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About Us
Background
The Centre for Quality of Life was found in 2006, it is the first centre specializing in quality of life research in Hong Kong and Chinese society. The Centre is committed to positioning itself as the focal point for academic research and exchange in quality of life studies in China and Asia.
Due to the multi-dimensional nature of the concept of quality of life, cross-disciplinary research is particular important and therefore highly valued at the Centre. It serves as a research and exchange platform that encourages inter- and intra-faculty and university collaborations, in addition to relevant scholars and parties from different sectors. The Centre expects such inter-disciplinary, sectorial and regional connections would consolidate knowledge in wellbeing for policymakers and the greater public in order to further promote quality of life in the communities and improve the level of wellbeing in Hong Kong and potentially across the globe.
Upon the Centre's establishment, it has subsequently taken over the CUHK Hong Kong Quality of Life Index from the Faculty of Social Science and the Survey on Public Perception of the Economic Conditions. The Hong Kong Quality of Life Index was compiled by the Faculty of Social Science in 2003 with the aims of creating an objective analytic tool to evaluate the quality of life in Hong Kong. The annual results of the Index are released annually. The Survey on Public Perception of the Economic Conditions was first conducted in 2000 and have been conducted quarterly thereafter. It aims to collect public opinion on the current economic conditions in Hong Kong. In order to further measure and monitor the change of quality of life of Hong Kong youth, the Centre, sponsored by the MTR Corporation, developed the MTR-CUHK Youth Quality of Life Index in 2013. Both the MTR Corporation and the Centre believe that the Index could provide policy makers and the community with a useful reference to devise appropriate policies and programmes for the betterment of youth and society at large. It also aims to enhance the public's understanding of issues and the contributing factors that affect quality of life of youth in Hong Kong.
Goals
The Centre for Quality of Life has the following goals:
1. To monitor and advocate quality of life in the world in general and Hong Kong in particular through cross-disciplinary research, academic exchange activities, and cross-institutional collaboration;
2. To initiate, incubate and consolidate research projects to push forward the frontiers of knowledge in quality of life;
3. To produce knowledge on quality of life that contributes to social service development and policy formulations;
4. To provide policy makers and the public with empirical research and statistics on quality of life in Hong Kong and to make cross-cultural comparison; and
5. To promote public awareness of the issues of quality of life and to promote the quality of life of people in Hong Kong.
People
Executive Committee
Prof. WONG Hung (Director)
Associate Professor, Department of Social Work
Prof. CHONG Tai Leung Terence
Associate Professor, Department of Economics
Prof. CHUNG Yat-nork Roger
Assistant Professor, JC School of Public Health and Primary Care
Prof. LEE L.F. Francis
Professor, School of Journalism & Communication
Prof. LI Wei
Assistant Professor, Department of Government and Public Administration
Prof. MAK W.S. Winnie
Professor, Department of Psychology
Prof. NG Sai Leung
Associate Professor, Department of Geography & Resource Management
Prof. WANG Qian
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology
Prof. LO Wing-Hung Carlos
Professor and Department Head, Department of Government and Public Administration
Committee Observers
Prof. TSOU Jin-yeu
Emeritus Professor, Department of Architecture
Research Assistant
Ms. LAU S. Y. Emma
Honorary Senior Research Fellows
Prof. Alex MICHALOS
Director of Institute for Social Research and Evaluation,
Professor Emeritus of Political Science, University of Northern British Columbia, Canada
Prof. IP Po Keung
Honorary Research Fellows
Mr FUJIWARA Daniel Felipe
Contact Us
Address:
The Centre for Quality of Life
Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong
Email : hkqol@cuhk.edu.hk
Telephone : (852) 3943 3400
Fax : (852) 2603 5215