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Central Policy Unit

Conferences and Seminars

Social Capital in Modern Cities:
A Cross-generational and Cross-cultural Perspective

Date : 19 November 2007 (Monday)

Venue : Room G7619, Academic Building, CityU

9:15 – 9:30 a.m. Opening Remarks

- Professor LAU Siu-kai
Head, Central Policy Unit, HKSAR Government

9:30 – 10:15 a.m. "The effect of mass media and social network diversity vs. homogeneity on political attitudes and prejudice: The case of Taiwan" (PDF)

- Professor James H. LIU (with Dr. Li-Li HUANG) (PDF)
School of Psychology, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

10:15 – 11:00 a.m. "Volunteerism and Social Capital: Observations from a preliminary study" (PDF)

- Professor T. Wing LO (with Dr. Tina ROCHELLE) (PDF)
Department of Applied Social Studies, City University of Hong Kong, HKSAR

11:00 – 11:15 a.m.

Coffee Break

11:15 – 12:00 p.m. "Saying Hello Everyday': Towards the enhancement of social capital among lonely and isolated older people in industrial societies" (PDF)

- Professor Steven SHARDLOW (PDF)
Director, Institute for Health and Social Care Research, University of Salford, England

12:00 – 12:45 p.m. "Trust in East Asia" (PDF)

- Professor Toshio YAMAGISHI (PDF)
Center for Experimental Research in Social Sciences, Hokkaido University, Japan

12:45 – 1:00 p.m. Concluding Remarks

- Professor Alex KWAN
Head, Department of Applied Social Studies, CityU


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