Awarded in 2024-2025
Research Grants Council (Hong Kong Special Administrative Region)
Research Impact Fund
Prof. Chao XIHarmonization of Business and Commercial Laws in the Greater Bay Area: Concepts, Approaches, and Policy Options (HK$4,800,000)
General Research Fund
Prof. Chin Leng LIMChartered Companies and Post-Colonial Territories: North Borneo as a Comparative Study (HK$587,120)
Prof. Ryan MITCHELLReassessing the Role of Economic Sanctions in the Enforcement of International Law (HK$795,000)
Prof. Christopher ROBERTSThe Origins of Development: Anti-Colonial Resistance, Social Struggles and Labor Reform in the Interwar British Empire (HK$671,605)
Prof. Chao XIRegulating Outbound Data Flows in China (HK$996,300)
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Direct Grant for Research
Prof. Alexander GREENArtistic Imagination and Legal Philosophy: Musical, Poetic, and Theatrical Visions of Legality
Prof. Stuart HARGREAVESIdentifying Depersonalized Judicial Decision-Making Across the Common Law World: A Preliminary Investigation
Prof. Dicky TSANGGovernmental Interest: Making Hong Kong Great through Private International Law
Awarded in 2023-2024
Research Grants Council (Hong Kong Special Administrative Region)
General Research Fund
Prof. Jyh-An LEEReformulating Intellectual Property Damages in China (HK$ 688,000)
Prof. Hao ZHANGAssessing the contribution of pro-climate judicial decision to the mitigation of climate change (HK$953,500)
Prof. Michael RAMSDENStrategic Litigation Before the International Court of Justice: An Empirical Case Law Evaluation into Structural Impact (HK$952,450)
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Direct Grant for Research
Prof. Siyi LINArtificial Intelligence in Legal Practice: Ethical Concerns and Legal Implications in China
Prof. Luke MARSH Rethinking Common Law Procedural Traditions: A comparative analysis of the operation of the disclosure regime between England & Wales and Hong Kong
Prof. Yueming YANThe Integrative Approach of International Commercial Courts in Dispute Settlement
Prof. Yuhong ZHAOIn Search of Best Suitable Remedies for Eco-Environmental Damage: Findings from Judicial Decisions in China
Awarded in 2022-2023
Research Grants Council (Hong Kong Special Administrative Region)
Senior Research Fellow Scheme
Prof. Bryan MERCURIO
Access to Vaccines in a Post-COVID-19 World: Sustainable Legal and Policy Options (HK$7,798,380)
Humanities and Social Sciences Prestigious Fellowship Scheme
Prof. Robin HUANG
Cross-border Listings and Regulatory Responses: Chinese Experiences and International Implications (HK$366,900)
General Research Fund
Prof. Anatole BOUTEPhasing Out Coal Along the Belt and Road: Traditional Regulation and Market-based Approaches (HK$816,041)
Prof. Kevin CHENGSentencing Consistency and Sentencing Factors: A Comparison between Hong Kong and England and Wales (HK$634,857)
Prof. Ryan MITCHELLPost-Conviction Justice in International Criminal Law: Lessons from Hong Kong and Other Mature Domestic Legal Systems (HK$660,819)
Prof. Noam NOKEDNew Ways to Compete: How Hong Kong Can Adapt to the New International Tax Order (HK$481,134)