Hong Kong Institute of Education, researched on poverty issues are recognized by international academic world, and has been ranked one percent of Hong Kong’s social science scholars on the Social Science Citation Index since 2009. 

 

2013 May Professor Chou Kee-lee, Associate Head of Department of Asian and Policy Studies at the Hong Kong Institute of Education, said that the survey which was conducted by HKIED showed that Hongkongers valued freedom of speech more than democracy. Please click here for details

2013 April Miss Wong Sin Man Mandy, student of the Undergraduate of Bachelor of Social Science Education (Greater China Studies) programme, had been awarded the President's Commendation (Leadership) this year by the Hong Kong Institute of Education (HKIEd) in recognition of her outstanding achievements outside of academic studies in the past year. Please click here for details

2013 April Miss Zheng Qianhui, student of the Undergraduate of Bachelor of Social Science Education (Greater China Studies) programme, had been awarded the President’s Commendation (Arts and Culture) this year by the Hong Kong Institute of Education (HKIEd) in recognition of her outstanding achievements outside of academic studies in the past year. Please click here for details

2013 April Miss Ye Liting, student of the Master of Social Science Education (Greater China Studies) programme, had been awarded the President’s Commendation this year by the Hong Kong Institute of Education (HKIEd) in recognition of her outstanding achievements outside of academic studies in the past year. Please click here for details

香港教育學院（教院）研究發現，過去二十年本港的大學學位課程學額雖然有所增加，但貧富家庭在接受大學教育的機會，差距反而越見擴大。 教院亞洲及政策研究學系副系主任周基利教授根據政府統計處提供的1991和2011年人口普查數據進行分析¹，發現2011年，生活於全港最富有一成家庭的青年(19至20歲)，入讀大學的比例（48.2%）是活在貧窮線以下家庭青年（13%）的3.7倍，差距較二十年前（1.2倍）顯著擴大。