Experts from around the globe discussed key issues concerning the development of the Greater Bay Area (GBA) at a conference held on 22 and 23 October organised by Lingnan University, the South China University of Technology and The Education University of Hong Kong. The conference was entitled “Development, Challenges and Opportunities in Greater Bay Area.”

Experts from around the globe attend the Conference

Released in February by the Central Government, the “Outlined Development Plan for Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area” marked the progress of the GBA into a substantive phase. Such developments towards regional integration allow capital and personnel to flow freely and smoothly, creating many opportunities but also bringing new challenges to governance. The Conference provided a platform for professionals and scholars to deliberate on these and related issues.

On behalf of School of Public Administration, Prof. WANG Ou attended the conference and reported his paper entitled “Selective Affinity: Object Mismatch in China’s Public Services” .He analyzed the case of a youth community college in China that was built to alleviate social conflict and strengthen social integration but in fact mismatched its target population. In his report, he concluded that the lack of a socially responsible democratic mechanism entails that reliance upon rational bureaucrats will still result in a mismatch between the needs and values of pluralistic societies.  

Reproduced from Lingnan University

https://www.ln.edu.hk/news/20191023/international-experts-discuss-development-and-governance-issues-of-gba-at-lingnan-university-conference