Off the wire
• Turkey condemns Russian airstrikes against "civilians" in Syria  • Philippines denies report of IS militants  • Sri Lanka, Japan hold high level talks to enhance cooperation  • Sunken warship listed among China's top archaeological finds in 2015  • Paul, Fiorina excluded from next prime-time Republican presidential debate  • China probes 37,000 frugality violation cases in 2015  • China determined to safeguard sovereignty over Diaoyu Islands  • Russia, West should work together based on mutual willingness: Putin  • Senior CPC official meets Gabon's ruling party delegation  • Bangladesh seeks 2nd-most important Islamist party leader's death for war crimes  
You are here: 　 Home

HK's CPU to fund 6 projects on public policy research in 2015-16

Xinhua, January 12, 2016 Adjust font size:

The Central Policy Unit (CPU) of Hong Kong announced Tuesday that it has decided to fund six projects with a total funding of about 3.7 million HK dollars (about 477,419 U.S. dollars) in 2015-16.

The decision came after the CPU has processed 13 proposals in the Public Policy Research (PPR) Funding Scheme 2015-16, which involved a total funding of about 9.1 million HK dollars, which were assessed by a panel comprising 16 experienced academics.

The funded projects cover a wide spectrum of policy areas, including land supply and housing markets, poverty and inequality, regional co-operation and development, economic development, air quality, and ecological conservation.

The Hong Kong government introduced the PPR Funding Scheme in 2005 to promote public policy research. From 2013-14 onwards, the CPU is administering the day-to-day operation of the PPR Funding Scheme. Endit