ong Kong is currently experiencing profound political, administrative and socio-economic Hchanges, which will have significant and widespread implications for our community for many years to come. Serving in the public and nonprofit sectors has become more challenging than ever before. Administrators and managers need to be fully equipped with the latest knowledge, skills and toolkit in public policy and management in order to cope with the policy and management challenges of the 21st century.

Our Master of Public Administration (MPA) Programme aims to provide students with the skills and knowledge necessary to meet these challenges. The University of Hong Kong has offered the MPA for over thirty years. Our extensive experience combined with an internationally recognized, dynamic MPA faculty makes us justifiably proud of our programme and confident that it will meet your professional and learning needs.

Our experienced MPA faculty, well-designed curriculum, innovative teaching styles, and flexible class schedule for both full-time and part-time students are some of the highlights of our programme.

We welcome your interest in our MPA programme and please contact us for more information.

Peter T.Y. Cheung PhD Programme Director

2 The Department and the MPA teaching staff

he Department of Politics and such as institutional design, comparative Public Administration has been civil service system, service delivery Tplaying a leading role in research systems, civil engagement, policy process, and education in public affairs in Hong public sector reform, regulation and Kong and the Asia-Pacific region since intergovernmental relations. 1969. At the forefront of Politics and Public Administration education at both Many of our teachers have extensive the undergraduate and post-graduate experience in the training of the senior levels, we offer a professional education management of the Hong Kong government essential for students to become future and the nonprofit sector. Some have also leaders in the public, private and nonprofit served as consultant or advisor to the sectors. The programme is designed not government and non-government think only to enhance students’ knowledge and tanks and international organizations such awareness of politics and public affairs, as the UNDP and the Asian Development but also to help them develop a critical Bank. and analytical mind and the skills to meet policy and managerial challenges in our Many of our MPA faculty members have globalized world. been awarded research grants from the Research Grant Committee and other We aim to provide an intellectually international sources. A majority of our stimulating and professionally rewarding faculty members have been consistently programme. Our MPA faculty members rated as fully international-level consistently produce work of the highest researchers by the Research Assessment international academic standard and are Exercises (RAE). In fact the Department, widely published in international journals. as a whole, received the highest ratings They are actively involved in research in Hong Kong from the University Grants in public administration and policy, Committee (UGC) for research in previous focusing on critical issues in the field RAE.

3 The Programme Degree Title: Master of Public Administration (MPA) he Master of Public Administration (MPA), launched in 1978, was the first of its kind in Hong Kong. The programme is designed to Tprovide quality professional education to students and prepare them for managerial and leadership roles in the public sector.

No effort is spared to enhance our students’ educational experience. Apart from traditional classroom instruction, we include various dynamic interactive elements such as group projects, seminars and guest lectures. Distinguished international scholars are regularly invited to teach in our MPA programme. Our MPA students enjoy full campus facilities such as library (including loan service), computer center, health service and sports amenities. In addition we offer the option of attending a course at Tsinghua University (清華大學) so that they can have greater exposure to China and the valuable learning experiences gained from residential education.

The curriculum is designed to achieve the following objectives:

1. to introduce students to the theory and principles of public administration and public policy from social, economic, political and legal perspectives; 2. to enhance students’ knowledge, skills and competence in managing public sector organizations; 3. to help students acquire the skills in applying qualitative and quantitative techniques to analyse and address policy and management issues.

We are committed to offering an outstanding programme for candidates who are interested in advancing their careers in the public, private and nonprofit sectors. Since the launch of the programme, we have continuously improved the curriculum and the entire programme design. Distinctive features of the programme include:

1. the only Master’s programme that provides an (optional) live-in course in Tsinghua University; 2. the extensive use of interactive teaching (such as debates, project presentations, seminars); 3. the inclusion of distinguished overseas academics to enhance the international nature of the programme; and 4. the involvement of senior professionals in the public, private and nonprofit sectors to share their insights and experience with students.

4 Structure of the Programme PA is offered on a 2-year part-time or 1-year full-time basis. Students are required to complete eight taught courses and one Mdissertation in order to graduate. The eight courses include four compulsory courses, and four courses from the lists of elective courses. The curriculum can be summarized as follows:

Part-time Full-time Year 1 Semester 1 September POLI7002 + POLI7002 + October POLI8027 POLI8027 + November 2 Elective courses December Semester 2 January 2 Elective courses POLI8017 + February POLI8026 + March 2 Elective courses April May * Tsinghua live-in course * Tsinghua live-in course June July August Dissertation Timeline Year 2 Semester 3 September 2 Elective courses October November December Semester 4 January POLI8017 + February POLI8026 March April May * Tsinghua live-in course June

* The optional Tsinghua course is available to students at additional cost. It lasts for about two weeks and will require time off work. The course is equivalent to POLI8008 Public Administration in China.

5 Course Details Course Lists (i) Compulsory courses list: POLI7002 Public administration: scope and issues POLI8012 Dissertation POLI8017 Workshop in public affairs POLI8026 Workshop in managerial skills POLI8027 Public administration in Hong Kong

(ii) Elective courses list: (the offering of these courses varies in each academic year) POLI7001 Human resource management POLI7003 Public policy: issues and approaches POLI7004 Public management reform POLI8001 Bureaucracy and the public POLI8002 Ethics and public affairs POLI8003 Financial management POLI8004 Government and law POLI8005 Government and the economy POLI8006 Policy-making in China POLI8007 Policy problems in Hong Kong POLI8008 Public administration in China POLI8009 Policy design and analysis POLI8010 The state and urban policy POLI8011 A selected topic in public policy POLI8014 NGOs and governance POLI8018 Management information systems POLI8019 Comparative public administration reform POLI8020 Administrative research and programme evaluation POLI8021 Organization theory and management POLI8022 Comparative public policy POLI8023 A selected topic in public management POLI8024 China’s governance in the reform era POLI8025 Public administration in action

Class Schedule The compulsory courses will be scheduled on Saturdays and elective courses on weekday evenings as well as Saturday afternoons. This flexible class scheduling allows students to complete the MPA without the need to take leave from work.

6 Compulsory sections POLI7002. Public administration: scope and issues This course provides an introduction to the study of public administration in the modern state. It does this by focusing on the interdependent and changing nature of the state, market and civil society. Various perspectives are adopted concerning work arrangements, legal-structural configurations, and policy dynamics. These perspectives have both historical and current significance. They are supported with reference to relevant ideas and theories, as well as to actual developments in Hong Kong and elsewhere.

POLI8012. Dissertation The dissertation is a core part of the M.P.A. degree. A dissertation topic is selected in consultation with relevant staff of the Department by the end of the first semester of the first year. The dissertation is then researched and written and submitted for examination by 30 June of the final year of study. (100% coursework)

POLI8017. Workshop in public affairs This course provides an opportunity for students to learn the latest developments in the study of public affairs in a workshop format emphasizing intensive learning, hands-on training, as well as active participation of the students. Distinguished visiting scholars will also be invited to contribute to the teaching of this workshop. The topics to be covered may vary each year, but they will cover critical issues in governance and the management of public affairs that form the knowledge base necessary for our students to become effective public managers in an ever-changing environment. These topics can also cut across the boundaries of different subfields in public administration and policy, such as policy process, policy analysis, public management, organization theory, nonprofit management, public budgeting and finance, and program evaluation. (100% coursework)

POLI8026. Workshop in managerial skills The purpose of the course is to enable students to develop practical managerial skills in public administration, including the skills required for handling the media, harnessing the civil society, copying with issues of public accountability, managing crises, and providing leadership in the departmental context. Distinguished practitioners, in not only the public sector but also the nonprofit, quasi-governmental, and private sectors, of the various skills identified as crucial to a successful public manager in the current Hong Kong context will be invited to share their experiences with the students. Students will be required to familiarize themselves with relevant literatures concerning particular managerial issues, and to compare and contrast the theory and the practice of managing these issues in public organizations. Through active participation and interaction, students will acquire the ability and the experience of applying what they have learnt in the classroom to the real world context. Assessment: 100% coursework

POLI8027. Public administration in Hong Kong This course will provide an overview of some of the major issues in public administration and public policy in Hong Kong. Topics that will be covered include: the public administrative system of Hong Kong; the budgetary system and public financial policy, especially how they prescribe the contexts for public policymaking; ministerialization and its impact on executive leadership and the relationship between politics and administration; the recent trends of public sector reform and alternative modes of service delivery, especially the role of the nonprofit sector; local governance and civic engagement.

7 Elective courses

POLI7001. Human resource management The course examines the policies and practices of HRM in the public sector in Hong Kong from a comparative perspective. Specific topics include: staffing, training and development, performance management, and staff relations in the Hong Kong government. The course also reviews recent HRM developments in the public sector in China and overseas.

POLI7003. Public policy: issues and approaches This course introduces students to the study of public policy by reviewing the main theoretical approaches in the field and examining key policy issues in Hong Kong. The course will cover three main areas: (a) the basic concepts used in analyzing the policy process and the political and institutional contexts of policy making; (b) the major theoretical approaches to the study of policy making, policy implementation and evaluation and (c) case studies of important policy issues in Hong Kong.

POLI7004. Public management reform Over the last 10-15 years, established systems of public management have been subject to widespread and often quite radical reform. This has involved the adoption of various strategies of decentralisation, corporatisation and privatisation, resulting in numerous mixes of public and private activity in which partnerships, contracts and other means of forging relationships are of considerable significance. Such strategies have far-reaching consequences for the governance of modern society. They are examined in this course from an international and comparative perspective.

POLI8001. Bureaucracy and the public Government is an instrument of the public for acting collectively. In the age of New Public Management, however, the distinctiveness and the identity of the “public” seem to have been largely lost. This course seeks to (1) “rediscover the public” in public administration by evaluating the plausible conceptions of the public in relation to the bureaucracy as, for example, customers, constituents, rational choosers of public services, and citizens; and (2) consider institutional design to strengthen collective capacities for achieving public purposes through public administration.

POLI8002. Ethics and public affairs This course focuses on the normative aspects of public policy and public administration. Using concepts and arguments which are mainly derived from moral philosophy, the course examines the ethical justifications for, and the moral implications of, the policy choices and conduct of public officials. The analysis is divided into two parts. The first part deals with the ethical basis of public policies. The second part is a study of public service morality. Instead of providing straightforward prescriptive answers, the course aims at highlighting the moral complexities of modern political and administrative life.

POLI8003. Financial management This course examines the nature, processes, causes and effects of budgeting as a fiscal instrument to enhance economic growth, as a mechanism for the allocation of scarce resources, and as a management tool for executive planning and financial control.

8 POLI8004. Government and law This course examines selected aspects of the provinces, processes and products of constitutional, statutory and contractual decision-making in government. Topics include: the nature and significance of constitutional and political structures, rights and obligations, with reference especially to the Basic Law and the Hong Kong Bill of Rights; the means by which statutes and ordinances are created and interpreted; the exercise of legal power in the form of a right to impose requirements, levy fees, determine entitlements, and enter into contracts; and the need for decisions and action to be subject to various forms of review.

POLI8005. Government and the economy The course surveys the objectives pursued by government in managing the economy, the means employed in pursuit of those objectives, and theories concerning government’s economic behaviour.

POLI8006. Policy‑making in China This course focuses on the public policy‑making system in China and includes an examination of policy‑making in specific sectoral areas, such as industry, agriculture and foreign policy.

POLI8007. Policy problems in Hong Kong This course concentrates on the policy‑making process in Hong Kong, with particular reference to pressure groups, public opinion and the allocation of resources. Use is made of case studies of the formulation, implementation and effects of economic and social policies.

POLI8008. Public administration in China This course examines the context of public administration in contemporary China; party and state institutions; public personnel management; and the formulation and implementation of public policy. Assessment: 100% coursework.

POLI8009. Policy design and analysis This course is a “how to” course, focusing on conceptual and analytical skills and techniques required for understanding, and suggesting solutions to, policy problems. It examines four major components of public policy analysis – problem definition, policy design, policy assessment, and policy argumentation. Particular attention will be given to policy design, and the relevance and application of institutional analysis to the design of policy options.

POLI8010. The state and urban policy This course focuses on the role of the state in the urban environment. Theories of the state and specific social planning issues are discussed, as are the social, political and economic constraints on the formulation and implementation of urban policy.

POLI8011. A selected topic in public policy This course concentrates on advanced topics in public policy and is offered from time to time as resources permit.

9 POLI8014. NGOs and governance This course examines the relationships between and among the state, the market and civil society with particular reference to the work of those not-for-profit organizations and associations which are normally referred to as NGOs. It focuses on the legal-structural dimensions of NGOs and the ways in which they operate in the production, provision, ownership, regulation and facilitation of various goods and services. It recognizes that the activities of NGOs are frequently central to the formulation, implementation and evaluation of public policies in both domestic and international arenas.

POLI8018. Management information systems The course examines key principles and practices of information systems and a range of analytical approaches concerning the needs of modern management. Topics include: the organizational foundations of information systems and the management of information resources; different types of computer-based information systems and decision support tools; and research opportunities and analytical potential in e-management and e-government.

POLI8019. Comparative public administration reform Reform of public administration in many countries is increasingly becoming an important instrument for achieving policy goals. Different countries, however, take different approaches to reforming their public sectors. A comparative analysis of reform directions allows us a better understanding of governance systems internationally. The course will examine the institutional arrangements and relational factors between civil service, politicians, and civil society in a selected number of countries.

POLI8020. Administrative research and programme evaluation The purpose of this course is to provide an overview of methods of social inquiry employed in pursuing research projects in academic – including at dissertation level -- and policy settings. Both the conceptual and empirical dimensions of the subject are explored. On the empirical side, considerable attention is accorded to qualitative methods which feature prominently in administrative research. The policy-related component is focused on methods of public programme evaluation commonly relied upon to determine the need for government intervention and its effectiveness.

POLI8021. Organization theory and management This course will examine the fundamental theories of (i) organizational behaviors; (ii) organizational structures; (iii) decision making processes; and (iv) organizational management with particular emphasis on public organizations. The objectives of this course include (i) how each theory explains and predicts the behavior of organizations and individuals; (ii) how organizational structures and processes affect organizational effectiveness; (iii) how organizations interact with their environments in the course of generating decisions that influence political, economic, and social outcomes; and (iv) how organizations can improve their managerial performance. To substantiate the validity of theories, emphasis is placed on the application of theory to various organizational settings including public and nonprofit organizations, and the local, state and federal levels of bureaucracies. At the end of the course, students will have obtained the ability to develop critical perspectives on the modus operandi of organizations and to formulate problem-solving mechanisms under complex decision-making situations.

10 POLI8022. Comparative public policy This course explores public policy-making as both a political process and a problem-solving process. Public policy is often a chaotic confluence of science, politics, and economics represented by diverse actors. Government, civil society and markets all have roles to play in the formulation and implementation of public policy. This course seeks to critically investigate and compare the ways in which policy problems are addressed in different countries (e.g., how actors interact in defining problems, setting goals and prescribing solutions, etc.). In so doing, we will develop an understanding of how and why policy problems persist, as well as the policy instruments and institutions that have evolved in response.

POLI8023. A selected topic in public management This course concentrates on advanced topics in public administration and is offered from time to time as resources permit.

POLI8024. China’s governance in the reform era In spite of China’s sustained economic growth since 1978, the Chinese government is still coping with the many legacies of the socialist system during its transition to a more marketized economy and affluent society. China’s opening up to the outside world and its growing integration with the world economy further pose new challenges in its pursuit of political order amid rapid social and economic transformation. This course aims to analyze the key issues shaping the governance of China during the reform era. After surveying the major changes of the Chinese political and administrative systems since 1978, this course will examine a set of institutional and policy challenges critical to China’s governance, such as leadership succession, civil service and administrative reforms, central-local relations, uneven regional development, state-society relations, social inequality, globalization and the growing integration between Hong Kong and the Mainland.

POLI8025. Public administration in action This course offers a critical analysis of public administration in Hong Kong, with particular reference to the introduction and impending expansion of the Principal Official Accountability System. It will examine the principles of public governance, the unique features of the HKSAR Government including its relations with the Mainland authorities and its participation in regional and international affairs. It will also look at the strengths of, and the challenges faced by, the government and the public service, including the Administrative Service. The primary focus of the course is to examine and analyze policy issues from a practical perspective. Current events and policy topics that are of major relevance to public governance will be selected for analysis and discussion in each session. Assessment: 100% coursework

11 The People

Our Faculty

he Department has a group of dedicated scholars with Textensive experience in public administration and policy studies. We are committed to providing an outstanding MPA education to our students.

12 Prof John Burns Chair Professor of Politics and Public Administration

e obtained undergraduate degrees from St. Olaf College and HOxford University, and a Ph.D. in political science from Columbia University. He teaches courses and does research on comparative politics and public administration, specializing in China including Hong Kong. His research interests focus on public sector human resource management, civil service reform, party-state relations, and public sector reform. He is the author or editor of eight books, and his articles have appeared in the China Quarterly, Journal of Contemporary China, Pacific Affairs, and Public Administration and Development. He is a member of the Editorial Committee of the China Quarterly and served on the HKSAR Government’s Civil Service Training and Development Advisory Committee from 1997 to 2003. Research Interests: Political economy of public administration, including institutional choice and agency theory; public sector employee behavior, public sector employee reform in China and Hong Kong, party-state relations in China

Dr Peter Cheung Associate Professor and Director of MPA Programme

e holds an M.A. from Indiana University, Bloomington, and a Ph.D. Hin political science from the University of Washington, Seattle. He received a Universitas 21 Fellowship from the University of Hong Kong and served as a visiting scholar at the Center for Chinese Studies, the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, in 1999. He is also a Fellow of the Centre for Civil Society and Governance at the University of Hong Kong. He has published extensively on central-local relations in China, the external relations of China’s provinces, as well as the economic reform and development strategies in South China. He previously served as a Part-time Member, Consultant and Research and Planning Director of the Central Policy Unit, the Hong Kong SAR Government. He has extensive experience in providing consultancy service and training to the senior management of the government and the public sector. Dr Cheung is currently the director of the Department’s Master of Public Administration (MPA) programme and the coordinator of the Greater Pearl River Delta Research Area of the University’s Strategic Research Theme on Contemporary China Studies. Research interests: Public policy in Hong Kong, cross-boundary cooperation between Hong Kong and South China, intergovernmental relations in China.

13 Dr W F Lam Head of Department and Associate Professor

e finished his undergraduate study at the Chinese University of HHong Kong, and received his Ph.D. in public policy at Indiana University, U.S.A. He teaches courses on public policy analysis and public sector management at both undergraduate and graduate levels. His research foci have evolved around institutional policy analysis, common-pool resource management, irrigation management in Asia, local-governance and social capital, and public sector management and reform. Currently Dr. Lam is the principal investigator of two RGC-funded projects comparing the evolution of irrigation policy and institutions in Taiwan, Thailand, and Nepal, and investigating the effects of governance on policy agenda dynamics in Hong Kong. He is also a co-investigator of two other RGC-funded projects, studying the coordination of government agencies in Hong Kong, Beijing, and Taipei, and the impact of New Public Management reforms on the NGO sector in Hong Kong, respectively. Research Interests: Public policy analysis, institutional analysis, public management, common-pool resources management, self-governance

Dr Eliza Lee

Associate Professor

he obtained her B.Soc.Sc. from The Chinese University of Hong Kong Sand her Ph.D. from Syracuse University. Prior to joining HKU, she taught at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Her current research interests are the politics of social policy development, civil society organizations, participatory governance, public management and gender, with particular focus on Hong Kong and its comparison with selected Asian states. Her articles have appeared in Governance, Policy and Politics, Journal of Social Policy, Voluntas, Public Administration Review, Asian Survey, and International Review of Administrative Sciences. She is a member of the editorial board of Voluntas, and an associate editor of the Asian – Pacific Journal of Public Administration. She is currently the principal investigator of an RGC-funded research project entitled “The Politics of Social Policy Development in Hong Kong: Societal Mobilization in a Semi – Democracy”. Research Interests: Participative governance, civil society organizations, social policy development, public management, and gender issues

14 Dr Sara Jordan Assistant Professor

r Jordan obtained her Bachelor of Arts (Interdisciplinary Social DSciences) from the University of South Florida, Tampa, and Ph.D. (Political Science) from Texas A&M University, College Station. Her primary competencies are in public administration/ public management and political philosophy. Her on-going research is in the field of public administration theory, specifically civil service ethics and the role of public administration in theories of the state. As a political theorist, Dr. Jordan’s training is in comparative political theory and the historicist method. Her current project, a book manuscript on comparative civil service ethics, couples her two major research interests. Before graduate school, she worked in the healthcare sector and has a long standing research and practical interest in healthcare policy and administration and bioethics. Research interests: Public administration theory, normative political theory, public administration and policy

Dr Eungkyoon Lee Assistant Professor

e obtained a B.A. and an M.C.P from Seoul National University, Han M.P.A from the University of Southern California, and a Ph.D. in public policy from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He recently won The Outstanding Ph.D. Dissertation Award offered by MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning. His research interests focus upon comparative environmental regulation, institutional design for sustainable production in small and medium-sized enterprises, and environmental justice. Research Interests: Comparative environmental regulation, environmental justice, public policy

15 Dr Helen Liu Assistant Professor

She received a Ph.D. in Public Affairs from Indiana University at Bloomington in 2009. Her dissertation investigates the performance and dynamic of interorganizational networks in the social service provision. Her research on nonprofit management explores current capacity, challenges, and incorporation status of local nonprofit organizations. She was awarded a fellowship as an emerging scholar at the Urban Institute in Washington D.C., selected as a summer fellow at the RGK Center on Philanthropy in University of Texas at Austin, and served as a visiting Scholar at Peking University. She has taught courses in management foundation and case studies in public policy at Indiana University. Research interests: interorganizational networks and nonprofit management

Mr Peter Lai Honorary Professor

fter graduation from the University of Hong Kong with a First Class AHonours, Mr. Lai started working in the Hong Kong Government as an Administrative Officer. In 1995, he was promoted to the Secretary, Government Secretariat rank – the highest rank of the Administrative Service. He remained in that capacity across the changeover to Chinese sovereignty and was appointed the first Secretary for Security of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government on 1 July 1997, and left the civil service one year after. Retired from the Government, he stayed in Australia but served as a Fellow of the Asia Research Centre of Murdoch University. He returned to Hong Kong in 2005 and served as an advisor to the Bauhinia Foundation Research Centre. Since then he has been active in the activities of the Centre, including spearheading two major public policy research projects, on governance and civic engagement in Hong Kong, and on the implications of the One Way Permit System on the future population of Hong Kong.

16 Mr Joseph Wong Honorary Professor

ince his graduation from HKU in 1969 with a BA (Economics) degree, SMr. Wong spent four years working in the private sector, his last position being a manager in an international shipping company. In 1973, he joined the Hong Kong Government as an Administrative Officer and worked in many departments and bureaus covering such areas as district affairs, finance, transport, environment and trade. During 1991 to 1994, he worked in Geneva as Hong Kong’s Permanent Representative to the GATT and took part in the multilateral trade negotiations leading to the formation of the WTO. In 1995, he became the Secretary for Education and Manpower, a position he continued to hold when China resumed sovereignty over Hong Kong on 1 July 1997. He was Secretary for the Civil Service from 2000 to 2006, and was Secretary for Commerce, Industry and Technology when he retired from public service in 2007. Within a year of his retirement, Mr Wong has completed a Master Degree Course in Buddhism in HKU and written a book on his last 12 years as a principal official in the Hong Kong Government. He continues to take a keen interest in public affairs and has written articles critical of government policies in the Hong Kong newspapers.

In addition to our own staff, distinguished scholars and professionals from around the world are invited to give guest lectures to MPA students and especially to be involved in POLI 8017 Workshop in Public Affairs which is explicitly international in focus. Our aim is to expose our students to a stimulating intellectual and learning environment. Here are some of the scholars who have conducted guest lectures and shared their insights with our MPA students:

Dr Chris Aulich Prof Bryan Jones Senior Lecturer The “Jake” Pickle Regents Chair in Congressional Studies School of Business and Government and Department of Government Adjunct Professor, Centre for Customs and Excise Studies The University of Texas at Austin University of Canberra Prof Jan-Erik Lane Prof Shamsul Haque Professor in political science Editor, Asian Journal of Political Science University of Geneva Department of Political Science The National University of Singapore Prof Peter J May Donald R. Matthews Prof Patricia Ingraham Distinguished Professor in American Politics Founding Dean, College of Community and Public Affairs Department of Political Science Binghamton University, State University of New York University of Washington

17 Mr Paul Mercier Prof Guy Peters Director, Research and Analysis Division Maurice Falk Professor of American Government Treasury Board of Canada Department of Political Science University of Pittsburgh Prof H Brinton Milward McClelland Professor of Public Management Prof Martin Rein School of Public Administration and Policy Professor Emeritus University of Arizona Department of Urban Studies and Planning Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Ms Marilyn Stuart-Major Director General, Executive Programs Prof Beryl Radin Public Service Commission of Canada Scholar in Residence School of Public Affairs Ms Colette Nault American University Director, General Recruitment Priorities Resourcing and Learning Branch Ms Fiona Spencer Public Service Commission of Canada Director General, Human Resources Management Privy Council Office Prof Elinor Ostrom The Government of Canada Nobel Prize Laureate in Economic Sciences Arthur F Bentley Professor Prof Gary Wamsley Department of Political Science Professor Emeritus Indiana University, Bloomington Center for Public Administration and Policy Virginia Tech Prof Roger B Parks Emeritus Professor Prof Roger Wettenhall School of Public and Environmental Affairs Faculty of Management Indiana University, Bloomington School of Administrative Studies University of Canberra Prof James L Perry Distinguished Professor and Director of Online Education Prof Kenneth Wiltshire School of Public and Environmental Affairs J.D. Story Professor of Public Administration Indiana University, Bloomington Department of Government University of Queensland

18 Our Candidates The candidates tend to be experienced administrators and professionals. The majority occupies middle management positions in their organizations and is intent on moving to senior management in the near future. However, some of our candidates are from the top management stratum allowing for an exciting exchange and educational experience for all.

Our Graduates said: “Two years of very promising and rewarding school life!”- Karen Kue “Extremely valuable. Useful in my whole life!”- Honson Yuen “Studying MPA is one of the best choice I made in my life, as I gained not only knowledge but also friendship in the programme.”- Sharon Lo “I learnt so much from the course. Without the course and the kind professors, I know very little about the policy-making process of the government as well as the factors which affect the decision making of the government. The MPA course lets me obtain what I wanted to learn.”- Michelle Chan Yee Ying “This course enlightens my mind a great deal, especially the valuable experience shared among my fellow classmates” - Kathy Wong “A very good experience. The programme is of a high quality because the lecturers and professors are professional and they are very nice and helpful too. A good chance to gain friendship.” - Candy Leung “The course provides a wider scope towards the public administration, with the assistance from the experienced professors and lecturers, you can be undoubtedly stimulated with the theory, knowledge and research works.”- Terina Ho “I would strongly recommend this programme to the professional and administrative staff in the public and semi-public sectors who wish to extend their knowledge of public administration.” - Stella Y H Yeung “The HKU MPA programme is a wild success. Not only has it provided academic succor to my career but also given me a sense of my own intellectual potential. In a word, it has, through its programme variety, helped me steel myself for the times ahead.”- Clarence To “To finish the MPA programme had been my dream for some years. However, the conclusion of this study brings me mixed feelings. I am happy because it is one of my lifetime accomplishments. I am sad because I certainly will miss my dear teachers and wonderful classmates. Last but not the least, I found, and am still finding, this programme extremely useful and practical. It has broadened my horizon and taken me to new frontiers. I am deeply indebted...... ” - Edwin Lam

19 Our Distinguished Alumni With over 30 years of history, the MPA programme has produced graduates who have not only developed successful careers, but also made significant contributions to Hong Kong. Today we have over 700 alumni working in government, public bodies, non-profit organizations, private firms and universities and educational institutions.

Dr Chan Yuen Tak Fai, Dorothy, JP Dr Yuk Tak Fun, Alice, JP Mr Lam Tin Sing Enoch, JP Deputy Director of Administration & General Manager (Members & Deputy Secretary (Works) Resources Community Services) Works Branch School of Professional and Continuing YMCA of Hong Kong Development Bureau Education Year of Graduation: 1991 HKSAR Government The University of Hong Kong Year of Graduation: 1997 Year of graduation: 1981 Dr Fan Yun-sun, Susan Executive Director Ms Chan Fung Lan, Doris Mr Eddie Ng, JP Family Planning Association of Hong Principal Trade Officer Chairman Kong Trade and Industry Department Human Capital Management Year of Graduation: 1992 HKSAR Government Consulting Ltd. Year of Graduation: 1998 Year of graduation: 1981 Mrs Chiu Yau Mei Po Mable Senior Assistant Registrar Mr Chung Siu Man, Raymond Mr Lai Nin, Alan, GBS, JP Vice-Chancellor’s Office General Manager Former Permanent Secretary The University of Hong Kong Vessel Traffic Services Financial Services and the Treasury Year of Graduation: 1995 Marine Department HKSAR Government HKSAR Government Year of Graduation: 1982 Mr Wong Tak Wing, Albert Year of Graduation: 1998 Principal Auditor Dr Lee Ching Yee, Jane Audit Commission Ms Ma Siu-hung Candy Deputy Director & Head of College of HKSAR Government Chief Executive Officer (Conduct and Business and Finance Year of Graduation: 1995 Discipline) School of Professional and Continuing Civil Service Bureau Education Mr Lau Kar Ning, Edward HKSAR Government The University of Hong Kong Deputy Principal Solicitor (Company Year of Graduation: 1998 Year of Graduation: 1983 Law Reform) Companies Registry Mr Au Wing Hung Dr Chan Yiu Wing HKSAR Government Senior Building Surveyor Chief Staff Officer Year of Graduation: 1996 Buildings Department Auxiliary Medical Service HKSAR Government HKSAR Government Mrs Yuen Kwong Sau Yee, Cecilia Year of Graduation: 1999 Year of Graduation: 1984 Assistant Director Social Welfare Department Mr Cheuk Wai Fun Mr Wong Fook Yee HKSAR Government Chief Engineer/Islands Former Assistant Director Year of Graduation: 1996 Hong Kong Island and Islands Agriculture, Fisheries and Development Office Conservation Department Ms Hau Soo Mun Teresa Civil Engineering and Development HKSAR Government Chief Immigration Officer Department Year of Graduation: 1984 Immigration Department HKSAR Government HKSAR Government Year of Graduation: 1999 Mrs Lau Mak Yee Ming, Alice, JP Year of Graduation: 1997 Commissioner of Inland Revenue Mr Chiu Yu Chow Inland Revenue Department Mr Shum Kwok Leung Superintendent of Environmental HKSAR Government Senior Assistant Chief Ambulance Health Year of Graduation: 1985 Officer Food and Environmental Hygiene Fire Services Department Department Mr Kwok Kwok Chuen, BBS, JP HKSAR Government HKSAR Government Former Government Economist Year of Graduation: 1997 Year of Graduation: 1999 Financial Secretary’s Office HKSAR Government Mr Hon Chi Keung Ms Pang Mee Yuk, Melissa Year of Graduation: 1986 Project Manager District Land Officer Civil Engineering and Development Lands Department Mr Chiang Yam Wang, Allan Department HKSAR Government Former Postmaster General HKSAR Government Year of Graduation: 1999 Hong Kong Post Year of Graduation: 1997 Year of Graduation: 1986

20 Mrs Kwong Lau Po Yuk, Christina Mr Cheung Tak Keung, Jacob Mr Patrick Cheung Pak To, BBS Chief Engineer District Commander Senior Manager Civil Engineering and Development Hong Kong Police Force Securities and Futures Commission Department HKSAR Government Year of Graduation: 2007 HKSAR Government Year of Graduation: 2005 Year of Graduation: 2001 Mr Ho Fu Ho, Jonathan Dr Lo Seen Tsing, Sue General Manager Ms Lau Chi Wai, Edwina Senior Doctor Corporate Communications Division District Commander The Family Planning Association of Hong Kong Productivity Council Hong Kong Police Force Hong Kong Year of Graduation: 2007 HKSAR Government Year of Graduation: 2005 Year of Graduation: 2001 Ms Chung Woon Fan, Flora Mrs Lo Ho Yin, Martha Chief Executive Officer Mr Tsang Chee Wah, Luke Press Secretary to Secretary for Home Agency for Volunteer Service Head of Programme Development Affairs Year of Graduation: 2008 Radio Television Hong Kong Home Affairs Bureau Year of Graduation: 2001 HKSAR Government Ms Kao Hing Monica Esther Year of Graduation: 2005 The Secretary Miss Monica Chen, JP The Hong Kong Institution of Director Mr Tso Wai Yan Engineers Hong Kong Economic and Trade Principal Investigator (Operations Year of Graduation: 2008 Affairs, New York Department) Commerce and Economic Independent Commission Against Ms Ho Odilia Angela Development Bureau Corruption Vice Principal (Administration and HKSAR Government HKSAR Government Finance) Year of Graduation: 2002 Year of Graduation: 2005 Singapore International School (Hong Kong) Mr Chong Wing Hong Ben Miss Yam Yuen Man Year of Graduation: 2009 Chief Building Surveyor Former Head of Fundraising Buildings Dept. Po Leung Kuk Mr Kong Ping Lam Francis HKSAR Government Year of Graduation: 2005 Senior Division Officer AND Fire Services Department Honorary Secretary Ms Chan Yuk Mei, Cassandra HKSAR Government Planning and Development Division Controller of Procurement Division Year of Graduation: 2009 Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors Government Logistics Department Year of Graduation: 2003 HKSAR Government Year of Graduation: 2006 Mr Tam Tai Keung Divisional Commander Mr Au Chi Kwong, Sonny Fire Services Department Chief Superintendent HKSAR Government Hong Kong Police Force Year of Graduation: 2003 HKSAR Government Year of Graduation: 2006 Mr Lee Cheung Wing, John Acting Head of Customs Drug Mr To Chun Wai, Clarence Investigation Bureau Assistant Commissioner Customs and Excise Department Hong Kong Police Force HKSAR Government HKSAR Government Year of Graduation: 2004 Year of Graduation: 2006

Mr Chan Chi Kin Miss Yau Kwai Chong, Eliza Principal Immigration Officer Principal Assistant Secretary for Food Immigration Department & Health HKSAR Government Food and Health Bureau Year of Graduation: 2005 HKSAR Government Year of Graduation: 2006

21 The Facilities & Support

PA students enjoy the full campus Mservices provided by both the University at large and by the Department of Politics and Public Administration. At the University level, registered students are eligible to use the facilities and services of Libraries, the Computer Center, the University Health Services (medical and dental) and the Sports amenities. These facilities are crucial for study as well as for enhanced social interaction between students.

In addition to University-wide resources, the department provides valuable resources to our students. The departmental library maintains, governmental documents, general reference works in Politics and Public Administration, as well as major standard texts and journals. It provides primary research material for postgraduates and is a focus for the department research work. We also keep a complete collection of MPA dissertations of previous years. These dissertations are available to MPA students for reference.

22 Master of Public Administration Alumni Association (MPAAA)

ince 1978, the Master of Public Administration Sprogramme has produced many fine leaders for the Hong Kong Community. Thanks to the efforts of a group of alumni, the Master of Public Administration Alumni Association (MPAAA) was inaugurated on 9 April 2005. MPAAA aims at kindling the fraternity among teaching staff, alumni and friends of the MPA programme, assisting in the development of public administration skills and knowledge, and serving the community through the activities of the Association.

The activities organized by the MPAAA include technical visit to Fire Services Communication Centre, visit to the Court of Final Appeal of Macau SAR, luncheon seminar onvergence and Diversity in Social Security (featuring Professor Martin Rein of MIT), interactive seminar (featuring Mr Peter Lai), etc.

The MPAAA welcomes all MPA graduates to join. Please visit http://www.hku.hk/alumnibodies/mpaaa/index.html for information about the Association.

23 Admission The Requirements Applicants for admission to the MPA programme

(a) shall hold i. a Bachelor’s degree with honours of the University of Hong Kong, or ii. another qualification of equivalent standard from the University of Hong Kong or from another University or comparable institution accepted for this purpose, and (b) shall satisfy the examiners in a qualifying examination if required.

A candidate who does not hold a Bachelor degree with honours of this University or another qualification of equivalent standard may in exceptional circumstances be permitted to register if he or she demonstrates adequate preparation for studies at this level and satisfies the examiners in a qualifying examination. The purpose of this qualifying examination is to test the candidate’s formal academic ability or ability to follow the course of study prescribed. Applicants whose undergraduate record is considered to be of an insufficient standard may also be required to sit for the qualifying examination. Application Procedure Paper application: Application form can be downloaded from the Department’s webpage: http:// www.hku.hk/ppaweb/mpa or obtained from the Academic Services Enquiry Office (UG-05 Knowles Building, The University of Hong Kong). Completed form (together with the necessary supporting documents) should be returned to the Academic Services Enquiry Office.

On-line application: http://www.hku.hk/rss/online

Tuition fee and Closing date Please check the MPA URL http://www.hku.hk/ppaweb/mpa for details. Programme Administration Programme Director Dr Peter Cheung (BSocSc, CUHK; MA, Indiana; PhD, Washington)

Logistics Support Department of Politics and Public Administration 622 Wong Chuang Lai Wah Building Meng Wah Complex The University of Hong Kong Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong Tel: (852)2241-5563 Fax: (852)2858-3550 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.hku.hk/ppaweb/mpa On-line application: http://www.hku.hk/rss/online

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