Policy Dialogue Series (11 Feb) | Hong Kong and the World: Still connected and valued internationally?

February 2023

The Department of Asian and Policy Studies and the Academy of Hong Kong Studies of The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK), together with the Division of Public Policy of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), cordially invite you to attend the following Policy Dialogue Series featuring Professor Anthony Cheung, former Secretary for Transport and Housing (2012-17), and now Adjunct Research Chair Professor of Public Administration at EdUHK and Adjunct Professor at HKUST, and  Professor Lui Tai-lok, Chair Professor of Hong Kong Studies at EdUHK. Details of the seminar are as follows:

The HKSAR Government strives to “tell Hong Kong’s story well” and to impress the world that “Hong Kong is back” to the international stage. But is the world still as friendly to and appreciative of today’s Hong Kong as before? The city suffers from an international image problem. Western countries are largely skeptical of her under the new political order. In the past Hong Kong could comfortably embrace both China and the West. As global geopolitics worsen and US-China hostility escalates, Hong Kong is caught in a dilemma: for suspicious patriots, she is too Western-friendly; to the doubtful West, she is too Chinese. Can Hong Kong demonstrate that her strategic distinctness and connectivity remains intact?

About the speakers and moderator

Professor Anthony Cheung （張炳良教授）is Adjunct Research Chair Professor of Public Administration at EdUHK, and an Adjunct Professor of HKUST. He was the former President of EdUHK before retitling (2008-12) and the former Secretary for Transport and Housing (2012-17).

Professor Lui Tai-lok （呂大樂教授）is Chair Professor of Hong Kong Studies, Director of the Academy of Hong Kong Studies at EdUHK.

Mr Brian Wong （黃裕舜先生）is a DPhil candidate in Politics at Balliol College, Oxford University, a Rhodes Scholar (Hong Kong 2020), and the founding editor-in-chief of the Oxford Political Review.

Professor Kira Matus is Associate Head and Professor at the Division of Public Policy of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

About the Policy Dialogue Series

The two universities cooperate again to host The Policy Dialogue Series which began in 2018-19 and is now in its fifth annual series. Professor Anthony Cheung and Professor Lui Tai-lok will be joined by other speakers in the relevant fields to explore some critical issues and public policy challenges facing Hong Kong. The Policy Dialogue Series is interactive and encourages the participation of the EdUHK and HKUST communities as well as members of the public who are concerned about Hong Kong’s future.

All are welcome!