Mission

The mission of the HKIAPS is to promote high quality research on social, political, and economic development of Hong Kong, China and the Asia-Pacific Region in line with the growing importance of the area.

Objectives

The objectives of the HKIAPS are:

• To develop the CUHK into a research and academic centre of excellence in the interrelated study of Hong Kong, China, and the Asia-Pacific region;
• To enable Hong Kong to better adjust to and make best use of the changes taking place in China and the Asia-Pacific region;
• To serve as a “think-tank” for the Hong Kong government, the Chinese government, and policymakers in public and private sectors;
• To broaden the intellectual horizon of the policymakers and to develop policy alternatives for the community.