Climate change is a significant environmental risk threatening the social, economic, and environmental sustainability of all states. Reduced resilience and reduced diversification of developing states’ economies make them far more vulnerable to climate change risks....
I am pleased to inform you that Professor Julien Chaisse received funding from the Research Grants Council (RGC) under the Germany/Hong Kong Joint Research Scheme 2022/23 in support of a greater collaborative research, as well as more research that can be translated into benefits to the community for a period of two years (2023-2025)....
The year 2022 marks the 25th Anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) of the People’s Republic of China and the implementation of the Basic Law of the HKSAR. In the past 25 years, there have been profound transformations in the political, legal and social situations in the HKSAR, Mainland China, regionally and internationally. It is the right time for reflection on the implementation of the policy of “One Country, Two Systems” and the Basic Law in the HKSAR....
Upon invitation from the Chairlady of the Subcommittee on Promoting Development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area of the Legislative Council of the HKSAR (LegCo), the Greater Bay Area Concern Group of the Public Law and Human Rights Forum (CPLR) at the City University of Hong Kong (CityU), led by Prof Guobin Zhu, presented the “Report on Suggestions on Promoting Cultural and Arts Exchange, Sports and Tourism Development in Guangdong-Hong K...
On 16 November 2022, from 5pm to 6pm, the first PhD seminar of the Public Law and Human Rights Forum at the City University of Hong Kong (CityU) was successfully held, with Md Rabiul Islam (PhD candidate of CityU) presenting his research paper. Dr. Fozia N Lone (Assistant Professor and Associate Dirctor of the CPLR, CityU School of Law) and Dr. Daniel Pascoe (Assistant Professor and Core Member of the CPLR, CityU School of Law), as well as several PhD and LLM students attended the seminar....
The Research Camp was held in Seminar Room 6301 and via Zoom Webinar on 19 October 2022. The event started with a welcoming speech by Prof WAN Wai Yee (Associate Dean, CityU School of Law). The purpose of the research camp was to collect feedback and suggestions on how the School can successfully carry out the exercise....
Ms LIU Blanche Bo Kay Eufrosina was awarded the Outstanding Service Awards for Tertiary Students 2021/2022 for her proven record of leadership experiences and organizational skills, outstanding contribution to fellow students, schools/institutions and/or the community, active participation in extra-curricular activities, as well as her satisfactory results in public examinations and current ac...
An article co-authored by Dr. Lauren Yu-Hsin LIN, CCCL Associate Director, and Prof. Curtis J. Milhaupt, Stanford Law School, was featured on the SCCEI (Stanford Centre on China’s Economy and Institutions) China Brief on 1st November 2022. The featured brief topic is “CCCP Influence over China’s Corporate Governance”. The article, titled “Party Building or Noisy Signaling? The Contours of Political Conformity in Chinese Corporate Governance”, has been published in The Journal of Legal Studies (Jan 2021)....
