Public Sector Management in Hong Kong

Course Coordinator: Dr Percy Lui, BSocSc (CUHK); MPA, PhD (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)

Course Developers: Dr Dennis Woodward, Monash University; Leung Man Kit, Hong Kong SAR Government; Chu Yim Kwong, Hong Kong SAR Government; and Chu Bo Kwun, Hong Kong SAR Government

This higher-level course is one of the core courses within the BSocSc in Public Administration and BSocSc (Hons) in Public Administration. It is also suitable for Social Sciences students who wish to acquire the knowledge to understand and analyse Hong Kong's current public sector reform.

Advisory prerequisite(s)
You are advised to have already studied SOSC A101 and PUAD A202.

Aims
This course aims to assist students in developing a comprehensive understanding of theories in new public management and public sector reform in developed countries; in acquiring the knowledge of the structure and functions of the public sector and civil service system in Hong Kong; in understanding the contexts within which Hong Kong's public sector reforms have been launched and the contents of those reforms; and in analysing Hong Kong’s public sector management in the wider international context.

Contents
The course covers the following topics:

• Public administration and new public management
• Public sector reform in developed countries
• An overview of public sector reform in Hong Kong
• Trading fund reform in Hong Kong
• School management reform in Hong Kong
• Human resources management reforms in the Hong Kong government
• Housing management reforms in Hong Kong
• Reforms in the Hong Kong Police
• Hong Kong public sector reforms in a global context

Learning support
There will be 12 two-hour tutorials and two two-hour supplementary lectures.

Assessment
There will be five assignments and a final examination. Students are required to submit assignments via the Online Learning Environment (OLE).

Set book(s)
Cheung, A B L and Lee, J C Y (eds) (2001) Public Sector Reform in Hong Kong: Into the 21st Century, 2nd edn, Hong Kong: The Chinese University Press.