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Centre for Social Innovation Studies 
by Chris K. C. Chan* (PI) |
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Promoting Social Innovations
by Chris K. C. Chan* (PI) |
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Centre for Youth Studies
by Esther S. C. Ho (PI), Anthony Y. H. Fung* |
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by Anthony Y. H. Fung*(PI), Prof. Carlos W. H. Lo, Prof. Eunice L. Y. Tang, Dr Hester Y. T. Chow, Dr Ben Y. F. Fong, Dr Louis K. C. Ho, and Dr Joseph W. F. Leung |
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Gender Research Centre
by Jing Song*(PI), Sally Lo* (Co-PI) |
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by Hong-ming Yip*(PI), Sally Lo* (Co-PI) |
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by Raees B. Baig*, Surabhi Chopra* (PI) |
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Centre for Social and Political Development Studies Investigator: Victor Zheng* (PI) Funding source: Public Policy Research Funding Scheme (Special Round), Policy Innovation and Co-ordination Office, HKSAR Government The Anti-Extradition Law Amendment Bill Movement first broke out in Hong Kong in March 2019. The major reason for the public’s support of the movement was their fear that the Fugitive Offenders and Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Legislation (Amendment) Bill 2019 would establish a mechanism for case-by-case transfers of fugitives to mainland China that would damage the separation between Hong Kong’s independent legal system and that of mainland China. It suggests that public support for the Anti-Extradition Law Amendment Bill Movement is related to the rise of a local identity, concern over the autonomy of Hong Kong, and negative attitudes towards the mainland in Hong Kong society. The research team used datasets of a longitudinal telephone survey and macro-level official statistics as indictors of social development in Hong Kong to explore the causes of a rise in local consciousness, as manifested in the emergence of a local identity and a localist outlook. In addition, a territory-wide representative telephone poll was conducted. With reference to the surveyed data, the relationship between local consciousness and public attitudes towards the Anti-Extradition Law Amendment Bill Movement was explored.■ |
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Centre for Social Innovation Studies Precarious Workers’ Platform Cooperative: A Grassroots Movement of Precarious Workers to Alleviate Insecurity and Unpredictable Working Conditions, and Achieve Decent Wages for a Secure Future Investigator: Chris K. C. Chan* (PI) Funding source: The British Council CSIS partnered with trade unions and labour groups to conduct 24 interviews with precarious workers. As part of the study, working conditions were investigated. An attempt was made to determine whether the interviewees were aware of platform cooperatives, which emphasize ownership by workers and democratic decision making. Three emerging themes were identified, including the diverse patterns of the workers’ relationships with platforms and intermediaries, a lack of bonding between gig workers and the difficulties involved in building solidarity, and the lack of knowledge and expectations of platform cooperatives.■ |
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The Role of Hong Kong and Mainland Chinese Non-profit Organizations in Promoting Social Innovations Investigator: Chris K. C. Chan* (PI) Funding source:Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions & Research Grants Council, Hong Kong The aim of this project is to examine how non-profit organizations (NPOs) have promoted social innovation under a new global economy and how trade unions and other social organizations can learn from each other. Through case studies conducted in Hong Kong and mainland China, implications will be drawn for academics and practitioners to reflect on the best practices relating to social innovations in the third sector.■ |
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Economic Research Centre Flipping the Economics Classroom Investigator: Michael K. Y. Fung*(PI) Funding source: Quality Education Fund, Hong Kong SAR Government The aim of this project is to promote a “flipped classroom” approach in economics classes. The approach involves starting with short video lectures for students to review before class. As students are expected to learn the basic concepts through watching the video lectures at home, teachers are able to devote class time to active learning techniques such as discussion, application, problem solving, games, and others. Therefore, the teacher becomes a learning coach, guiding students through a series of engaging and experiential learning activities. This approach has been found to increase overall interaction among students and between students and teachers. Thus, information technology and active learning are combined to construct a cooperative learning environment where learners can create a new learning culture.■ |
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Centre for Youth Studies Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Investigators: Esther S. C. Ho (PI), Anthony Y. H. Fung* Funding source: Public Policy Research Funding Schemes, Policy Innovation and Co-ordination Office, This linked project with Utrecht University adopted the standardized protocol of a World Health Organization collaborative cross-national survey (Health Behaviour in School-aged Children, HBSC), in conducting a school-based survey through self-completed questionnaires administered in classrooms. The specific population selected for sampling was young people in aged 11, 13, and 15. With the solid foundation from an earlier Field Trial in 2017-2019, CYS and HKCISA kickstarted the Main Study in 2019. The Main Study involves 20 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, and samples over 6,800 students. The study is crucial for providing concrete data and an updated understanding of the heath behaviour and well-being of school-aged children in Hong Kong, to inform both academia and the education sector of society.■ |
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Professional Traineeship for First-Time Jobseekers: Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Investigators: Anthony Y. H. Fung*(PI), Prof. Winton Au (Co-PI), Prof. Carlos W. H. Lo, Prof. Eunice L. Y. Tang, Dr Hester Y. T. Chow, Dr Ben Y.F. Fong, Dr Louis K. C. Ho, and Dr Joseph W. F. Leung Funding source: The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust Under the new normal of labour markets as disrupted by COVID-19 and new technologies, four emerging caring professions have been identified, namely community healthcare, technology for good, creative arts for social innovation, and corporate sustainability. This project evaluates 400 youth trainees who landed their first jobs in these four areas, with salaries supported by the HKSAR Pandemic Fund. Through a collaboration with employers in these four professions, the aim of the project will not only be to monitor the process and evaluate the outcomes, but also to identify professional pathways for youth development, to develop markets for these emerging professions, and to put forward long-term policy recommendations to the government.■ For details: https://www.procruitc.hk/en
Promoting Youth’s Global Citizenship: Understanding Opportunities and Challenges of
the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) for Advancing Progress in Sustainable Development Goals Investigator: Anthony Y. H. Fung*(PI) Funding source: Oxfam Hong Kong This project, conducted in collaboration with Oxfam Hong Kong, aimed to raise the awareness of youth of lessons learned from developing countries, particularly regarding sustainable development. Focusing on how the countries along Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) contribute to sustainable development, the project helped young people cultivate a sense of global citizenship. Through recruiting young people from universities for exchanges and training, the project facilitated their exploration of and public awareness of sustainable development. The project supported various activities, including the production of two documentary videos, one in the BRI country of Kazakhstan and one locally in Hong Kong.■
Gender Research Centre 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
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 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.■ |
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Research Centre for Urban and Regional Development Modelling and Simulating Regional Migration Systems Investigator: Jianfa Shen*(PI) Funding source: Senior Research Fellow Scheme 2020/21, Research Grants Council, Hong Kong In this project, various impacts on modelling performance will be analysed based on a general migration model with many explanatory variables. The impacts of missing one significant explanatory variable, a wrong assumption of random process, and the random process on the modelling error in migration models will be studied via a series of simulations. A commonly used migration model, a general log-linear migration model, will be used as the base model for simulating the random error. A general Poisson migration model will be used to assess the error caused by the wrong assumption of random process. A network spatially filtered migration model will be estimated and the impacts of spatial auto-correlation on modelling errors in migration models will be studied.■ | ||||||||||||
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