Dear Members and Friends,

Welcome to the eleventh issue of the Policy Research @ HKIAPS e-Newsletter. We hope that you are well and that this newsletter keeps you updated on our efforts to advance the policy impacts of our colleagues’ academic studies.

Last year, the Policy Forum on Building a Sustainable Healthcare System for Hong Kong was successfully held in Cho Yiu Hall, CUHK, over a span of two days in July. It brought together local and international academics and politicians to discuss how to build a sustainable healthcare system for Hong Kong. This year, the Policy Research Report on Building a Sustainable Healthcare System in Hong Kong , edited by Anthony Y. H. Fung and Ben Y. F. Fong, was published. It records the fruitful discussions that were held at the forum and provides a summary of the issues that were raised by the experts and their shared views.

In addition, the book The Chaoshan People: Opening Up Trade in the Belt and Road Regions, edited by Victor W. T. Zheng and Pui-shuen Ko, was published this year as well. It examines the huge contributions that the Chaoshan people have made in fostering cross-regional economic and people-to-people interactions.

Over the past months, our members have also published other journal articles and commentaries on various topics, including on sociodemographic changes and well-being, economic growth and distribution, and environmental planning and sustainability. We hope to continue enriching our society and contributing to our collective knowledge and understanding.

Lastly, as the Co-Convenors of Policy Research @ HKIAPS, we would like to extend a warm welcome to new members joining this vibrant platform. We appreciate the continuing collaboration and support of our partners and friends. We look forward to seeing you at our upcoming events and working together on interdisciplinary scholarly exchanges in the future!


Fanny M. Cheung
Victor W. T. Zheng