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Inclusive Employment Market cum Exhibition 2023: Inclusive Education & Employment – Business and School Partnership Scheme – Award Presentation Ceremony and Idea Exchange Session

Funded by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, the Centre for Civil Society and Governance at The University of Hong Kong (the Centre) collaborates with four key NGO partners – CareER, Heep Hong Society, SAHK and St. James’ Settlement; and implements Jockey Club Collaborative Project for Inclusive Employment. The three-year Project aims at encouraging […]

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Knowledge Primer 6 – Realising Resource Circularity in Foodservice Industry

Dubbed as a world-famous food paradise, Hong Kong has a vibrant foodservice landscape. The vibrancy, however, comes with a huge amount of waste generated throughout the operations. Not only is it a waste of resources but also increases the operating cost. As part of the government’s strategy to achieve “#WasteReduction．#ResourcesCirculation．#ZeroLandfill”, both the forthcoming #municipalsolidwastechargingscheme and […]

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Research
Revitalising Hong Kong’s Abandoned Villages – Mui Tsz Lam & Kop Tong

What makes a good rural stewardship? The Forest Village Programme is an action research project initiated by the Centre for Civil Society and Governance at HKU, with the aim of bringing Mui Tsz Lam and Kop Tong back to life. Adopting the revitalisation cluster as the scaling up strategy, the HKU team expands its effort […]

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Award and Achievement
Faculty Knowledge Exchange Awards 2023

The Centre’s Rural Revitalisation project has won the Faculty KE Awards 2023 with its impact on enhancing civil society’s capacity and readiness for sustainability attainment using Rural Revitalisation as the action domain. You may find out more about the Project and its impact with this link: https://www.ke.hku.hk/assets/doc/KEAward/2023/SocialSciences.pdf The Faculty Knowledge Exchange (KE) Awards were introduced […]

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Knowledge Primer 5 – “Scaling Circularity through Transformative Technologies and Business Model Innovations”

You are cordially invited to the fifth Knowledge Primer (KP) titled “Scaling Circularity through Transformative Technologies and Business Model Innovation” under the “Partnership for Sustainability Leadership in Business” (PSLB) project, initiated by the Centre for Civil Society and Governance (CCSG) of HKU with support from The Hongkong Bank Foundation. Waste challenge has always been painstaking in Hong Kong. The […]

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Building the “Scale Infrastructure” for Social Innovation and Community Resilience Open Forum cum Project Showcase

14:30 - 17:30

As the world is getting more and more complex and uncertain, communities around the globe are struggling to pursue transformational changes in meeting various sustainability challenges. Apart from nurturing social entrepreneurship and innovative solutions, developing and strengthening the “scale infrastructure”—institutions, practices, ideas and people—that helps scale up innovative ideas into social impact is of major importance.  Over the past decade, there have been significant efforts worldwide to develop and enhance the “scale infrastructure”, as manifested in the emergence of venture philanthropy, the proliferation of impact investment programmes, the formation of collaborative platforms and networks, the application of business practices to the social sector such as social sector franchising, and the creation of new forms of cross-sector collaboration such as the Social Impact Bond. As a closing event for the Social Innovations for Sustainable Communities (SISC) Programme, this Open Forum aims to bring insights from experiences of scaling social innovation in Hong Kong, to reflect upon what has been attained, and to explore strategies for further enhancing the scale infrastructure. Also, to celebrate the SISC Programme’s successful incubation of Sustainability Catalyzers, the teams that were incubated and supported by the Programme will exhibit their works and impact in the Project Showcase. Participants are encouraged to join the Immersion Workshops organized by the teams to gain a deeper understanding of their missions and social innovation journeys, and to explore collaboration opportunities. Event Details  Date:  2 December 2022 (Friday) Time: 2:30 – 5:30 pm Venue: Yuet Ming Auditorium, The University of Hong Kong Language: Cantonese, supplemented with sign language Chit-Chat Session and Interactive Dialogue Guest Speakers Dr Anthony NG Trustee, WYNG Foundation Mr Charles CHONG Chairman, We R Family Foundation Ltd Ms Danielle TSUI Senior Vice President, Customer Proposition & Ecosystem Partnership Business Banking, Commercial Banking, Hong Kong, HSBC Moderator Professor Wai-Fung LAM Director, Centre for Civil Society and Governance, HKU   Project Showcase and Immersion Workshops * Project Showcase Time :     13:00 – 17:00 Immersion Workshops Time :     16:30 – 17:30 *Only forum participants are eligible to attend. (Admission is free and quotas will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis) Register NOW

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Symposium on Seizing Opportunities for Inclusive Employment in a Time of Change

00:00 - 17:00

Inclusive Career Platform of Jockey Club Collaborative Project for Inclusive Employment will hold a symposium that aims to bring together experts and stakeholders to discuss the future of work and the opportunities it presents to PWD. It also aspires to devise effective strategies for promoting inclusive employment in the new era to unleash PWD’s talents, increase workforce diversity, and raise productivity.   Date:          18 November 2022 (Friday) Time:         2:30 – 5:00 pm Venue:       Multi-Purpose Area, Level 2, Main Library, HKU* Language: Cantonese, supplemented with sign language   Keynote Speech (1): Challenges and Opportunities for Inclusive Employment in the Age of Technology Dr Kevin LAU, MH, JP President, Hong Kong Small and Medium Enterprises Development Institute Keynote Speech (2): Exploring New Possibilities of Innovation and Technology for Cultivating Social Inclusion Dr Sunny CHAI, BBS, JP Chairman, Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation Keynote Speech (3): Grasping the Market Demand to Rediscover the Opportunities of Vocational Training Dr Hon Stephen WONG Yuen-shan Senior Vice President & Executive Director of Public Policy Institute, Our Hong Kong Foundation Member, Legislative Council Panel Discussion: Opportunities in a New Era – Strategy for Promoting Inclusive Employment Panellists:  Ms Honnus CHEUNG Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer, Mojodomo Group Mr Nelson TSE Founder & Sales and Marketing Director, Million Tech Development Limited Honorary Chairman, Hong Kong Retail Technology Industry Association Mr Duncan LIU Project Specialist, Green Tomato Limited Moderator: Professor Wai-Fung LAM Director, Centre for Civil Society and Governance, HKU Register Now  Event Details Contact:    3917 4762 Ms Karen Chan / 3910 2462 Ms Jacqueline Cheung *Due to pandemic measures, there will be a limited capacity at the venue. Seats will be allocated through advance booking on a first-come-first-served basis

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Knowledge Primer 4 – “Collaboration for Driving Circular Economy in the Food & Beverage Industry”

14:30 - 17:00

You are cordially invited to the fourth Knowledge Primer (KP4) titled “Collaboration for Driving Circular Economy in the Food & Beverage Industry” under the Partnership for Sustainability Leadership in Business (PSLB), initiated by the Centre for Civil Society and Governance (CCSG) of The University of Hong Kong. Seemingly efficient and convenient, the “take-make-consume-dispose” linear economy that we rely upon is taking a toll on our environment and society. This is especially evident in the resource-hungry and waste-intensive food and beverage (F&B) industry which caters for everyone’s daily needs and gastronomic desires. Reengineering the F&B value chains with the ideas of circular economy presents promising ways to design out waste and drive systemic change for sustainable development. It essentially relies on close collaborations between the F&B businesses and different value chain partners to put circularity into practice. This Knowledge Primer will shed light on the approaches to embedding circularity into F&B businesses for enhancing resilience. The KP includes keynote speeches surrounding the concept of circular economy for sustainability and business resilience, and real-life experience of putting the idea into practice in the hospitality industry’s context, as well as a panel discussion where distinguished and seasoned professionals will exchange views on the current progress, challenges, new developments and innovations needed for driving circular economy and sustainability in the F&B industry. The event details are as follows: Date: 17 November 2022 (Thursday) Time: 2:30pm – 5:00pm Venue: Atrium, The Mills Fabrica (4/F, The Mills, 45 Pak Tin Par Street, Tsuen Wan) Format: Physical* and Online via Zoom Language: Cantonese and English (with simultaneous interpretation) *Due to pandemic measures, there will be a limited capacity at the venue. Seats will be allocated through advance booking on a first-come-first-served basis. Should you be interested in participating, please reserve seat(s) via https://ccsg.hku.hk/pslb/collaboration/events/kp4/on or before 9 November 2022. You are welcome to contact Ms. Mimi Kan at Telephone: 3910-2535 / Email: [email protected] for queries.

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HKU & Meta Announce the Winners of the AR/VR Policy Research in the Asia Pacific Region

Centre for Civil Society and Governance of The University of Hong Kong and Meta announced the winners of the AR/VR Policy Research in the Asia Pacific region, an initiative to help nurture solution-focused research on responsible development and application of augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) technologies. CCSG and Meta wish to thank all entities who submitted a proposal and congratulate the winners.

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Revisioning Inclusive Employment Seminar Series 2022

Jockey Club Collaborative Project for Inclusive Employment hopes to invite different stakeholders and guest speakers to discuss and revision social inclusion and inclusive employment of Hong Kong through a series of thematic seminars to be organized in September 2022. The content includes: Inspiring Peers: How Career Coaches Guide People with Disabilities Power of Media: Promoting Inclusive Employment and its Strategies Dispelling Misconceptions: How Mainstream Education Impacts Social Inclusion Advancing Professionalism: Supporting the Needs of Frontline Staff in Facilitating Inclusive Employment Register Now

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Workshop Promotes Nature-Culture Approaches to Rural Sustainability

(Copyright © 2022 Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability, United Nations University)

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Workshop Introduces Urban-Rural Sustainability Fellowship in the Asia-Pacific

(Copyright © 2022 International Partnership for the Satoyama Initiative)

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Social Innovation in Business for Good Causes

15:30 - 17:30

Social entrepreneurship is one of the most effective approaches to resolving social problems and creating social impacts. In this session, our honorable guests will share how their business and operation achieve their vision and social missions through business innovations. Date: 29 July 2022 (Friday) Time: 15:30 – 17:30 Mode: Online Language: Cantonese supplemented with sign language   Guest Speakers: Mr John TSANG, GBM, JP (Founder, Esperanza/Advisor Committee, StashAway/Senior Advisor, Bowtie) Mr George Chen (Managing Director, Public Policy, Meta (Facebook)) Ms Kitty Yip (Founder, Addoilmusic)   Moderator: Professor Wai-fung Lam (Director, Centre for Civil Society and Governance, HKU)   Register Now!

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AIRI Urban-Rural Sustainability Fellowship 2022-23 Taster Events on Socio-ecological Landscape Planning and Management

AIRI Urban-Rural Sustainability Fellowship 2022-23 is a one-year incubation programme jointly organised by The University of Hong Kong, Tsinghua University, National Chengchi University, and Asian Institute of Technology. The Fellowship aims to empower and connect thought leaders and exceptional practitioners from across the Asia-Pacific region who aspire to be Change Fellows spearheading urban-rural integration and rural sustainability. Change Fellows who have successfully completed the programme will earn a Certificate of Recognition jointly issued by the four universities. They will also be eligible to enter into a competition with innovative proposals that address rural sustainability challenges. There will be a total of four awards (one laureate from Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Thailand respectively), each with a seed grant at the value of US$25,000. Event 1: Online Workshop on Integrated Nature-Culture Approaches to Rural Sustainability Date: July 23, 2022 (Saturday) Time: 14:30-16:15 (Hong Kong Time) Format: Zoom Language: English Contents: – Introduction to AIRI Fellowship Programme 2022-23 – Lecture: Sustainable Management of Socio-ecological Production Landscapes – Exercise: Re-establishing Socio-ecological Integrity of a Rural Community – Fellowship Scheme Application Instructions Trainers: – Mr Bruno Leles, Partnerships Associate, Secretariat of the International Partnership for the Satoyama Initiative – Ms Katie Chick, Assistant Director, Centre for Civil Society and Governance, The University of Hong Kong Fee: Free of charge Enquiry: 3917-1255 / [email protected] Registration: Click here   Event 2: Visit to Lai Chi Wo, Mui Tsz Lam & Kop Tong on Rural Planning and Management Date: August 13, 2022 (Saturday) Time: 09:00-17:30 (Hong Kong Time) Format: Site visit Language: Cantonese supplemented with English Contents: – Introduction to AIRI Fellowship Programme 2022-23 – Guided Tour in Lai Chi Wo: The intact South China feng-shui village landscape of Lai Chi Wo and socio-economic strategies to revitalise the Lai Chi Wo cultural landscape – Site Visit to Mui Tsz Lam and Kop Tong: Planning and design challenges and opportunities for local forest villages – Fellowship Scheme Application Instructions (Round boat trip between Ma Liu Shui and Lai Chi Wo will be arranged.) Trainers: – Ms Katie Chick, Assistant Director, Centre for Civil Society and Governance, The University of Hong Kong – Mr Ryan Leung, Senior Project Officer, Centre for Civil Society and Governance, The University of Hong Kong Fee: Free of charge Quota: 20 Enquiry: 3917-1255 / [email protected] Registration: Click here

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