| Date: | 16 December 2022 (Friday) | |
| Time: | 09:30 - 16:15 (Hong Kong time) | |
| Venue: | LYH201/1, Lingnan University, Hong Kong | Zoom | |
| Format: | Hybrid Model | |
| Registration: | Click here | |
The Symposium on Social Change and Social Policy in the COVID-19 Context: Asian Perspectives and Experiences is a multidisciplinary conference held at Lingnan University in Hong Kong. The Covid-19 global pandemic has unleashed a catastrophic crisis all across the world, which also changed people’s lives in different ways. It is clear that the future of social policy needs rethinking in many ways and responding to the need for social protection and the challenges of social injustices. The symposium aims to foster dialogue on rethinking social policy for post-pandemic transformations in the Asian context so as to meet global challenges, with a special focus on the following topics:
Programme Rundown
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09:30 - 09:45 |
Welcoming By Professor Joshua Ka Ho MOK, Vice-president of Lingnan University, Hong Kong
Photo taking |
| 09:45 - 10:30 |
Keynote Social Policy Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Asia Pacific Region: Some Reflections from Taiwan’s Experiences By Professor KU Yeun Wen, National Taiwan University, Taiwan |
| 10:30 - 11:30 |
Session 1: Labour Markets and Youth Employment
Reconceptualizing Youth Poverty through the Lens of Precarious Employment in Global Pandemic Period By Professor PUN Ngai and Ms. Peier CHEN, Lingnan University, Hong Kong
Exploring the Gaps in COVID-19 Prevention Practices in Hong Kong from a Social Justice Framework By Professor Gizem ARAT, Lingnan University, Hong Kong
Platform Work and Social Risks: A Qualitative Study on Workers’ Experiences and Views in Hong Kong By Cham Kit MING, Professor Tat Chor AU-YEUNG, Professor Gizem ARAT, Lingnan University, Hong Kong |
| 11:30 - 11:45 | Tea and Coffee break |
| 11:45 – 12:45 |
Session 2: Ageing and Public Health
How Does COVID-19 Affect Formal-informal Care Relationship of People with Dementia in the Community during the Post-pandemic Period? Evidence from Hong Kong By Professor Cheng SHI, Lingnan University, Hong Kong
Does Compulsory Testing Measure work for suppressing the infection of COVID-19 in the elderly community: Evidence from Hong Kong By Professor Cong LIANG, Lingnan University, Hong Kong
How Productivist Welfare Regime Frames the Risks of Ageing During the COVID-19 Pandemic By Miss Zhen TIAN, Lingnan University, Hong Kong |
| 12:45 – 14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 – 15:00 |
Session 3: Educational and Societal Supports
Health Hazard and Symbolic Violence: The Impact of Double Disturbance on International Learning Experiences and Social Policy Implications for Hong Kong By Professor Joshua Ka Ho MOK, Lingnan University, Hong Kong
A Re-Examination of the Pull Factors Influencing the Destination Choices of Chinese International Students After Massive Global Immobility By Professor Baohua YU, Lingnan University, Hong Kong Professor Joshua Ka Ho MOK, Lingnan University, Hong Kong Mr Lihang GUAN, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Children’s Views about their Lives and Well-being during the Pandemic: Evidence from the Covid-19 Supplement of Children’s Worlds By Professor Stefan KÜHNER, Lingnan University, Hong Kong Professor Maggie Ka Wai LAU, Lingnan University, Hong Kong |
| 15:00 – 15:15 | Tea & Coffee break |
| 15:15 – 16:00 |
Session 4: Policy and Research Directions
Balancing the Needs between Public Health and the Economic Recovery: Nordic Social Policies in the Wave of the Covid-19 By Professor Ka LIN, Lingnan University, Hong Kong
Unmasking the Social Policy Responses of COVID-19 in Four Southeast Asian Nations: Institutional Patterns and Policy Adjustment By Mr. YUDA, Tauchid Komara, Lingnan University, Hong Kong |
| 16:00 – 16:15 | Closing |
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