Scholars, Practitioners, and Experts Gather at Lingnan University to Discuss the Innovation in Health Service Delivery in the Asia-Pacific Region

22 Jan 2016

 
#Prof Joshua Mok Ka-ho, Vice-President and Chair Professor of Comparative Policy at Lingnan University welcomed the opportunity to co-host the symposium.
 

Over 70 distinguished academics, practitioners, thought leaders, and policy makers from the United States, the United Kingdom, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, Japan, Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong gathered at Lingnan University today (22 January) for an International Symposium with the theme “Innovation in Health Service Delivery: Enhancing Trade and Creating Value in the Asia-Pacific Region”. The symposium is organised by the Centre for Asian Pacific Studies at Lingnan University and the Hong Kong APEC Study Centre (APECSC) at The Hong Kong Institute of Education.


 
 


In the opening ceremony, Prof Joshua Mok Ka-ho, Vice-President and Chair Professor of Comparative Policy at Lingnan University welcomed the opportunity to co-host the symposium and commented that facing the global challenges raised by the rapid social changes, scholars, practitioners and policy makers saw the need for innovation in health service delivery and cooperation in the Asia-Pacific Region.  Also in attendance to deliver welcoming remarks were Prof Darryl Jarvis, Director of APECSC and Mr Chris YH Sun, JP, Head of Healthcare Planning and Development Office, Food and Health Bureau, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government.

Prof Tikki Pang, Visiting Professor of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore and former Director of the Department of Research Policy and Cooperation, World Health Organization discussed comprehensively on the topic “Dealing with Dengue as a Cross-border Health Threat: The Perfect is the Enemy of the Good”.  Prof Alfred Chan Cheung-ming, Chair Professor of Social Gerontology from the Department of Sociology and Social Policy, Lingnan University shared his view on “Marketisation of Community Care in Hong Kong: The Implementation of the Community Care Voucher Scheme”.

 
 

 

The symposium also provided an opportunity to enrich students’ learning experiences.  Over 50 postgraduate students from Lingnan University and The Hong Kong Institute of Education attended the symposium and joined discussions with speakers.  In the Research Postgraduate Students Reflections session, postgraduate students shared what they have learned from the symposium and the reflection on their research.