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| * Policy Research @ HKIAPS member |
On Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area
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The impact of Sino-US disputes on the economy of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area
Investigators: Hongling Guan (PI) & Yun-wing Sung*
Funding source: Sun Yat-sen University |
The research team from Sun Yat-Sen University visited Hong Kong from June 3 to June 6, 2019. Two research reports were completed. One of them on the impact of the Hong Kong National Security Law on Hong Kong's economy received attention from relevant central authorities. The impact of trade disputes on industrial restructuring will be studies in the next phase.
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Sexual harassment: The challenges of navigating gender norms in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area
Investigators: Fanny M. Cheung* (PI) & Sally K. W. Lo*
Funding source: Policy Research @ HKIAPS, CUHK
Completion day: April 2021 |
A safe and comfortable work environment is essential to recruiting and retaining talent. Talent management is part of the fundamental infrastructure that forms the backbone of the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
The #MeToo and Time’s Up movements have highlighted the perpetuation of barriers to gender equity in work and educational settings across the world. Even in developed economies, legal and administrative mechanisms to protect against sexual harassment have shown limited effectiveness, given the cultural norms arising from power differentials and sexual taboos. Differences in perceptions of gender equality and differences in hierarchical power structures due to cultural variations will directly and indirectly influence an individual’s proclivity towards and tolerance of sexually hostile behaviours.
Given the increases in the number of overseas and cross-border assignments and academic exchanges, it is important to recognize cultural differences and gender norms when building knowledge about the issue of sexual harassment. With the rise of people-to-people connections in the Belt and Road Initiative, the potential risk of sexual harassment and gender discrimination in regional and international contexts should be recognized.
From a policymaking and managerial standpoint, cases of sexual harassment pose a challenge to governments, academic institutions, and multinational/multi-regional companies when sending staff or students to other locations for business and exchanges. The human costs of sexual discrimination and gender-based violence affect the institutions as well as the victims.
In line with the aim to gauge the cultural awareness of people who travel among cities in the Greater Bay Area, a local public survey was completed to collect data on the perceptions of Hong Kong employees and students of cultural differences in the workplace/campus when travelling within the Greater Bay Area for business and academic exchanges.
So far, through telephone surveys, individual interviews, and desktop studies of corporate policies, the research team has uncovered five major issues. The involvement of various stakeholders, incomplete and imprecise corporate policies and mechanisms, employees’ social networks, the collective atmosphere in the company, and the cross-cultural confidence of the employee, all play a part in the topic of sexual harassment and gender norms in the Greater Bay Area.
Based on these studies, the research team will provide pragmatic and evidence-based policy suggestions in the future on how to promote gender equality and a safe workplace/campus environment, including recommendations on measures to enhance protections against sexual harassment in the Greater Bay Area.
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