Other Activities丨AY2026-27

Collection of ECON 30th Anniversary Insulated Water Bottle & 2-way Strap

To mark the Department’s 30th anniversary, we have created a stylish, tailor-made insulated water bottle engraved with your name for current students admitted before the AY2026–27 intake (water bottles for AY2026–27 students will not be personalised), together with a versatile 2-way strap, as a memorable keepsake.

Please sign up to reserve your preferred timeslot for the collection at WYL314 by 21 September 2026 (Monday) at noon.

ECON Windbreaker Collection

 As the weather turns cooler and autumn settles in, our department has prepared a stylish windbreaker for ECON & BSSGEB Year 1 and Senior Year intake Students.

Please sign up to reserve your preferred timeslot to collect the windbreaker at WYL314 by 21 September 2026 (Monday) at noon.

Applications Successful: General Research Fund (GRF) 2026/27

The Research Grants Council (RGC) announced the funding results of the latest round of the General Research Fund (GRF) and the Early Career Scheme (ECS) for 2026/27 on 26 June 2026. Two research projects from the Department of Economics have been awarded funding under the General Research Fund (GRF) 2026/27.

Funded projects:

• Prof. LUO Jinfeng, “Worker Life Cycle Amid Task Evolution,” HK$497,567.
• Prof. FAN Cheng Ze, Simon, “Migrant Density and Labor Market Outcomes of Migrant Workers,” HK$298,000.
   

Summaries of results can be found on the following website:

https://www.ugc.edu.hk/eng/rgc/funding_opport/grf/funded_research.html

ECON Orientation Programme cum Reception on 31 August 2026 (Monday)

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