Research Retreat 2019
The Research Retreat 2019 took place at Royal Plaza Hotel on 26 September 2019. This year, we invited Dr Kevin DOWNING (Director, Institutional Research Office, City University of Hong Kong) to present on “CityU in QS and THE Subject Rankings (School of Law)”. The Research Retreat kicked off with a welcome speech by Prof TAN Cheng-Han (Dean, School of Law, City University of Hong Kong). He gave a brief talk on strategies to succeed in legal research.
Dr DING Chunyan (Associate Professor, School of Law) gave a talk to shed light on a strategic approach for research grant capture. Dr Mark KIELSGARD (Associate Professor, School of Law) encouraged staff to refine their proposal and probe deeper in their research in order to get a better score in the Research Assessment Exercise.
Dr Surya DEVA (Associate Professor, School of Law) and Dr Daniel PASCOE (Assistant Professor, School of Law) presented their draft papers on “Threats to Hong Kong’s Autonomy from the NPCSC: Could the Basic Structure Doctrine Provide the Shield?” and “Deadly Justice Without Mercy in East Asia?” respectively. Staff advanced their opinions and were in the midst of lively discussions after the presentations.
At the end of the retreat, Prof TAN honoured Prof LOW Fatt Kin Kelvin (Professor, School of Law) as the winner of Outstanding Research Award 2019 at School of Law, CityU. Meanwhile, the award of Outstanding Research Award 2019 (Junior Faculty) goes to Dr LIN Yu-Hsin (Assistant Professor, School of Law).
The day ended with closing remarks by Dr KIELSGARD. He expressed appreciation for the constructive comments from colleagues, welcomed colleagues to discuss with him if they need support, and encouraged them to take advantage of what the School can offer to add value to their research.
研究研討營於2019年9月26日在帝京酒店舉行。今年，我們邀請了香港城市大學校務研究董事唐寧博士（Dr Kevin DOWNING）就「城市大學在QS和THE的學科排名（法律學院）」進行主題演講。會議首先由香港城市大學法律學院院長陳清漢教授致歡迎辭揭開序幕。陳教授簡要介紹了法學研究的成功策略。
隨後，法律學院副教授丁春艷博士分享了獲取研究資助的策略。法律學院副教授Mark KIELSGARD博士鼓勵同事對自己的課題進行深入的研究，以祈在Research Assessment Exercise取得好成果。
法律學院副教授Surya DEVA博士和助理教授Daniel PASCOE博士分別介紹了他們的研究題目，名為「全國人大常委會對香港自治帶來的威脅：基本結構學說能否提供保障？」和「東亞區域無情的公義？」。教員們在演講後進行了熱烈的討論，發表意見。
研討營結束前，陳教授公佈法律學院劉發健教授為「 2019年度傑出研究獎」的得獎者。另外，「2019年度傑出研究獎(新晉教員)」的得獎者為法律學院助理教授林郁馨博士。
會議由KIELSGARD博士致辭總結。他讚賞同事們提出的建設性意見，並歡迎需要支持的同事與他交流，鼓勵他們好好運用學校提供的資源，為他們的研究增值。