| 9:15 – 9:30 a.m. |
Opening Ceremony
- LAU Siu-kai
Head, Central Policy Unit, HKSAR Government
- LEE Siu-nam, Paul
Director, Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Wong Siu-lun
Director, Centre of Asian Studies, The University of Hong Kong |
| 9:30 – 10:00 a.m. |
Keynote Speech
Urban Inequality: Its Definition, Measurement, Causes and Importance
- HAMNETT Chris
Professor, Department of Geography, King's College London, University of London
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| 10:00 – 11:05 a.m. |
Session I: General Overview of Social Inequality in the Contexts of Mainland China and Hong Kong
Moderator: Wong Siu-lun
Income Inequality and Distributive Justice in Hong Kong and Mainland China: A Comparative Analysis (PPT)
- WU Xiao-gang
Associate Professor, Division of Social Sciences, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
The Widening Income Dispersion in Hong Kong: 1986-2006 (PPT)
- LUI Hon-kwong
Associate Professor, Department of Marketing and International Business, Lingnan University
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| 11:25 – 12:30 p.m. |
Session II: Inequality and Redistribution
Moderator: Ku Hok-bun
Who Gets Ahead? Changing Life Chances and Social Mobility in Contemporary Hong Kong (PDF)
- LUI Tai-lok
Professor, Department of Sociology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Impact of Redistributive Policies on Household Income Distribution (PPT)
- NG Wai-lan, Reddy
Principal Economist, Economic Analysis and Business Facilitation Unit, Financial Secretary's Office, Hong Kong SAR Government
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| 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. |
Session III: The Mechanisms of Inequality
Moderator: Lui Tai-lok
Family Changes and Income Inequality under Globalization: The Case of Hong Kong (PPT)
- CHIU Wing-kai, Stephen
Professor, Department of Sociology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
English as Cultural Capital for Educational Advancement in a Post-colonial Society: The Case of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
- TSANG Wing-kwong
Professor, Department of Educational Administration and Policy, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Immigration and Earnings Inequalities in Hong Kong, 1996-2006 (PPT)
- LAM Kit-chun, Joanna
Professor, Department of Economics, Hong Kong Baptist University
- LIU Pak-wai
Pro-Vice Chancellor and Professor of Economics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
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| 3:50 – 5:20 p.m. |
Session IV: Marginal Groups and Social Inequality
Moderator: Chiu Wing-kai, Stephen
Poverty and Social Inclusion of Elderly in Hong Kong (PPT)
- CHUI Wing-tak, Ernest
Associate Professor, Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong
Racism and Social Inequality: Work and Employment of South Asian Ethnic Minority in Hong Kong (PPT)
- KU Hok-bun
Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- CHAN Kam-wah
Associate Professor, Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Public Perceptions of Income Inequality: Trends and Implications (PPT)
- WONG Ka-ying, Timothy
Research Associate Professor, Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- WAN Po-san
Research Officer, Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- LAW Wing-kin, Kenneth
Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology and Social Policy, Lingnan University
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