Professor of Practice

Prof. CHOW, Man-kong, JP
Senior Advisor to the Provost and Deputy President, CityUHK
Professor of Practice of the Department of Data Science, CityUHK

Biography: Prof. CHOW Man-kong is Senior Advisor to the Provost and Deputy President and Professor of Practice to the Department of Data Science of the City University of Hong Kong.

Prof. Chow received his PhD in economic sociology from the Faculty of Social Sciences at The University of Hong Kong, as well as a postgraduate diploma in education from The Chinese University of Hong Kong, and a Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences (First Class Hons) from Hong Kong Baptist University. Prior to joining CityUHK, Prof. Chow was an Associate Vice President (Institutional Advancement), Executive Co-Director of the Academy for Applied Policy Studies and Education Futures, and Programme Leader of Executive Master of Public Administration and Leadership (EMPAL) of The Education University of Hong Kong.

Prof. Chow’s areas of research interest include Chinese regional economic development, economic development of the Mainland and Hong Kong, applied public policy, Chinese family businesses, the Belt and Road Initiative, and the development of higher education. He has been involved in a substantial number of policy research reports and more than 10 publications. Prof. Chow is also frequently invited to give lectures on applied public policy, Chinese regional economies and higher education development.

Prof. Chow is currently a member of the Legislative Council (Election Committee) of the Hong Kong SAR, a committee member of the Chinese Association of Hong Kong & Macao Studies, and the Member of Expert Group, Chief Executive's Policy Unit, Hong Kong SAR Government. He puts forward and advises on public policies related to economic and education development.