Dean of PolyU CPCE Prof. Peter Yuen Speaks at 2026 Asia-Pacific Think Tank Forum • Shenzhen

Prof. Peter Yuen, Dean of PolyU CPCE, Dr Esther Tong, Division Head of the Division of Languages and Communication, and Dr Val Chen, Associate Division Head of the Division, participated in a pre-APEC China 2026 event — the Asia Pacific Think Tank Forum, held on 12 October 2026 in Shenzhen.

More than 200 experts and scholars from across the Asia Pacific regions — including delegations from China, the United States, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Russia, Mexico, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Peru — convened to discuss regional cooperation and development strategies.

Invited speakers from Hong Kong included Dr Wong Yuen-shan, Head of the Chief Executive’s Policy Unit of the Hong Kong SAR Government; Prof. Huang Ping, Director of the Centre for Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau Studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences; Mr Cheung Chi-kong, President of the One Country Two Systems Research Institute; and Prof. Peter Yuen, Dean of PolyU CPCE.

Prof. Yuen delivered a report entitled “Financing Health and Long-term Care in APEC: Challenges and the Way Forward”.  Discussants including Mr Feng Wei, Former Deputy Director of the State Council’s Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office, Dr Wong Yuen-shan and Mr Cheung Chi-king commended the report for its thorough analysis and policy relevance, recommending it as an important reference for think tank policy papers.