Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies

South China Programme

About

The objective of the Programme is to foster and support academic research on China by offering grants with the generous donation of Dr. Cheng Yu-tung and Dr. Lee Shau-kee in the 1990s. It aims to encourage scholars in the University to inform policy formulation through their research findings.

Regionally, the grant supports studies on Hong Kong, Mainland China, as well as the area’s interrelated development with Macao, Taiwan and other parts of the world. Therefore, in addition to individual research and interdisciplinary collaboration, it also supports research partnerships across and outside the Asia-Pacific region.

People

Interim Director:

Prof. Anthony Y.H. FUNG, JP

Contact

Tel:	(852) 3943 1343
Email:	aliceleung@cuhk.edu.hk
Website:	http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/hkiaps/south/ENG/

Research

The research areas of the Programme include:

(1) development of the mainland China-Hong Kong nexus;
(2) interrelations among state-building efforts, culture, and local society;
(3) institutional evolution and transformation;
(4) growth and disparities in regional development; and
(5) comparative studies.

Until 2016, the Programme had funded 98 research projects. Simultaneously, it has been supporting two long-term projects: (1) Cultural Indicators of Hong Kong Programme (2011-2017); and (2) Archive on Folk History in China.