Yue Chim Richard WONG SBS JP
Address: President’s Office, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong
Tel: (852) 2859 1122; Fax: (852) 2549 8370
E-mail: rycwong@hku.hk
Blog: http://www.wangyujian.com
http://www.richardwong-yc.com
I. Education
| 1974 | A.B., A.M. in Economics, University of Chicago |
| 1981 | Ph.D. in Economics, University of Chicago |
II. Positions
II.1. Present
| 1988- | Founding Director, Hong Kong Centre for Economic Research |
| 1992- | Professor (1995-), Reader (1992-95), School of Economics and Finance, Faculty of Business and Economics, The University of Hong Kong |
| 1996- | Senior Fellow, National Center for Economic Research, Tsinghua University |
| 1999- | Founding Director, Hong Kong Institute of Economics and Business Strategy (HIEBS) |
| 2011- | Philip Wong Kennedy Wong Professorship in Political Economy |
| 2019- | Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor, The University of Hong Kong |
II.2. Previous
| 1976-92 | Senior Lecturer (1987-92), Lecturer (1981-86), Assistant Lecturer (1976-80), Department of Economics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| 1984-85 | Visiting Fellow, National Opinion Research Center, University of Chicago |
| 1989-90 | Visiting Fellow, Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace, Stanford University |
| 1997-02 | Director, School of Business, The University of Hong Kong |
| 1997-2007 | Director, HK-Shanghai School of Management, The University of Hong Kong and Fudan University |
| 1997-2007 | Director, HKU-Tsinghua Business Education and Research Centre, The University of Hong Kong and Tsinghua University |
| 1997-07 | Founding Director, Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Study Centre, The University of Hong Kong |
| 2001-02 | Acting Dean, Faculty of Business and Economics, The University of Hong Kong |
| 2002-04 | Dean, Faculty of Business and Economics, The University of Hong Kong |
| 2004-07 | Acting Dean, Faculty of Business and Economics, The University of Hong Kong |
| 2004-2010 | Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost, The University of Hong Kong |
| 2012-2014 | Director, Institute for China and Global Development |
| 2013-2019 | Honorary Professor of Economics, Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences |
| 2014-2018 | Coordinator of Economics, School of Economics and Finance |
| 2019-2020 | Acting Executive Vice-President (Administration and Finance), The University of Hong Kong |
III. Honours And Awards
| 1970-74 | Alexander White Scholarship, University of Chicago |
| 1974-75 | National Institute of Mental Health Fellowship |
| 1975-76 | Earhart Foundation Fellowship |
| 1979-80 | Lingnan Trustees Fellowship |
| 1990 | Biographed in Who’s Who in the World, 10th edition, Macmillan Press, 1990 |
| 1992 | Winner of the Sir Antony Fisher International Memorial Award. Presented by the Atlas Economic Research Foundation, Washington, DC for outstanding contribution to public understanding of the free economy |
| 1999 | Silver Bauhinia Star award, presented by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region for contributions in education, housing, industry and technology development |
| 2000 | Justice of the Peace, appointed by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region |
| 2001 | Honorary Fellow, Hong Kong Institute of Real Estate Administration |
| 2008 | Charles H. Brunie Prize for paper “Free Markets in China’s Economic Growth – Hong Kong’s Role” presented at The Mont Pelerin Society 2008 Tokyo, 60th Anniversary Meeting, Technology and Freedom, Asian Economic Growth: How Important Were Free Markets? Tokyo, Japan, September 2008 |
| 2011 | Hong Kong Fulbright Distinguished Scholar for 2011 |
| 2013 | Faculty Outstanding Teacher Award (Undergraduate Teaching) 2012-13, Faculty of Business and Economics, The University of Hong Kong |
| 2016 | Hong Kong Golden Book Award 2016 for 《面對不均 再創奇跡》 |
IV. Teaching
| Undergraduate | : | Introductory Microeconomics Introductory Macroeconomics Intermediate Macroeconomics Economics of Human Resources History of Economic Thought Economy and the State Economic System of Hong Kong Business Cycles and Strategy Political Economy of Public Policy Introduction to Economics State, Law and The Economy The Political Economy of Growth and Poverty in the World Corporate Social Responsibility Shaping our World: Liberalism, Socialism and Nationalism |
| Post-graduate | : | Microeconomic Theory Macroeconomic Theory Mathematical Economics Econometrics Competition, Regulation, and Business Strategy |
| Theses supervision | : | 10 M.Phil. and 2 Ph.D. theses |
| Executive Education | Advanced Leadership Enhancement Program, Co-organized by University of Hong Kong and Columbia University: Population, Inequality, Intergenerational Mobility, Public Expenditures, and the Economic Future of Hong Kong, (2014-15) Population, Inequality, Intergenerational Mobility, Public Expenditures, and the Economic Future of Hong Kong, (2015-16) Demographic Changes and the Economic Future of Hong Kong, (2016-17) Hyper-globalization, Demographic Changes, and the Economic Future of Hong Kong, (2017-18) Demographic Changes and the Economic Future of Hong Kong, (2017-18) Demographic Changes and the Economic Future of Hong Kong, (2018-19) Economics in Our Lives Debate Summer Programmes, Organized by School of Economics and Finance, University of Hong Kong: “Understanding Inequality in Hong Kong” and “Understanding Intergenerational Transmission of Poverty in Hong Kong,” 2014. “Understanding Inequality in Hong Kong” and “Inequality in Housing Wealth and Its Economic and Political Consequences,” 2015-2016. HKU-PKU Executive MBA : Co-organised by University of Hong Kong and Peking University: Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility (2018-19) |
V. Administrative Contribution to University
V.1. Chinese University of Hong Kong
| 1981-83 | Dean of Students, New Asia College |
| 1981-87 | Fellow, New Asia College |
| 1981-92 | Member, University Senate |
| 1982-89 | Member, Strategic Planning Committee on Admissions Policy and Curriculum Structure of the University |
| 1982-89 | Chairman, Admissions Committee and Admissions Tutor, Faculty of Social Sciences |
| 1985-90 | Member, Planning Committee of the University Council for Shaw College |
| 1986-99 | Founding Trustee, Shaw College |
| 1987-92 | Founding Fellow, Shaw College |
| 1988-90 | Member, Working Party on Joint University and Polytechnic Admissions Scheme |
| 1989-92 | Member, Management Board, Chinese University Press |
| 1990-92 | Director, Hong Kong and Asia-Pacific Economies Research Program, Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies |
| 1990-92 | Member, Management Board, Asia-Pacific Institute of Business |
V.2. University of Hong Kong
| 1992-94 | Chairman, Committee to Review Teaching Staff for Substantiation, School of Economics and Finance |
| 1993-95 | Chairman, Committee for the Recruitment of Teachers, School of Economics and Finance |
| 1994-96 | Member, Careers Advisory Board of the University Senate |
| 1994-95 | Member, Working Party of the University Council on the Future Governance of Management and Business Studies in the University |
| 1994-10 | Member, University Senate |
| 1995-03 | Member, University Research Committee; and Deputy Chairman since 1998 |
| 1995-98 | Member, Estates Committee |
| 1997-98 | Member, Disciplinary Committee |
| 1998- | Member, Panel of Area of Excellence |
| 1998-99 | Member, Panel of Internal Research Assessment |
| 1999-00 | Member, Committee on Research and Conference Grants |
| 1999-06 | Member, Academic Advisory Board, Asian Institute of International Financial Law, Faculty of Law |
| 1999-00 | Working Group on Organizational Transformation |
| 1999-02 | 90th Anniversary Celebrations Organizing Committee |
| 2000-02 | Member, Ad hoc Panel for the Review of Central Publication |
| 2001-07 | Member, University Council |
| 2001-02 | Member, Search Committee for the Selection of the New Vice-Chancellor |
| 2001-10 | Member, Vice-Chancellors Advisory Committee on China Affairs |
| 2003-04 | Chairman, Governing Board, Institute for China and Global Development |
| 2003-10 | Member, Implementation Working Party for the Reform of the University’s Governance and Management Structures |
| 2003-04 | Chairman, Working Group on Outside Practice Rules |
| 2004-10 | Member, Academic Development Committee |
| 2004-10 | Member, Committees Review Committee |
| 2004-10 | Member, University Court |
| 2004-10 | Member, Vice-Chancellor’s Budget and Resources Committee |
| 2004-10 | Deputy Chairman, Committee for the Selection of Professional and Administrative Staff |
| 2004-16 | Member, Finance Committee |
| 2004-10 | Vice-Chairman, Committee on Curriculum Development |
| 2004-10 | Chairman, Committee on Student Affairs |
| 2004-10 | Deputy Chairman, Teaching Quality Committee |
| 2004-10 | Chairman, University Health Services Committee |
| 2005-10 | Chairman, Library Committee |
| 2005-10 | Deputy Chairman, University Selection and Promotion Committee |
| 2005-10 | Chairman, Language Policy Committee |
| 2005- | Member, Investments Sub-Committee |
| 2005-10 | Member, Nomination Committee |
| 2005-10 | Chairman, Working Group on 4-Year Curriculum |
| 2006-10 | Member, Steering Committee on Undergraduate Curriculum |
| 2010-19 | Chairman, Faculty Curriculum Development Committee |
| 2010- | Member, University Curriculum Development Committee |
| 2010-12 | Member, Shenzhen Projects Advisory Board |
| 2010-12 | Chairman, Shenzhen Initiative Planning Task Force |
| 2011- | Member, HKU-SZ Hospital Finance Committee |
| 2012-13 | Member, Search Committee for the Next Vice-Chancellor |
| 2012- | Member, Joint Committee for the Recruitment of Full Professors, Faculty of Business and Economics |
| 2014-17 | Coordinator in Economics, School of Economics and Finance |
| 2015-16 | Chairman, Search Committee for the Director of the Asian Global Institute |
| 2016 | Member, Search Committee for the Next Dean of Business and Economics |
| 2017 | Member, Search Committee for the Next President of The University of Hong Kong |
| 2018-19 | Member, Faculty Research Committee |
| 2018- | Chairman, International Advisory Council, Faculty of Business and Economics |
| 2018- | Chairman, China Initiative Task Force |
| 2019- | Member, University Court |
| 2019- | Member, University Senate |
| 2019- | Member, Budget and Resources Committee |
| 2019- | Vice-Chairman, Academic Board |
| 2019- | Chairman, Advisory Group on Academic Reviews |
| 2019- | Chairman, Human Resources, Promotion and Tenure Committee for the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences |
| 2019- | Chairman, Human Resources, Promotion and Tenure Committee for Dr. Li Dak-Sum Research Centre |
| 2019- | Vice Chairman, University Development Fund Sub-Group |
| 2019- | Chairman, University Selection and Promotion Committee |
| 2019- | Chairman, President’s Steering Group on Undergrate Admissions |
| 2020- | Member, Board of Management, University of Hong Kong-Zhejiang Institute of Research and Innovation (HKU-ZIRI) |
| 2020- | Member, Accommodation Committee |
V.3. Development of Business Studies at the University of Hong Kong
| 1994-95 | : | Participated as a member of the Working Party of the University Council on the Future Governance of Management and Business Studies in the University that recommended the creation of the School of Business. |
| 1997-02 | : | Served as Director of the School of Business. During the period undergraduate student enrolment increased by 50 percent and postgraduate student enrolment increased by 150 percent; new programs launched, included, double degree programs BBA(Law)-LLB and BBA(IS)-B Eng(SE), MFinance program, and MBA program in Shanghai; started to recruit MBA students from Mainland China; formation of 5 research centres (2 centres were shortlisted by UGC in AoE competitive grant with 1 successful bid, 1 centre was recipient of UGC Teaching Development Grant for $10 million); the Poon Kam Kai Institute of Management achieve a complete financial turnaround; the Schools MBA program was rated 6th in Asia by Asia Inc and 4th in Asia in part-time MBA category by Asia Week. |
| 2001-07 | : | Served as Acting Dean of the Faculty of Business and Economics in the founding period and was appointed Dean during 2002-04. Negotiated successfully a joint EMBA Programm with Columbia University and London Business School. |
VI. Professional Activities And Public Service
VI.1 Local
VI.1.1 Memberships
| 1988- | Member and Vice-Chairman (1990-91), Hong Kong Institute of Economic Science |
| 2008 | Honorary Advisor, Hong Kong Economic Association |
VI.1.2 Editorship and Journal Reviewer
| 1983-85 | Member, Editorial Board, Chinese University Education Journal |
| 1990-92 | Member, Executive Editorial Board, 21st Century, Institute of Chinese Studies, Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| 1996-97 | External Examiner, Department of Economics, Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| 1997-04 | Member, Editorial Board, The Servicing Economy, Hong Kong Coalition of Service Industries, The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce |
Reviewer: Hong Kong Economic Papers
VI.1.3 Other Public Service
| 1977- 92 | Member and Advisor (1991-92), University of Chicago Club of Hong Kong |
| 1985-88 | Member, School Examinations Board and School Examinations Executive Committee, Hong Kong Examinations Authority |
| 1988-89 | Member, Working Party on Sixth Form Education, Hong Kong Government |
| 1991-92 | Part-Time Member, Central Policy Unit, Hong Kong Government |
| 1991-94 | Member, Dental Council of Hong Kong |
| 1992-93 | Member, Working Group on Institutional Arrangements for the Lantau Port Peninsula, Port Development Board |
| 1992- 01 | Member, Economic Advisory Committee, Hong Kong Government |
| 1992-00 | Member, Hong Kong Committee, Pacific Economic Cooperation |
| 1993-95 | Member, Regional Advisory Committee (Kowloon), Hospital Authority |
| 1993-96 | Member, Industry and Technology Development Council |
| 1993-06 | Member, University Grants Committee; Chairman (1995-), Resource Planning Sub-Committee; and Member (1995-), Funding Methodoology Working Group |
| 1993-10 | Director, Hong Kong Foundation Ltd. |
| 1995- | Member, Business and Professionals Federation of Hong Kong |
| 1995-96 | Advisor, Harvard Club of Hong Kong |
| 1995-96 | Member, Ad Hoc Consultative Group on Services Promotion, Hong Kong Government |
| 1996-99 | Advisor, Institute for High Intelligence Education, Hong Kong |
| 1996-04 | Member, Finance Committee, Housing Authority, Hong Kong |
| 1997-04 | Honorary Coordinator, Hong Kong Documentary Archives, Hoover Institution, Stanford University |
| 1997-99 | Member, Program Review and Validation Committee, The Open University of Hong Kong |
| 1997-99 | Member, Steering Committee on the Consultancy Study of Financing of the Hong Kong Healthcare Systems, Government of the HKSAR |
| 1997-04 | Member, Executive Committee, Hong Kong Coalition of Service Industries, The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce |
| 1997-99 | Member, Advisory Board, Faculty of Social Sciences, Lingnan University |
| 1997-99 | Member, International Advisory Board, Hong Kong Free Market Index, Hong Kong Policy Research Institute Limited, Hong Kong |
| 1998-99 | Member, The Chief Executives Commission on Innovation and Technology |
| 1998-99 | Member, Hong Kong Securities Institute Examinations Committee |
| 1998-03 | Member, Services Promotion Strategy Group, Government of the HKSAR |
| 1998-04 | Member, Housing Authority, Hong Kong |
| 1998-2019 | Director, Previously Hang Seng Management College, Hang Seng School of Commerce, now Hang Seng University |
| 1999-06 | Member, Exchange Fund Advisory Committee, Government of the HKSAR |
| 1999- | Director, Hong Kong Institute for Monetary Research |
| 1999-12 | Member of the Advisory Council, Hong Kong Institute for Monetary Research, Chairman from 2003 |
| 1999-08 | Member, Hong Kong Forum |
| 1999-08 | Member, Advisory Board, Centre for Public Policy Studies, Lingnan University |
| 1999-03 | Member, Selection Committee for the Admission of Talents Scheme, Government of the HKSAR |
| 2000-01 | Member, Advisory Board, Hong Kong Globe |
| 2001 | Member, Program Committee, “Open Forum on Health Care Reform”, Hong Kong Academy of Medicine, 7 March 2001 |
| 2001-03 | Member, Hong Kong Hospital Authority |
| 2002-04 | Member, Council of Advisors on Innovation and Technology, HKSAR |
| 2002-04 | Honorary Adviser of the Young Members’ Committee of Wah Yan College Kowloon Past Students’ Association |
| 2002 | Member, Zhuhai Study Steering Committee for the Consultancy Report on The Cooperative Development of an Express Cargo Center at Zhuhai Airport, Zhuhai Airport Group Company and Airport Authority Hong Kong |
| 2002-04 | Member, Financial Secretary’s Investment Promotion Strategy Group, HKSAR |
| 2002-04 | Member, Task Force on Employment, HKSAR |
| 2003-05 | Member, Advisory Council, The 2022 Foundation Limited |
| 2003-05 | Member, Land and Building Advisory Committee, HKSAR |
| 2003- | Director, China Overseas Friendship Association of Hong Kong, (港區中華海外聯誼會理事) |
| 2004 | Member of Judging Panel for the 4th HSBC Young IT Entrepreneur Awards, March 2004, Hong Kong |
| 2004-05 | Member, Professional Services Advisory Group, Hong Kong Trade Development Council |
| 2004-05 | Member, Economic and Employment Council, Government of the HKSAR |
| 2005 | Member of Judging Panel for the Outstanding Women Professionals and Entrepreneurs Award, Hong Kong |
| 2005-07 | Honorary Adviser, The College of Nursing Management, Hong Kong |
| 2005- | Education Consultant, The Lutheran Church – Hong Kong Synod |
| 2005-07 | Member, Hong Kong SAR Government’s Commission on Strategic Development – Committee on Economic Development and Economic Cooperation with the Mainland |
| 2006- | Chairman of Judging Panel of the DHL/SCMP Hong Kong Business Awards, Hong Kong |
| 2006- | Adviser, Bauhinia Foundation Research Centre, Hong Kong |
| 2007 | Judge for the 35th Ten Outstanding Young Persons (TOYP) Selection, Hong Kong |
| 2007 | Chairman, Panel of Judges for the Estate Agents Authority’s (EAA) Writing and Chinese Calligraphy Competitions for the Estates Agency Trade, Hong Kong |
| 2007 | Independent Adviser on New Cargo Terminal Development at HKIA |
| 2008 | Member of Judging Panel of the Industrialist of the Year Award (IOY) and Young Industrialist Awards of Hong Kong (YIAH) 2008, Hong Kong |
| 2008- | Director, The Messengers of Life (生命使者) |
| 2008- | Counselor, China-United States Exchange Foundation |
| 2009- | Adviser, 《新中國六十年大型畫冊》, Chinese Cultural Exchange Association Ltd., Hong Kong |
| 2009- | Member, Friends of Hong Kong Association Ltd., (香港友好協進會) |
| 2009- | Adviser, Hong Kong Ideas Centre |
| 2009- | Member, Advisory Committee, Ma Wan Park Limited |
| 2009-15 | Member, Steering Committee for Research Themes under the Research Endowment Fund, Government of the HKSAR |
| 2013-14 | Member, Task Force on Social Security and retirement security, Commission on Poverty, Government of the HKSAR |
| 2013- | Honorary Premier, The Hong Kong SME Association |
| 2013- | Member, Vice-Chairman (2020-), Chinese Association of Hong Kong and Macao Studies, (全國港澳研究會) |
| 2013- | Trustee, S. K. Yee Medical Foundation |
| 2015- | Adviser and Member of Research Council, Our Hong Kong Foundation |
| 2015-16 | Member, Board of Directors and Steering Committee, The Mills |
| 2015-16 | Member, Board of Directors, The MILL6 |
| 2015-17 | Member, Advisory Committee and Steering Committee, Education 2.1: Education for All, All for Education |
| 2015-19 | Member, Board of Governors and Board of Directors, Path of Democracy |
| 2015- | Academic Adviser, Hong Kong Cultural Association Research Institute, (香港文化協進會智庫，學術顧問) |
| 2016- | Academic Adviser, Chinese Banking Association of Hong Kong (香港中資銀行業協會，學術顧問) |
| 2017-19 | Principal, Hong Kong Academy of Politics and Public Administration, Path of Democracy, (民主思路，香港政治及行政學苑，院長) |
| 2017-18 | Member, Task Force on Review of Research Policy and Funding, University Grants Council, Government of the HKSAR |
| 2017- | Member, Steering Committee on Research Themes and Topics, Research Grants Council, Government of the HKSAR |
| 2019-20 | Member, Hospital Governing Committee (Queen Mary Hospital/ Tsan Yuk Hospital) |
| 2019-20 | Member, Board of Governors, Prince Philip Dental Hospital |
| 2019- | Member and Convenor on Leadership Taskforce, Civil Service Training Advisory Board, Government of the HKSAR |
| 2021 | Convenor, Civil Service Training Working Group on Leadership, Government of the HKSAR |
VI.2 International
VI.2.1 Memberships
| 1991-97 | Secretary General, East Asian Economic Association |
| 1998- | Member, Director, 1998-2000, 2010-16; Vice-President, 2002-04; Mont Pelerin Society |
| 1994-10 | Member, International Advisory Board, China Center for Economic Research, Beijing University |
| 1994-98 | Member, Standing Committee, China Institute of Macroeconomics, State Planning Commission, PRC, Beijing, China |
| 1995-97 | Member, International Advisory Board, Foundation for the Economy and Education in China, Michigan State University |
| 1999- | Member, Advisory Council, Asian Studies Center, The Heritage Foundation, U.S.A. |
| 2002-14 | Member, Board of Advisors, Asia Institute for Political Economy (AIPE), The Fund for American Studies, U.S.A. |
| 2002-02 | Member, Board of Directors, Western Economic Association, U.S.A. |
| 2001- | Member, Advisory Board, Asian Economic Panel, MIT. |
| 2001-04 | Member, Board of Directors, Asian Real Estate Society, Keio University, Japan |
| 2011- | Member and Chairman (2015-19), Council, Becker-Friedman Institute, University of Chicago, U.S.A. |
| 2012- | Founding Member, International Advisory Board, Fudan University School of Management, Shanghai, China（創始成員，上海復旦大學管理學院國際顧問委員會） |
| 2017- | Member, Editorial Board, 《當代港澳研究》，Center for Studies of Hong Kong, Macau and Pearl River Delta, Sun Yat-sen University. |
VI.2.2 Editor, Examiner and Reviewer
| 1987-97 | Member, Executive Editorial Board, Comparative and Development Economics Series, China Economic Press, Beijing, China |
| 1987-97 | Assistant Editor (1987-90) and Associate Editor (1991-97), Asian Economic Journal |
| 1993-95 | Member, Editorial Board (1995-) and Co-Editor (1993-95), Journal of Economic Methodology |
| 1995-04 | Member, International Board of Editors, Pacific Economic Review |
| 2003-12 | Member, Editorial Advisory Council, Pacific Economic Review |
V.3 Other Professional Service
| 1988- | Invited by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to nominate candidates for the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel in 1988-92, 1996-98, 2015- |
| 1989 | Consultant, World Bank, Washington DC, USA. Invited to help develop a Research agenda on private sector initiatives in development for the World Bank |
| 1990 | Consultant, Instituto Libertad y Democracia, Lima, Peru, Invited to help develop Policy reforms to deregulate the economy and fight corruption in Peru |
| 1992 | Invited by the Ramon Magsaysay Foundation to nominate candidates for the Ramon Magsaysay Awards |
| 1993 | Co-Chairman, Program Committee, “The Awakening Giant and Pacific Rim Trade”, Western Economic Association International Pacific Rim Conference, 8-12 January 1994, Hong Kong, China |
| 1996 | Co-Chairman, Program Committee, “Economies in Transition”, Western Economic Association International Pacific Rim Conference, 10-15 January 1996, Hong Kong, China |
| 1996 | Member, Program Committee, “Ideas and Change in the Modern World”, Mont Pelerin Society, General Meeting, 1-5 September 1996, Vienna, Austria |
| 1997 | Member, Program Committee and Chairman, Fund Raising Committee, Far Eastern Meeting of the Econometric Society, 24-26 July, Hong Kong, China |
| 1998 | Member, Program Committee, ”Free Markets and Free People – The Barriers Remaining”, Mont Pelerin Society, General Meeting, 30 August- 1 September 1998, Washington, D.C., U.S.A. |
| 1999 | Member, Program Committee, “Liberty, Culture and Institutions: Paths to Economic Progress in Asia”, Mont Pelerin Society Special Regional Meeting – South East Asia 1999, July 8-11, Bali, Indonesia |
| 1999 | Member, Program Committee, The Mont Pelerin Society Regional Meeting 1999, August 29-September 1, 1999, Vancouver, B.C., Canada |
| 2002 | Member of Program Committee, “WTO, China and The Asian Economies”, conference co-organized by School of Economics & Finance and Hong Kong Institute of Economics and Business Strategy of The University of Hong Kong, Research Centre for International Economics of the University of Washington, Asian Development Bank, 9 November 2002, Hong Kong, China |
| 2004 | Member, China Economics Award, Committee of 100 Macro China Economists, PRC |
| 2006 | Member of the Judging Panel for Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of the Year Awards, China |
| 2007-11 | Member, Selection Board of 2011 Prince Philip Scholarships, The Friends of Cambridge University in Hong Kong, China |
| 2014 | Chairman of Organising Committee and member of Program Committee, The 2014 Mont Pelerin Society General Meeting, Hong Kong “Emerging Asia and the Future of Liberty”, 31 August – 5 September 2014, Hong Kong, China |
| 2017 | Member, Program Committee, The 2017 Mont Pelerin Society Regional Meeting, 7-10 May 2017, Seoul, Korea |
VII. Fields Of Research Interest
| 1. | Economics of Human Resources |
| 2. | Economics of Housing and Land |
| 3. | Economic Policy and Reform |
VII.1. Research in Progress
| 1. | “Economics of Inequality and Intergenerational Mobility in Hong Kong.” |
| 2. | “Effects of Interventions in Hong Kong Housing Markets.” |
| 3. | “The Rise of Nativism in Contemporary Hong Kong.” |
VII.2. Economic Policy Research
| 1. | Founding Director (1987-), Hong Kong Centre for Economic Research. Raised funds from various sources, including, Smith Richardson Foundation, Earhart Foundation, Chiang Ching Kuo Foundation, and numerous private corporations in Hong Kong to support economic policy research. The Centre has completed and published over 30 research projects and 3 other research projects are currently under management. The Centre also publishes the bi-monthly HKCER Letters. |
| 2. | Founding Director (1997-), Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Study Centre. Raised funds from various sources, including, Better Hong Kong Foundation, Friends of Beida, and numerous private corporations in Hong Kong to support policy research relevant to the Asia Pacific Region. The Centre has collaborated with the China Centre for Economic Research, Beijing University to study the Asian Financial Crisis. The centre has developed a high frequency macroeconomic forecasting model of Hong Kong in collaboration with the University of Pennsylvania and is currently extending the model to the Chinese mainland. |
| 3. | Founding Director (1999-), Hong Kong Institute of Economics and Business Strategy, which has been a recipient of grants from the UGC under the Area of Excellence Scheme. Raised funds from various sources, including, Our Hong Kong Foundation, Trade Department, and numerous private corporations in Hong Kong. Currently runs four major research programs on (1) Asia Pacific competitiveness, (2) Quantitative economic history, (3) Macroeconomic growth and stability, and (4) Human resources. Previous programs now closed include, (1) Hong Kong as an international financial centre, and (2) China and global development. |
VII.3. Competitive Research Grants (only external awards are listed)
| 1. | “Economic Reform, Income Growth and Fertility Effects in China”. Co-Investigator in collaboration with PCK Kwong, Griffiths University. Research Project on Population and Economic Development in China. Funded by the International Development Research Centre, Ottawa, Canada, C$199,000, 1986-91. |
| 2. | “Expansion of Schooling Opportunities, Cohort Effects, and Earnings in Hong Kong”. Principal Investigator in collaboration with KF Wong, University of Wisconsin, Madison. Research Project on State, Education and Development in the New Industrialized Economies. Funded by the University of California Pacific Rim Committee, US$69,000, 1989-92. |
| 3. | “A Decade of Massive Immigration in Hong Kong: Economic Consequences, Assimilation and Policies”, Co-Investigator in collaboration with researchers KC Lam, Hong Kong Baptist University and PW Liu, Chinese University of Hong Kong. Funded by the Research Grants Council, Hong Kong, HK$229,000, 1990-93. |
| 4. | “Inflation in Hong Kong: Patterns, Causes, and Consequences”, Co-Investigator in collaboration with researchers PW Liu, Chinese University of Hong Kong and AKF Siu, University of Hong Kong. Funded by the Research Grants Council, Hong Kong, HK$ 292,000, 1992-95. |
| 5. | “Comparative Study of Economic Development and Reforms in the Yangtze River Delta and the Pearl River Delta”, Co-Investigator in collaboration with researchers YF Luk, University of Hong Kong, YW Sung and PW Liu, Chinese University of Hong Kong, and PK Lau, Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Funded by Research Grants Council, Hong Kong, HK$398,000, 1995-97. |
| 6. | “Money and Banking in Chinas Transitional Economy: Institutions, Patterns, Mechanisms and Impact”, Principal-Investigator in collaboration with researchers YF Luk and G Xiao, University of Hong Kong. Funded by Research Grants Council, Hong Kong, HK$413,000, 1995-97. |
| 7. | “Greater China and the Asia-Pacific: The Overseas Chinese Connection”, Co-Investigator in collaboration with KC Fung, C Wong, and M Chinn, University of California, Santa Cruz. Funded by the University of California Pacific Rim Committee, US$80,000, 1995-97. |
| 8. | “Sustainable Electrification in the Developing World”, Co-Investigator in collaboration with Felix Wu and C.C. Chan, The University of Hong Kong. Funded by the Research Grants Council, Hong Kong, HK$501,280, 1997-1999. |
| 9. | “Equity and Efficiency in the Distribution of Public Housing Resources in Hong Kong”, Principal-Investigator in collaboration with researchers William Chan and AKF Siu, The University of Hong Kong. Funded by Research Grants Council, HK$455,000, 1998-2000. |
| 10. | “An Economic Study on Hong Kongs Manufacturing-related Producer Services Industry”, Principal Investigator in collaboration with researchers Tao Zhigang and Chan Chi-Sing, The University of Hong Kong. Funded by Industrial Support Fund, HK$1,203,000, 1998-2000. |
| 11. | “High Frequency Macroeconomic Forecasting System for Hong Kong”, Co-Investigator in collaboration with Professor Lawrence Klein, University of Pennsylvania and AKF Siu and Chan Chi-Sing, The University of Hong Kong. Funded by the APEC Study Centre and the Better Hong Kong Foundation, HK$3,400,000, 1998-2001. |
| 12. | “Hong Kong Institute of Economics and Business Strategy”, Principal Investigator in collaboration with M. Enright, E. Chang, A. Siu, W.C. Suen, et al. Funded by the University Grants Committee of Hong Kong under the Area of Excellence Scheme, HK$36,200,000, 1999-2004. |
| 13. | “Made in PRD The Changing Face of HK Manufacturers”, Principal Investigator with A. Siu, M.Y. Wong and G. Choi, commissioned by the Federation of Hong Kong Industries, Funded by the Innovation and Technology Fund and sponsored by 31 manufacturing companies, HK$4,340,000, 2002-2003. |
| 14. | “Manufacturing in the Pearl River Delta”, Principal Investigator with A. Siu, and G. Choi, commissioned by the Federation of Hong Kong Industries, HK$1,500,000, 2005-2006. |
| 15. | “The Impact of Housing Status on Labor Market Outcomes”, Co-Investigator with Dr. W. Chan, The University of Hong Kong. Funded by the Research Grants Council, Hong Kong, HK$325,057, 2014-16. |
VIII. Publications
IX. Invited Lectures, Seminars And Conferences
