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Our members have made significant contributions across four major thematic areas: Social Inclusion and Welfare, Public Administration, Family Policy, and Social Innovation. Each of these themes encompasses a range of critical issues and challenges that are essential for advancing societal well-being and governance.

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Recent Projects 

(selected)

 

  • Grace Seo General Research Fund, Research Grant Council, 2024-2026, ‘Promoting older adults’ proactive home modifications for successful ageing in place: A mixed methods study’ (HK$ 990,926)
  • Grace Seo General Research Fund, Research Grant Council, 2023-2025, ‘The role of housing in the effects of poverty on health in Hong Kong: A mixed methods study’ (HK$ 730,335)
  • Grace Seo Public Policy Research Fund, Hong Kong SAR Government, 2023-2024, ‘Housing and early childhood growth and development in Hong Kong’s low-income families’ (HK$ 507,096)
  • Grace Seo Research Matching Grant Scheme, University Grants Committee, 2023-2025, ‘The role of the voluntary sector in affordable housing policy’ (HK$ 67,000)
  • Mathew Wong Public Policy Research Fund, Hong Kong SAR Government, 2024‑25, 'Understanding Hong Kong People’s Acceptance of Income Inequality and Preferences of Policy Responses' (HK$ 488,750)
  • Juan Chen General Research Fund, Research Grant Council, 2023/24, 'Developing Community Mental Health Care in Rural China: Local Policy Network, Implementation, and Advocacy' (HK$ 396,000)
  • Juan Chen General Research Fund, Research Grant Council, 2022-2025, 'Having a Parent with Severe Mental Illness in Rural China:
    The Family Situation, Impact on Children, and Potential Service Provision' (HK$ 610,900)

  • Juan Chen The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 2022-2025, 'Neighborhood Transitions and Citizens’ Well-being in Urbanizing China,
    Collaborative Research with World-Leading Research Groups'
    (HK$1,640,000)
  • Xue Bai General Research Fund, Research Grant Council, 2024-2026, 'Integrating Motivational Interviewing and Photovoice to Enhance Future Care Preparation for Older Singletons and Doubletons: A Three-Arm Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial'(HK$ 1,107,212)
  • Xue Bai General Research Fund, Research Grant Council, 2022-2025, 'Who Cares for Sandwiched Ageing Carers? Effects of Intergenerational Care Provision on Future Care Planning' (HK$ 1,439,022)
  • Qiaobing Wu General Research Fund, Research Grant Council, 2022-2024, 'Institutional and Perceptional Welfare Boundary, Social Integration, and the Health and Well-being of Children from Migrant Families in Urban China: A Multicity Comparative Study Using Mixed Methods' (HK$1,464,963)
  • Qiaobing Wu Departmental Large Projects Fund, Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 2022-2025, 'Developing a virtual family-based possible selves intervention (FBPSI) for left-behind children and their migrant parents: A randomized controlled trial in Guizhou, China' (HK$2,000,000)
  • Iris Lo General Research Fund, Research Grant Council, 2024-2027, 'Does sexuality matter at work? A narrative enquiry into the negotiations between vocational identity and sexual identity among young LGB adults' (HK$ 424,164)
  • Iris Lo General Research Fund, Research Grant Council, 2023-2026, 'From unspoken secrets to family dialogues: The negotiations of family expectations and intergenerational intimacy between Chinese parents and their adult lesbian, gay, and bisexual children' (HK$ 428,200)

 

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