Prof CHIU, Wing Kai Stephen    趙永佳 教授
Chair Professor
Department of Social Sciences and Policy Studies
Contact
ORCiD
0000-0003-0416-6297
Phone
(852) 2948 8570
Email
stephenwkchiu@eduhk.hk
Address
10 Lo Ping Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong
Scopus ID
57204303199
Research Interests
  • Sociological studies of Hong Kong and East Asian development
  • Social inequality
  • Youth
  • Social movement
  • Film industry
  • Traditional Chinese Medicine
Teaching Interests
  • Globalisation
  • Hong Kong Society
  • Development Studies
  • Social Movements
  • East Asian Societies
Personal Profile

Professor Stephen Chiu is currently the Chair Professor of Sociology and the Co-Director of The Academy of Hong Kong Studies at The Education University of Hong Kong.  He is also currently the Associate Dean (International Engagement) of Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Science. Professor Chiu obtained his Bachelor and MPhil degrees at The University of Hong Kong, and his Doctoral degree from Princeton University. 

Professor Chiu is a prolific researcher, experienced academic administrator and an enthusiastic teacher. He has produced voluminous publications containing co-authored books, book chapters, monographs and refereed journal articles. His research areas include the sociological studies of Hong Kong and East Asian development, social inequality, youth, social movement, and the film industry. He has secured substantial externally funded competitive grants and attracted a number of commissioned projects funded by, among others, Central Policy Unit and Education Bureau.

Professor Chiu is active in professional and community service. His public service records include serving as part-time member of the Central Policy Unit and member of HKSAR Government’s Commission on Strategic Development and the Task Force on Education, Employment and Training under the Commission on Poverty.  Since 2018 he has also been appointed as a member of the Commission on Poverty.  Between 2009 and 2017, he had also been the Chair of the CDC-HKEAA Committee on Liberal Studies (Senior Secondary) responsible for the design and revision of the subject’s curriculum. In the civil society, he also served as the Chair of the Asia Monitor Resources Centre that championed labour rights in the Asian region for over 10 years since the 1990s.  Recently he is the adviser of the parent-led organization EDiversity that promotes educational innovation in basic education.

Research Interests

  • Sociological studies of Hong Kong and East Asian development
  • Social inequality
  • Youth
  • Social movement
  • Film industry
  • Traditional Chinese Medicine
Teaching Interests

  • Globalisation
  • Hong Kong Society
  • Development Studies
  • Social Movements
  • East Asian Societies
Research Outputs


Journal Publications
Ho, E.S.C., Chiu, S.W.K., S, K.W., C, C.W.S, & Lee, T.S.L (2021). The Mediating Role of Different Types of Parental Support in the Social Disparity of Hope in Young Adulthood. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 50, 1437-1449.
相楠、趙永佳 (2018)。 「望」子成龍會否淪為癡心「妄」想?──論香港家長與子女教育期望之異同對學業成績的影響。 Education Journal 《教育學報》,62(2),1-20。
趙永佳、 施德安 (2018)。 「誰在看中醫?香港中醫就診趨勢回顧」。 Hong Kong Journal of Social Science [香港社會科學學報],51 (Spring/Summer),29-65。
Trevor Tsz-lok Lee, Stephen Wing-kai Chiu (2018). Conduit for Engagement? School Curriculum and Youth Political Participation in Hong Kong. YOUNG, 26(2), pp.161-178.
趙永佳、阮筠宜、梁懿剛 (2018)。 通識科如何影響香港中學生?。 港澳研究季刊,1,63-73。
Stephen Wing-kai Chiu, Niantao Jiang (2017). The future of telephone surveys in Hong Kong: A comparison of fixed line surveys with cellular phone surveys. Social Transformations in Chinese Societies, 13(1), pp.2-19.
趙永佳、梁凱澄、黃漢彤 (2017)。 內地經驗對香港青年中國觀感及身份認同的影響。 港澳研究季刊,3,38-47。
Stephen Wing-kai Chiu, Kevin Tze-wai Wong (2017). Happiness of Hong Kong youth from 2000 to 2014: empirical evidence on the differential impact of socioeconomic conditions on youth versus other age groups. Journal of Youth Studies, 21(3), pp.253-271.




Projects

新冠疫情下香港市民的中醫藥使用情況:國家支援、特區防疫政策及中醫藥業界動員的影響
新冠疫情期間,香港中醫積極投入抗疫,業界籌組「香港中醫藥界抗疫聯盟」;國家推動「援港抗疫中醫專家組」來港,特區政府亦支援中醫抗疫服務。然而,中醫參與抗疫,以及國家和特區的中醫抗疫政策,有沒有改變香港市民對中醫藥的觀感和使用,目前未有系統性的研究。本研究旨在1. 瞭解疫情期間巿民中醫求診情況:使用中醫藥治理新冠病毒、使用中醫遙距問診及新冠復康服務、服用「連花清瘟膠囊」等新冠特效中成藥 2. 瞭解巿民對國家及特區防疫政策的看法 3. 分析中醫業界動員、國家及特區防疫政策對中醫藥使用的影響 4. 提出中醫藥政策建議
Project Start Year: 2024, Principal Investigator(s): CHIU, Wing Kai, Stephen

 
Community Newspapers and Community Action: Understanding an Alternative form of Community Participation in Hong Kong in the 2010s

Project Start Year: 2023, Principal Investigator(s): CHIU, Wing Kai, Stephen

 
Life and Career Development Across the Life Span: A Pathway to Enhance Urban Resilience in Hong Kong for Post-Covid Era
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Project Start Year: 2023, Principal Investigator(s): CHIU, Wing Kai, Stephen

 
香港中醫專業發展對話平台
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Project Start Year: 2022, Principal Investigator(s): CHIU, Wing Kai, Stephen

 
Community Development and the Northern Metropolis: Social Sustainability, Inclusion, and Resilience

Project Start Year: 2022, Principal Investigator(s): CHIU, Wing Kai, Stephen

 
Development Research on School-based Programme of Career and Life Development: Case Study of Future Education in Action Project (RMG)
The team from the Education University of Hong Kong will be responsible for conducting development research for the second-year project of Future Education in Action (FEiA) initiated by The D.H. Chen Foundation under the mission of promoting values-driven life planning education (LPE) through school-based innovation and the following objectives: 1. To empower teachers and teaching teams for school-based innovation; 2. To promote values-driven life-planning education for students through an integrated model; 3. To foster cross-sectoral collaboration for future learning and teaching of teachers and students; 4. To drive wider participation of secondary schools in values-driven LPE through the dissemination of experience and practice of FEiA.
Project Start Year: 2022, Principal Investigator(s): CHIU, Wing Kai Stephen 趙永佳

 
Mapping the Landscape of Secondary School Entrepreneurship Education
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Project Start Year: 2022, Principal Investigator(s): CHIU, Wing Kai, Stephen

 
Mapping the Landscape of Secondary School Entrepreneurship Education (RMG)
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Project Start Year: 2022, Principal Investigator(s): CHIU, Wing Kai, Stephen

 
Establishing Impact Case: The Development of Chinese Medicine in Hong Kong: Professionalization, Utilization and Policies

Project Start Year: 2022, Principal Investigator(s): CHIU, Wing Kai, Stephen

 
Development Research on School-based Programme of Career and Life Development: Case Study of Future Education in Action Project
‘Future Education in Action’ (FEiA) aims to develop an integrated curriculum with schools to provide diversified learning and authentic opportunities to equip students with compassion values, essential future skills, and competencies. The Project will also build teachers’ capacity; stimulate innovation in education; facilitate engagement of different stakeholders and broaden community’s perspectives to LPE.
Project Start Year: 2021, Principal Investigator(s): CHIU, Wing Kai Stephen 趙永佳

 
Factors Affecting Student's Views on Career and Life Education and Their Choice of Further Study: Case Study of Future Education in Action Project
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Project Start Year: 2021, Principal Investigator(s): CHIU, Wing Kai Stephen 趙永佳

 
The Development of Chinese Medicine in Hong Kong: Professionalization, Utilization and Policies
Building on the previous endeavors by Chinese Medicine Studies (CMS) research team, this project aims to advance public interest in healthcare service and propose solutions to propel professional development of Chinese Medicine (CM) in Hong Kong. 2 research initiatives are currently in progress: 1) to instigate deliberative platform for CM professionals, policy makers and citizens to achieve consensus on the future planning of CM specialization, licensing examination and continuing education programmes, 2) to map out the opportunities for HK-based CM to operate in the Greater Bay Area
Project Start Year: 2021, Principal Investigator(s): CHIU, Wing Kai Stephen 趙永佳

 
香港市民中醫藥使用情況:社經背景、選擇過程與政策面向
This project aims to understand the general utilization of Chinese Medicine (CM) services among Hong Kong citizens, decision-making process of Hong Kong CM users and their corresponding comments toward medical policies regarding CM development through phone survey, clinic survey and in-depth interview. Suggestions for medical policy will be raised upon research analysis.
Project Start Year: 2020, Principal Investigator(s): CHIU, Wing Kai Stephen 趙永佳

 
Blocked Youth Social Mobility in Hong Kong: Myth or Reality?
This project proposes to examine the latest social mobility situation of Hong Kong youth, uncover the factors that affect their social mobility, explore the potential mechanism of how those factors interact with each other, and assess the impact of social mobility. Specifically, the project will concentrate on three themes within the research of social mobility: intra-generational mobility, intergenerational mobility, and the impact of social mobility on persons’ life satisfaction. Finally, the project will help clear the ground for further discussion on the right kind of policies to promote youth social mobility in Hong Kong, remove barriers in the education and labour market transition for youth, and help sustain social harmony
Project Start Year: 2020, Principal Investigator(s): CHIU, Wing Kai Stephen 趙永佳

 
The Long March towards Professionalization: Study of Chinese Medicine Practitioners' Attitudes towards Professional Development in Hong Kong
The purpose of this study is to conduct a survey of Chinese medicine practitioners in Hong Kong to understand their personal and professional backgrounds, their practicing status and their views on the major issues and policies impinging on the development Chinese medicine. We hope this will deepen our understanding of the profession and the sector in Hong Kong. Furthermore, through a consolidation of the divergent views of the industry and identification of common grounds, we could come up with feasible recommendations for further policy deliberations of the relevant professional community and policymakers.
Project Start Year: 2019, Principal Investigator(s): CHIU, Wing Kai Stephen 趙永佳

 
Becoming a Teacher: Understanding the Pathway to Pursue a Teaching Career
This is an action research project to support the promotion of our BEd programmes in community engagement activities. There are three components. First, it will examine the perceptions of senior secondary students on an educational career and on studying at EdUHK. Second, it will look into the experiences of FLASS’s current BEd students and their views on the various aspects of their training and career development. Third, it will interview recent graduates from our BEd programmes to understanding their employment experiences and their views on the relevance and possible venues of improvement of our programmes. A combination of quantitative and qualitative methods will be employment whenever feasible and the findings will be fed back into future community engagement and publicity activities.
Project Start Year: 2019, Principal Investigator(s): CHIU, Wing Kai Stephen 趙永佳

 
The Professionalization of Chinese Medicine in Hong Kong Since the SAR: A Social Movement Perspective
This project examines the professionalization of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in Hong Kong since the mid-1990s by reviewing its quest for institutionalization and public acceptance. In particular, we focused on the formation of TCM practitioners as a collective actor, their organization and professional identity, and their interactions with the various stakeholders in the professionalization of TCM in Hong Kong.
Project Start Year: 2018, Principal Investigator(s): CHIU, Wing Kai Stephen 趙永佳

 
Post-Secondary Transitions of Hong Kong Students and Early Labor Market Outcomes
To make use of the 2016 by-Census data to investigate into a number of salient processes in post-secondary transitions of Hong Kong students in Hong Kong and trace the continuities and changes from the previous censuses of 1991, 2001 and 2011.
Project Start Year: 2017, Principal Investigator(s): CHIU, Wing Kai Stephen 趙永佳