UROP Proceedings 2010-11

Housing Policy, Home Ownership Scheme and My Home Purchase Plan:The Future of Hong KongAdvisor : SING Ming / SOSCStudent : LEUNG Wai / FINA(UROP1000, Summer 2011)The purpose of this project is an attempt to identity an optimal policy for Hong Kong’shousing problem – the supply-demand imbalance and the skyrocketing of property prices. Thereasons for and against the resumption of the Home Ownership Scheme (HOS) are analyzed,and it is compared with the My Home Purchase Plan (MHPP) raised by the Hong KongGovernment, in order to derive suitable housing measures and create a better future forHong Kong.Cases of Corruption: A Review of Empirical Literature from 2010-2011Advisor : SING Ming / SOSCStudent : POON Hok Chi / ECON(UROP1000, Summer 2011)The adverse consequences of corruption are gradually recognized by current research.Reducing corruption by understanding its causes is crucial. In reviewing the empiricalliterature to find out the causes for corruption, a wide range of determinants is displayed andarranged in the following four aspects: level of democracy, natural resources, decentralizationand quality of the government. This project summarizes the main theories and explanationsfor corruption, reveals the major determinants and suggests direction for further research.Hong Kong’s Democratic DevelopmentAdvisor : SING Ming / SOSCStudent : WONG Tsz Ying / ACCT(UROP1000, Summer 2011)Before the Hong Kong’s return of sovereignty to China in 1997, the majority was concernedabout the progress of democracy in Hong Kong under new governance. To many, it issurprising that the progress of democratic development has been going steadily. Hong Kong isnow in a state of “transition fatigue”, under a hybrid regime that combines democratic andauthoritarian elements in a tense mixture. This project studies the major political and socialfactors surrounding Hong Kong’s latest democratic development.80