The School of Humanities and Social Science at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), the French Centre for Research on Contemporary China (CEFC, Hong Kong) and the Groupe d’Analyse et de Théorie Economique (GATE Lyon Saint-Etienne) are jointly organizing a two-day conference on Wealth Accumulation and Inequality of Opportunity.
The conference is devoted to investigating the dynamics of inequality in China in terms of the production and the transmission of inequalities in a rapidly changing environment. To promote innovative discussions on the mechanisms of accumulation of inequality in China, it also aims at offering a perspective that is both comparative across countries and multidisciplinary.
Local contact for information & registration (compulsory): shssconf@ust.hk.
ORGANIZERS
– School of Humanities and Social Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) – Contact: Albert Park
– Centre d’Etudes Français sur la Chine contemporaine (CEFC), Hong Kong – Contact: Sebastian Veg
– GATE Lyon Saint-Etienne, France – Contact: Sylvie Démurger.
PROGRAM (updated Oct. 17, 2013)
GROUP PHOTO
VENUE
– Institute for Advanced Study, Room 2042, Lo Ka Chung Building, Lee Shau Kee Campus, HKUST.
– Getting to HKUST
– Useful maps:
- Walking routes from bus stations to Institute for Advanced Study
- HKUST Campus map
- HKUST location map.
ACCOMMODATION
– All invited speakers and participants will stay at Crowne Plaza Hong Kong (Kowloon East), located in Tseung Kwan O (MTR station), Kowloon.
– The hotel is about 40-45 minutes by taxi from the Hong Kong International Airport.
– A coach transfer service between the hotel and the conference venue will be arranged for invited speakers and participants on October 18 and October 19 (meeting point: hotel lobby, at 8:15am).
Useful links about transport and weather:
– Getting to/from the airport
– The Mass Railway Transit (MTR)
– Local weather information
SPONSORS
– School of Humanities and Social Science, HKUST,
– HKUST Institute for Emerging Market Studies,
– Centre d’études français sur la Chine contemporaine (CEFC),
– Institut Français,
– GATE Lyon Saint-Etienne,
– Université Lyon 2.
