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7. Retrospect and Prospect

7. Retrospect and Prospect

In the reporting year LEWI continued to produce significant numbers of high
quality publications, strengthen existing and foster new academic exchanges and

collaborations, including taking part in a Three-Way Partnership Initiative
involving Hong Kong (HKBU and City University of Hong Kong), USA (Georgia

State University) and South Africa (University of Cape Town and University of
Pretoria), and held numerous research seminars and international

conferences/workshops. In the pipeline are two major conferences scheduled for
November 2017, an International Conference on Polarisation, Fragmentation

and Resilience: Four Urban Contexts Compared, and Global Partnership for
Better Cities - Hong Kong Conference. Both conferences are outgrowth of the
aforementioned Three-Way Partnership Initiative.

In comparison with previous years, the grant record for the reporting year might
not be impressive. But all research staff members were busy working on major
on-going projects funded by grants previously secured. Dr. Johansson Perry

completed his five-year service as a Research Assistant Professor in August 2016
to hamper efforts in grant seeking. Nonetheless, LEWI managed to receive a

number of prestigious and highly competitive grants, including a grant from the
Lincoln Institute China Program International Fellowship to Dr. Pu Hao and Prof.

Li Si-ming, and, at the time of writing this report a grant of RMB 600,000 by the
NSFC extended to Dr. Karen Hui of the Advanced Institute for Contemporary

China Studies and Prof. Li Si-ming. Currently, many colleagues at LEWI are
contemplating to submit GRF, PPR, FRG and other bids in the next few months.

Given our track record, it may not be too exaggerating to claim LEWI to be one
of the most active and productive research centres at HKBU as well as in the

Hong Kong SAR at large. Also, with the commencement of the MAGS programme
in September 2016, LEWI continues to play a pivotal role in nurturing talented

students from various parts of the world. The accomplishments achieved
represent the hard work and dedication of LEWI’s research and administrative

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