Law Social

CM Chan: Why invoking Hong Kong’s oppressive, outdated Emergency Regulations Ordinance won’t stop the protest violence

The unrest in Hong Kong over the now-withdrawn extradition bill has continued for over three months. Some commentators have said that if the chaos does not end soon, the government should consider invoking the Emergency Regulations Ordinance......
2019-09-27 Read more...
Education

Grassroot students need quality, business-school corporation learning activities--Impact study of experiential learning activities

Since the curriculum reform in 2000, the Education Bureau has been advocating to help student achieve whole-person development and lifelong learning……
2019-04-14 Read more...
Houses

New Mindset for Land Administration -- Upgrading Land Administration System in a Holistic Way

Facing the tight land resources in Hong Kong, the increasing demand for more housing and public facilities by the community, as well as the failure to respond to the challenges arising from rapid economic……
2019-02-24 Read more...
Education

Capacity Enhancement for Self-Directed Learning via Library Upgrade and Technology-Assisted Library Modules

In order to support students with special educational needs (SEN) in improving their independent learning ability, Hong Kong Policy Research Institute collaborates with……
2018-12-02 Read more...
Houses Law

Review on Private Recreational Leases Policy:Case Studies and Land Supply

The current PRL policy is mainly based on the 1969 Policy approved by the Governor in Council more than 30 years ago.
2018-10-14 Read more...
Transport

Open Road Tolling Research Study Report

This study on open road tolling (named ORT thereafter) is conducted to support the realization of Smart Mobility which is an essential component of the Chief Executive’s “Smart City” initiatives launched in 2017.
2018-10-04 Read more...
Transport

Speed up Railway Network Development: Buy Back MTR Shares and Set Up Railway Authority

Among the different modes of public transport in Hong Kong, railway was the most popular one. In the years to come, railway will continue to serve its role as the backbone of the passenger transport system. The Government policy of “Railway Priority" directly reduces competitions from the other transport operators. Overcrowding during the peak hours is serious.
2018-09-15 Read more...
One Country Two Systems Governance

New release: “Consultative politics” refined: The precarious development of civic engagement in post-colonial Hong Kong by Dr. Kay Lam Chi-yan

Since 2004, The Hong Kong SAR government has tried to enlarge its policy deliberation framework by conducting various forms of civic engagement, and the acknowledgement of civic engagement by the former Chief Executive Donald Tsang in 2007 has further advanced and refined it as one of the major consultation strategies.
2018-09-03 Read more...
One Country Two Systems

One Country, Two Systems in Practice : Reviews, Analysis and Proposals

This report identifies three research objectives. First, it focuses on Hong Kong people’s doubts about the constitutional arrangement of the HKSAR and tries to clarify several important constitutional and legal concepts……
2018-08-26 Read more...