The CUHK's 50th Anniversary Social Work Postgraduate Research Symposium was held on 30 and 31 May on campus. The symposium was organized by the CUHK–Nankai Joint Research Centre of Social Policy, in collaboration with the CUHK Department of Social Work, Chung Chi College, the Department of Social Work and Social Policy of Nankai University, and the Social Policy Research Centre of National Taiwan University. It was sponsored by CUHK and its Chung Chi College, New Asia College, United College, Shaw College, and S.H. Ho College in the celebration of our 50th Anniversary.

Close to 70 research students from mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Australia, Canada, and the UK presented their research projects on different fields of social welfare and social work, including poverty, social security and employment; social care, migrants, the elderly and disability; and children, youth and family policy. Eleven research students obtained the Best Paper Award.