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Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration
Symposium – In Celebration of Public Administration:
A Vital Sustaining Force in Public Management and Governance?

9-10 December 2013

Venue: Social Sciences Chamber, 11/F, The Jockey Club Tower, Centennial Campus, The University of Hong Kong

Speakers:

Monday 9 December 2013 Tuesday 10 December 2013
Dr. Bjoern Dressel,
Australian National University
Professor James Perry,
Indiana University, Bloomington
Professor Heung-suk Choi,
Korea University
Professor Gong Ting,
City University of Hong Kong
Professor Ching-Ping Tang,
National Chengchi University
Professor Ian Scott,
The University of Hong Kong
Professor Brinton Milward,
University of Arizona
Professor Brian Head,
University of Queensland
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Rundown:

Monday 9 December 2013 Tuesday 10 December 2013
9.00am - 9.30am Welcoming speech (Professor John Burns, Dean of Social Sciences, The University of Hong Kong);
Introductory remarks (Professor Eliza Lee and Professor Ian Thynne, The University of Hong Kong).
9.00am - 10.00am “The Motivational Bases of Public Service: Foundations for a Third Wave of Research”,
by Professor James Perry, Indiana University, Bloomington.
9.30am - 10.30am “Public Administration and the Rule of Law in Asia: Breadth without Depth?”
by Dr. Bjoern Dressel, Australian National University.
10.00am - 11.00am “Administrative Values in the Chinese and Hong Kong Public Services: A Comparative Analysis”,
by Professor Gong Ting and Professor Ian Scott, City University of Hong Kong & The University of Hong Kong.
10.30am - 11.00am Tea & coffee 11.00am - 11.30am Tea & coffee
11.00am - 12.00noon “Who Should be in Charge? Citizens’ Perceptions of Public Service Privatization in South Korea”,
by Professor Heung-suk Choi, Korea University.
11.30am - 12.00noon “Intellectual Disarray in Public Administration: A Challenge to Administrative Study in Southeast Asia”,
tabled by Professor Shamsul Haque, National University of Singapore.
12.00noon - 1.30pm Lunch (by invitation) 12.00noon - 12.30pm Discussion of the Symposium publication;
Closing remarks (Professor Eliza Lee and Professor Ian Thynne, The University of Hong Kong).
1.30pm - 2.30pm “Capacity Building for Societal Governance: A Case of Collaborative Community Development in Taiwan”,
by Professor Ching-Ping Tang, National Chengchi University.
12.30pm - 2.00pm Lunch (by invitation)
2.30pm - 3.30pm “The Increasingly Hollow State: Challenges and Dilemmas for Public Administration",
by Professor Brinton Milward, University of Arizona.
(End of Symposium)
3.30pm - 4.00pm Tea & coffee
4.00pm - 5.00pm “Public Administration and the Promise of Evidence-based Policy: Experience in and beyond Australia",
by Professor Brian Head, University of Queensland.
6.30pm - 9.30pm Symposium dinner (by invitation)
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Photo Album: (Day 1) (Day 2)

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Enquiries: psdhku@hku.hk

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