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Centre for Social and Political Development Studies 
by Victor Zheng* (PI), Po-san Wan* , Chih-jou Chen (PI), Thung-hong Lin, Jieh-min Wu, Chyi-in Wu |
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by Victor Zheng* (PI), Po-san Wan*
by Victor Zheng* (PI), Anthony Y. H. Fung*, Ben Y. F. Fong, Pang-chui Shaw, Guanghan Chen
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by Chris K. C. Chan* (PI), Tat Chor Au-Yeung
Centre for Youth Studies
by Winton Au(PI), Anthony Y. H. Fung*, Fanny M. Cheung*
by Anthony Y. H. Fung*(PI), Stephen W. K. Chiu*
Gender Research Centre
by Hong-ming Yip*(PI), Sally Lo* (Co-PI)
by Raees B. Baig*, Surabhi Chopra* (PI)
by Jing Song*(PI), Sally Lo* (Co-PI)
Chinese Law Programme
by Chao Xi*(PI), Sara Zhong*, Michelle M. Miao, Vivian J. Zhan
Centre for Social and Political Development Studies Investigators: Victor Zheng* (PI), Po-san Wan* , Chih-jou Chen (PI), Thung-hong Lin, Jieh-min Wu, Chyi-in Wu This project is being conducted in collaboration with the Institute of Sociology of the Academia Sinica. It aims to understand and compare the perceptions, assessments, and orientations of the general public in Hong Kong and Taiwan with respect to the impact of China, and the opportunities and risks of closer integration between Hong Kong/Taiwan and mainland China. Major research topics include competition and conflict over resources (e.g., unfairness, relative deprivation, economic nationalism, etc.), and the advantages and disadvantages of exchanges and integration (e.g., impact on the quality of life, social differentiation, the gap between rich and poor, civil society, etc.). The first telephone survey was conducted simultaneously in Hong Kong and Taiwan in April 2013. The surveys were also conducted in March 2016, February 2017, March 2018, March to April 2019, and April 2020. And the latest telephone survey was conducted in April to May 2021.■ 
The Innovative Combination of Hong Kong’s Brand Strength and
the Mainland’s Advanced Manufacturing Technology in Developing the Greater Bay Area as a Centre of High-quality Proprietary Chinese Medicine Investigators: Victor Zheng* (PI), Anthony Y. H. Fung*, Ben Y. F. Fong, Pang-chui Shaw, Guanghan Chen Funding source: Public Policy Research Funding Scheme, Policy Innovation and Co-ordination Office, HKSAR Government This study of Hong Kong brand strength as an engine for manufacturing of proprietary Chinese medicine (PCM) explores: (1) the potential development of Hong Kong PCM; (2) the strategic and innovative combination of brand strength and Mainland advanced technology and resources in developing a brand-oriented mode of PCM manufacturing; and (3) how merging a strong brand with advanced manufacturing technology could capture the opportunities arising from the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area initiative, and drive innovative medical development that could transform the area into an international manufacturing centre of high-quality PCM. Despite Hong Kong PCM being well received in the Mainland and global markets, Hong Kong’s limited manufacturing capacity hampers development. The intermediary role historically played by Hong Kong is diminishing, given the deepening economic reforms in the Mainland. Meanwhile, competition from other countries in PCM is fierce in the two markets, threatening the Mainland Chinse medicine (CM) industry. In response to each place’s limitations and the broader market threats, a brand-oriented manufacturing approach based on the complementary strengths of Hong Kong and the Mainland is called for. This study examines the potential for Hong Kong’s strong brand to be an engine for economic and industrial development, and its relevance to the creation of such a centre in the Greater Bay Area. It explores the innovative combination of Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area cities in developing CM, aiming to open new directions for CM industry in the Mainland and, a new manufacturing role for Hong Kong.■
Centre for Social Innovation Studies HK Wet Market Go Green! Investigators: Ka-ming Wu, Chris K. C. Chan* (PI) Funding source: Sustainable Development Goals Action Fund Single-use plastic bags are heavily and excessively used in wet markets without proper recycling or citizen awareness. Currently there is a lack of legislation regulating the use of plastic bags in wet markets or relevant public education and research. A good sustainable development goal action on wet markets will be successful if we can gather all the above information and related data.■
Preliminary Research on Grassroot Platform Workers in Hong Kong Investigators: Chris K. C. Chan* (PI), Tat Chor Au-Yeung Funding source: Oxfam Hong Kong This study has two major objectives: 1. Understand and arouse public attention to the working conditions and challenges facing platform workers in the food and goods delivery, care and household maintenance sectors. 2. Explore potential policy solutions to alleviate the various challenges facing platform workers. Positive and negative impacts of different approaches will be considered.■
Centre for Youth Studies Value, Attitudes, Skills and Knowledge (VASK) Assessment Validation and Gamification Consultancy for CLAP 2.0 Investigators: Winton Au(PI), Anthony Y. H. Fung*, Fanny M. Cheung Funding source: The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust This is a consultancy project on Values, Attitudes, Skills and Knowledge (VASK) validation, commissioned by the Department of Social Work, CUHK for The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust – 2nd Phase of CLAP for Youth@JC: Fostering Sustainable Ecosystem to Smoothen the Transition from School to Productive Work and Fulfilling Life for all Youth (CLAP). It aims to validate VASK measurements with adolescents and youth in Hong Kong and gamify the validated VASK assessment. CLAP and HKIAPS will work together to validate the VASK measurement, link the validated VASK measurement with relevant job posts and gamify the VASK measurement.■
Tracking the Future: The Perception of Future and Aspirations of Hong Kong Youth (2021) Investigators: Anthony Y. H. Fung*(PI), Stephen W. K. Chiu* Funding source: Lions Clubs International District 303 Hong Kong & Macao, China The objectives of this study are as follows: (1) investigate how Hong Kong youths assess the present situation by looking at their perception of the future; (2) depict the relation of (a) the factors that affect the perceptions of the future, (b) the perceived future, and (c) actions in response to the perceived future. In particular, the research highlights that knowing how youths perceive the future enables us to understand the relation between the macro environment and the behaviour of the youths; (3) to articulate the public discourses related to the sentiments of the youths to their actual situation. This enables us to assess the strength and influence of respective public discourse in the public sphere; (4) In a long run, it is planned to have the perception of Hong Kong’s future as indicators to observe the attitudinal change of Hong Kong’s youth longitudinally. A tailor-made questionnaire will be developed in order to collect responses on the above-mentioned issues from 800 respondents aged 15–30 years old through a territory-wide mobile phone survey.■
Gender Research Centre Last Generation of Majie (Cantonese Amahs) in Hong Kong: An Oral History Project Investigators: Hong-ming Yip*(PI), Sally Lo* (Co-PI) Funding source: United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia To enrich existing oral-history sources on the majie, Cantonese spinster-amahs, who have left their traces in Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macau, and Southeast Asia as legendary “superior servants”, we propose to rescue the voices of the last generation of amahs in Hong Kong by collecting their life histories through in-depth interviews. The outputs will include electronic archives in the library systems of CUHK, together with photographs and other materials to be consulted by researchers and students of gender/women’s history in south China, labour and migration, and Hong Kong and the Canton region in historical perspective.■
Strategies to Tackle Honour-based Violence in Minority Muslim Communities Investigators: Raees B. Baig*, Surabhi Chopra* (PI) Funding source: Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) Although there are no statistics on the prevalence of Honour-based Violence (HBV) in Hong Kong, a research study entitled “Knowledge and Perceptions towards Gender-Based Violence of Minority Girls in Hong Kong” conducted by CUHK and Rainlily in 2017 indicated that cases of HBV have been received by the NGOs. Services to address gender-based violence in the mainstream community are offered in Hong Kong; yet specific services on HBV are extremely scarce. As HBV is highly culture and community-based, and typically involves those from South Asian, African, and Middle Eastern cultural backgrounds, without sufficient cultural competence and supportive measures, frontline professionals, including social workers and medical professionals, have encountered difficulties in intervening in cases involving HBV. Through collecting ideas and experiences from various stakeholders, including frontline professionals and members from the Muslim minority community, this project aims to generate references and supportive measures for frontline professionals to handle HBV.■
A Study on Public Attitudes towards Female Political Leadership Investigators: Jing Song*(PI), Sally Lo* (Co-PI) Funding source: Equal Opportunities Commission The research team will carry out a systematic study on views, characteristics, experiences, and barriers regarding female political leadership. The research findings will illustrate the public’s opinion on gender equality and the political status of women in Hong Kong; stimulate academic, political, and public discussions on gender equality in political participation; and advocate for the missions of the EOC.■ For details: http://www.hkiaps.cuhk.edu.hk/eng/news.asp?details=1&ItemID=N20201007&Year=2020
Chinese Law Programme Establishing a Multidisciplinary Research Platform for Basic Law Research Investigators: Chao Xi*(PI), Sara Zhong*, Michelle M. Miao, Vivian J. Zhan Funding source: The Tsinghua University Education Foundation (Hong Kong Special Administrative Region) Limited This project constitutes part of the Basic Law Research Programme (“Programme”) in CUHK - particularly, the HKIAPS. The project marks a new phase of the Programme, with an increased emphasis on establishing a multidisciplinary research platform for Basic Law research. It aims at promoting research work that is foundational, theory-oriented, as well as policy-directed. Its objective is to enable scholars and academics to pursue Basic Law research, particularly on issues of theoretical significance, while leveraging on the interdisciplinary research environment for which HKIAPS enjoys a strong reputation. The project builds on the strengths and success of an earlier phase of the Programme, which attracted external funding support. The present project is distinct in nature from the completed earlier phase, which focused on in-house capacity building. |
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