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E-news Summer 2023

Scholarships News

New Oxford Scholars

We have awarded three Kwok Scholarships in 2023 to :

  • Charlotte Qi (Oxford BA in Psychology (Experimental));
  • Alan Kwok (Oxford MPP); and 
  • Pan Leyi (Oxford BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics).

Congratulations and welcome to the Kwok Scholars Family!
Read their profiles

New Cornell Scholars

We have awarded three Kwok Hospitality Awards in 2023 to :

  • Stephanie Chan;
  • Janice Pang; and 
  • Gretl Leung 

Congratulations and welcome to the Kwok Scholars Family!
Read their profiles

Scholars' Blog

 

Rachel Liu’s research papers have been accepted by the annual conference of the American Political Science Association and that of European Political Science Association. One of her research papers titled “Showing Vulnerability of A Powerful State: How Chinese State-owned Media Propagated 2019 Hong Kong Protests” (Research Paper 1). The other one titled “Daily Performance of Insanity: New Resistance Repertoires in Chinese Lockdowns” (Research Paper 2).
Read the abstracts of Research Paper 1
Read the abstracts of Research Paper 2

Recent Appointment
Sharon Chau was the Vice President and Treasurer of the Oxford Union for Hilary Term 2023, celebrating the Union’s bicentenary year. She coordinated and spoke in a debate on China and organised a successful Chinese New Year celebration. She also hosted many speakers including Senator Bernie Sanders.
 
Watch the debate on China

Initiative
 
Shifted, founded by Ankie Ng, was appointed as one of the supporting entities of the Green Technology Accelerator Program. The program is supported by Cyberport to incubate companies in smart buildings and energy sector. 

Events Organised/ Spoken

Alan Kwok spearheaded and moderated a Citizen Consensus Conference in February 2023. This event allowed young people to study, discuss, and reach a consensus with legislators on the MTR fare adjustment mechanism. Legislators went on echoing their views in the Legislative Council. Alan also wrote a submission to the Legislative Council, explaining the impact of the Consensus Conference and suggesting the inclusion of this model in the government’s public engagement practices.
Description of the initiative
LegCo submission

 

On 21 April 2023, Ankie Ng was the guest lecturer at a graduate level course at the Department of Architecture, University of Hong Kong. She talked about "Outcome-based Financing".  
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