Innovation in healthcare is forever changing how we see and experience the medical industry. The environment is offering HKU’s Faculty of Business and Economics (the Faculty) a unique opportunity to be at the forefront of utilising rich data, creating better health outcomes for everyone.

The long-term rivalry between the US and China has since the election of President Trump manifested itself in the form of an economic conflict between the world’s greatest powers. With geopolitical flux now the new normal, Hong Kong citizens’ struggle to maintain their freedoms saw US politicians jump on the bandwagon in 2019; now the COVID-19 is the latest issue that both the US and China are dragging into the general trade war. Who has the upper hand?

Patients in China suffering from acute ischemic stroke, when arteries leading to the brain are blocked, have traditionally not experienced excellent clinical outcomes. Battling this disease has been a long-term battle for physicians working in the country’s overcrowded under-resourced public hospitals. Professor Haipeng Shen, Patrick S C Poon Professor in Analytics and Innovation at HKU Business School, has been working to change this situation by collaborating with top physicians and embracing the power of big data.

年屆88歲的查爾斯．漢迪（Charles Handy）是英國管理學大師，其著作《理解組織》（Understanding Organizations）更是組織研究的經典。近幾年，漢迪在中國內地聲望日隆，原因是他的一本小書《第二曲線》（The Second Curve）。

Research conducted at HKU on clawbacks has had a major influence on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s policymaking process, and has stimulated public debate by offering a holistic discussion on the benefits and shortfalls of clawbacks. The ensuing regulatory reforms have been widely discussed and debated in the media and across the global regulatory community.

A series of projects was conducted by Mr David Bishop and his team to advance the rights of migrant workers and eliminate unlawful practices in the Hong Kong employment agency industry.

經濟學家普遍認為，教育對經濟增長和發展具有積極影響。在個人層面上，教育可以提高個人的生產力和收入。同時，教育對社會有正外部性經濟效應：除了享有更高個人收入，受過良好教育的經理和企業家可以幫助公司發展業務，創造更多就業機會，並且給股東帶來更高的回報；訓練有素的醫生可以挽救更多生命；精通法律的律師可以更好地維護社會公義；博學又尊業的老師能夠更好地傳授知識；擁有前沿知識的科學家和工程師將帶動更多的創新，進而促進經濟發展。

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