Students and alumni are cordially invited to attend the Public Policy Forum on Economic Opportunities of Climate Change, co-organised by the Policy Research @ HKIAPS, the Global China Research Programme, the MSSc Programme in Public Policy, the Centre for Business Sustainability, and the Department of Geography and Resource Management of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) as follows:
| Date: | 1 November 2018 (Thursday) | |
| Time: | 14:30–17:00 | |
| Venue: | Cho Yiu Conference Hall, CUHK |
Mr Kam-Sing Wong, Secretary for the Environment, HKSAR Government will be the keynote speaker of the Forum. Furthermore, Professor Wilson Wong, our Programme Director will be the moderator and Professor Xu Yuan, our Programme Management Committee Member will be one of the panellists of the Presentation session. Please refer to the appended poster and programme for full list of panellists and other details.
Registration should be made online via https://cloud.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/webform/view.php?id=5877455.
For enquiries, please contact Policy Research @ HKIAPS through 3943-3471 or policyresearch@cuhk.edu.hk.
In face of the pressing challenge brought by climate change, a public policy forum featuring the economic opportunities of it was held on Nov 1, 2018 at Cho Yiu Conference Hall, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). The forum was co-organized by the Policy Research of Hong Kong Institute of Asia Pacific Studies (HKIAPS), the Global China Research Programme, the MSSc Programme in Public Policy (MPUP), the Centre for Business Sustainability, and the Department of Geography and Resource Management of CUHK.
Professor Fanny Cheung, Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Co-Director of HKIAPS, CUHK delivered a welcome speech to kick off the event, followed by the keynote speech given by Mr Kam-Sing Wong, Secretary for the Environment, HKSAR Government.
As a policymaker and practitioner, Secretary K.S. Wong shared with participants the dual-track approach taken by the Government in climate mitigation. On one hand, the Government put forward policies directly, with which progress and constant achievements were seen; on the other hand, it motivated other sectors especially the private sector to increase relevant efforts by providing incentives, e.g. monetary. Its proactive approach could also be seen by its formulation of an action plan with respective attainment targets specified in the timeline. He also expressed the willingness of the Government to receive insights from researchers for innovative and practical ways to further enhance the current efforts made or stimulate policy-making.
Apart from the policy perspective, panellists from various fields, namely academic, environmental management and business, were invited to present their ideas during the forum, moderated by Professor Wilson Wong, Programme Director of MPUP:
Professor Xu Yuan, Programme Management Committee Member of MPUP of CUHK and Professor Ambuj Sagar, Head of School of Public Policy of Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi presented on some of their research findings on the “Crises and Opportunities of Climate Change” and “Energy Innovation, Developing Countries and Climate Mitigation” respectively.
Dr Jeanne Ng, Chairman of Hong Kong Institute of Qualified Environmental Professionals shared her thoughts on “Developing a Professional Industry as Part of Green Growth”.
Mr Mark Clifford, Executive Director of Asia Business Council presented on “Greening Asia: New Thinking in China’s Property Sector”; and Mrs Alexander Tracy, President of Hoi Ping Ventures shed light on “Financial Innovation for Climate Mitigation”.
Thanks to the honourable speakers and distinguished guests in sharing their field expertise which depicted a holistic picture and contributed sound arguments for inviting more vigorous efforts in climate mitigation.
The forum also received some constructive feedbacks during the discussion session regarding the potential areas the Government can work on to boost efforts.
Mr. Nicholas Kralev, author and former Financial Times and Washington Times correspondent, is invited to give a talk on “U.S. Mid-term Elections: Post-election Analysis and Implications on Foreign Policy” as follows:
| Date: | 16 November 2018 |
| Time: | 5:30 pm |
| Venue: | Room 422, Chen Kou Bun Building |
Further details are as appended and and registration can be done via below form.
For enquiries, please contact MPUP office by email at publicpolicy@cuhk.edu.hk.
[Updates as of 19 November 2018: Registration is FULL. Please stay tuned to our website for any updates if there will be an additional session. Thank you.]
MPUP students and alumni are cordially invited to join the Executive Training on “Using Big Data to Create Public Value: Opportunities, Challenges, and Strategies” at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) on 26 – 28 Nov 2018.
Professor Wilson Wong, MPUP Programme Director, and Professor Chris Hinnant, MPUP Visiting Scholar in 2017-18, together with other experts from the faculties of Engineering and Computer Science of HKUST, would be sharing the major new technologies related to big data and discussing the strategies of managing them and their implications on the public sector.
More specifically, Professor Wong would shed light on how to use big data to enhance policymaking and open data policy. With regard to open data policy, it is one of the mandates made by the Chief Executive of Hong Kong in her policy address this year. It is also one of the most major policies being adopted by government worldwide in this era of big data and open government.
If you are interested in joining the training, please apply before 20 November 2018 (Tue).
For more details, please refer to the brochure below and feel free to circulate:
Using Big Data to Create Public Value
With the positive feedback received last year, Ms Wong Ming Lok, a professional and experienced trainer, was invited to conduct a workshop on the HKSAR Government Joint Recruitment Examination (JRE) again for MPUP and non-MPUP students in November this year.
Ms Wong introduced to participants the basics, strategies and skills for taking JRE during the first session, through which participants had a better grasp of the examination and were guided to find a focus for preparation.
A mock test was then arranged for participants to help them familiarize with the examination format, followed by an in-depth feedback session on their performance. Participants received practical comments to further consolidate their knowledge.
Thanks to Ms Wong again, participants found the workshop fruitful.
The Programme is proud and excited to announce that it has achieved a major milestone by becoming a member of Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA) (Membership 2019 to 2024). NASPAA (http://www.naspaa.org/) is an international membership organization of graduate public service education programmes.
It connects its 300+ member schools worldwide, including top-notch institutions such as Harvard University, Princeton University, University of Chicago, University of California, Berkeley, Tsinghua University, Renmin University and etc.
By becoming its members, MPUP is now part of this big league, representing a new chapter of our development and a major rise of our global visibility and recognition.
MPUP students would have access to NASPAA resources and opportunities in many major areas including networking, career support, and professional learning. MPUP students will receive another email later regarding the details. Among the NASPAA opportunities, there is one which we would like to especially draw your attention to. MPUP is going to invite/nominate our students to participate in the upcoming NASPAA’s policy simulation competition under our sponsorship. It will be held in KDI School of Public Policy and Management, South Korea, in February 2019. In this event, our MPUP students would have the opportunity to compete head-to-head with master students from other prestigious public policy programmes all over the world. Please stay tuned for further updates of this policy simulation competition next week.
[Updates as of 14 December 2018: Professor Wilson Wong has written a post-JRE article exclusively for MPUP students, titled “考公務員必讀系列(2018 MPUP獨家版2)” (appended). Please feel free to read and circulate. Thank you.]
The upcoming Joint Recruitment Exam (JRE) will be held on 8 December 2018 for recruitment of various HKSAR Government civil service posts including Administrative Officer, Executive Officer, Labour Officer and Trade Officer, etc.
Professor Wilson Wong, MPUP Programme Director, is happy to share the articles on JRE he wrote for HK01, as appended, in the past 2 years to help candidates prepare for the exam.
Professor Wilson Wong, MPUP Programme Director, and Professor Chris Hinnant, MPUP Visiting Scholar in 2017 – 18, were teaming up together to serve as co-lead faculty members of the Public Policy and Leadership Executive Training on “Using Big Data to Create Public Value: Opportunities, Challenges, and Strategies” in Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) between 26 – 28 Nov 2018. In the training, Professor Wong delivered two sessions (big data and open data).
Due to factors including the importance of the topic, design of the programme, and the quality of the speakers, the training has set a record in the number of attended participants. It attracted a total of 53 participants. All are officials and policymakers from the HKSAR Government.
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It is tough to teach a large class like that in an executive training. But with the commitment of the co-lead faculty members and all the speakers, they are able to provide a three-day transformative learning experience for all participants.
Thanks to Professor Annie Tam’s coordination, MPUP students visited the Hong Kong Housing Society (HKHS) in December 2018 and discussed housing policy with Mr. Wu Moon-hoi, the former chairman of the HKHS. Mr. Wu is also widely recognized as the “Father of Home Ownership Scheme” in Hong Kong.
It was a valuable experience for our students to exchange views with an experienced practitioner, through which the knowledge they learnt in class has been further consolidated.
Professor Wilson Wong, MPUP Programme Director is going to deliver an open lecture, titled “Impact of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence on Society: Strategies and Policies“, for the CUHK BSSc Programme in Data Science and Policy Studies (DSPS) scheduled as follows:
Date: 18 Jan 2019 (Fri)
Time: 17:30-18:30
Venue: LT2, YIA, CUHK
Language: Cantonese
Further details can be found at the DSPS Facebook page and registration can be done here.
You are strongly encouraged to attend the lecture if you are interested in Data Science. Please feel free to share the lecture information with your family and friends also.
