Chan Kin Sun, PhD., M.Phil., B.Soc.Sci.

Department of Government and Public Administration,

Faculty of Social Sciences,University of Macau,

(Mobile number:6615 6151; Fax number: 8397 8329)

Affiliations   Assistant Professor (Sep. 2005 – present)

Department of Government and Public Administration,

Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities,

University of Macau,

Member (2009 – 2014)

Committee on Rehabilitation Services, Macau SAR.

Chairman (2009 – present)

Macau Social Security Society

Research Associate (Jan. 2005 – Dec. 2008) & Research Fellow (Jan. 2009 – present)

Sau Po Centre on Ageing,

The University of Hong Kong

Honorary Fellow (2007 – present)

The Hong Kong Jockey Club Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention,

The University of Hong Kong

Member (Oct 2007 – Oct 2009)

Asian Association of Social Psychology

Member (2006 – 2008)

Macao Healthy City Committee – Working Group for Community Diagnosis & Statistics of Injuries and Death, Macau SAR

Vice-President (2015 – 2017)

Social Studies Think Tank (Macau)

Publications

Presentation   1.     The Effects of Social Engagement and Conflicted Relationships on Depression in Hong Kong Nursing Home Residents, The 4th International Symposium on Chinese Elderly, China, 12 – 16 October, 2003.

2.       The Effects of Social Engagement and Conflicted Relationships on Depression in Hong Kong Nursing Home Residents, 11^thAnnual Congress of Gerontology, Hong Kong, 29 November, 2003.

3.       Prevalence of Depression and its Correlates in Hong Kong Chinese Older Adults, Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Prevention of Elderly Suicide, 24 – 26 March, 2004.

4.       Age-Period-Cohort (APC) Analysis of Elderly Suicide in Hong Kong, Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Prevention of Elderly Suicide, 24 – 26 March, 2004.

5.       Geographical Variations in Hong Kong Suicide Patterns, The 2nd Cross-Strait Conference on Public Administration: Policy Challenges in the 21st Century. October, 2005

6.       Brief Discussion of Elderly Services in Macau (澳門長者服務及福利政策初探), The 2nd Cross-Strait Conference on Public Administration: Policy Challenges in the 21st Century. October, 2005.

7.       The Evaluation of Community Based Care Management Service – A Way to Reduce Medical Service Utilizations for Older Adults? 5th International Conference on Social Work in Health and Mental Health, Dec, 2006

8.       A Way to Explore the Support for Informal Caregivers in Home Care Services (Poster Presentation). the 4^th World Congress on Long Term Care in Chinese Communities, Nov, 2006

9.       Identifying non-medical risk factors for falls among community-dwelling frail older adults in Hong Kong. The Canadian RAI Conference 2007 - Symposium on the application of RAI instruments in Hong Kong, May, 2007

10.     Evaluation and Management of Geriatric Depression in Community-based Care Management Model in Hong Kong, The 7th conference of Asian Association of Social Psychology, July 25 – 28, 2007

11.     An Alternative Method for Resource Utilization Groups in Hong Kong Nursing Homes Using Cluster Analysis, The 1^st Seminar on Law and Social Sciences, October 30 - 31, 2007

12.     Long Term Care Policies and Practices for the Elderly in Macau, Conference on “Public Governance – Theories & Practices”, Oct 25 – 26, 2007.

13.     Long Term Care Policies and Practices for the Elderly in Macau, Conference on “Public Governance – Theories & Practices”, University of Macau, Oct 25 – 26, 2007

14.     An Alternative Method for Resource Utilization Groups in Hong Kong Nursing Homes Using Cluster Analysis, The 1st Seminar on Law and Social Sciences, University of Macau, October 30 - 31, 2007.

15.     Temporal Trend of Macau Suicide, 1995 – 2005. Conference on “3rd Asia Pacific Regional Conference of International Association for Suicide Prevention”, hosted by Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention, HKU, Hong Kong, October 31 – November 3, 2008.

16.     Relationship between Depression and Informal Caregiving among Frail Elders Seeking for Long-Term Care Services in Hong Kong , Conference on “Social Capital and Volunteering in Modern Ageing Cities: Building Intergenerational Inclusion”, hosted by  City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 15 – 17, December, 2008.

17.     “從「資訊不對稱」來探討澳門醫療融資政策的發展”，“騰飛的澳門：回歸十年的回顧與展望＂國際學術研討會，理工學院，2009年4月21日。

18.     Some Considerations on Social Policy in Macau — the Perspective of Public Finance. Conference on “Public Governance and Regional Governmental Cooperation”, hosted by University of Macau, Macau, 15 May 2009.

19.     Reviews of Macao Pension System. Cross-Strait Pension System Forum, hosted by China Social Insurance Association, Shenzhen, 20 – 21 August 2009.

20.     Macao Housing Policy and Poverty Alleviation. Conference on “Asian Regioinal Roundtable on Social Security” (Oct 8 – 10, 2009), organized by Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong.

21.     Macao Health Care Protect Reforms. The 8^th Conference on Cross Strait Social Security (12 – 14 December, 2009), organized by University of Macau and Macau Social Security Society, Macau.

22.     The Psychometric Properties of the Reasons for Smoking Scale - Chinese Version, Community Engagement: Paving the way to optimal health, Wuhan International Conference 2010 (3 – 4 April 2010), Wuhan, China. 

23.     Macau Education Gini Decomposition and its Policy Implication, 2010 Cross Strait Conference on Promotion of Public Governance (2 July 2010), hosted by University of Macau, Macau.

24.     Rural Household Health Care Service Utilization and its Policy Implication. The 9^th Conference on Cross Strait Social Security (11 – 13, September, 2010), organized by National Chengchi University and Taiwan Social Security Society, Taiwan.

25.   Organization Empowerment in Macau Urban Renewal Consultation Process. The Conference on Public Governance and Regional Governmental Cooperation 2011, organized by University of Macau             

26.   Predictors of Mortality in Institutionalized Elderly Population in Hong Kong. Eighth World Congress on Long Term Care in Chinese Communities and Asian Ageing Development Conference (24 - 26th November 2011), Hong Kong, Organized by Hong Kong Association of Gerontology

27.   The Moderating Effects of Sense of Community and Collective Organizational Efficacy on the Selection of Urban Renewal Option in Macau.   Cross-Strait Seminar on Public Governance 2011 (7^th September 2011), Hong Kong, Organized by Social Science Research Centre on Contemporary China, University of Macau.

28.   Regional Education Inequality in Macau: A Cluster Analysis of Inter- and Intra- Gini Education Coefficient Breakdown. International Workshop on China Census Data Analysis Hong Kong (7 – 10 January 2013), Hong Kong, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

29.   Macao Social Welfare System and its Pearl River Delta’s Collaboration. The 8^th International Convention of Asia Scholars (ICAS 8) (23 – 27 June 2013), Macau, Co-organized by International Institute for Asian Studies, University of Macau and Macau Foundation.

30.   Regional Education Inequality in China: A Cluster Analysis of Inter- and Intra-Gini Education Coefficient Breakdown. 2013 International Employment Relations Association (IERA) Biennial Conference (7 – 11, July 2013), Macau, Co-organized International Employment Relations Association and Macau Economic Association.

31.   The Impact of Sense of Community on Macau Residents’ Choice of Urban Renewal Mode. International Symposium on Enhancing the Capability of Publishing Papers and Influencing International Academy for Chinese Young Scholars in Public Management. (26 – 27 April 2014), Beijing, organized by School of Public Policy and Management, Tsing-hua University

32.   Tianjin’s situation of carbon emission and the corresponding economic and demographic factors.  2014 International conference on Environmental Pollution and Public Health. (30 – 31 March 2014). Hong Kong, organized by IERI.

33.   The Development of Health Care Policy from the Perspective of Regional Cooperation – The Case Study of Voucher System Development. A Special Workshop on Efficiency, Effectiveness, and Governance (13 – 14 Jan, 2014). Guangzhou, Organized by Sun Yat-sen University

34.   The Development of Rehabilitation Services and Assessment Mechanism in Macau. 2014 Annual Meeting of The China Association for Labour Studies – The Branch of Labour Studies Education (18 – 19 October 2014). ChengDu, Organized by The China Association for Labour Studies – The Branch of Labour Studies Education (awarded as the best paper)

35.   A Study of Talent Return Policy – The Case Study of Tianjin. Forum on “Leadership in China 2014”. Peking University (20 – 21 October 2014). Beijing. Organized by Peking University.

36.   From the Perspective of Regional Cooperation to Comment Research Talent Development Mechanism. Conference for the 15^thAnniversary of Macau Return. Macau (December 2014). Macau. Organized by Chinese Association of Hong Kong & Macao Studies.

37.   The Importance of Social Welfare System to Talent Development Policy. (Keynote Speech). Forum on “Education leads to Prosperity” University of Macau (16 April 2015). Organized by Peking University Alumni Association of Macao and Hxbar of Peking University.       

38.   Longitudinal and Cross-sectional study of the relationship between government size and economic growth – the case of Macau SAR Government. The 11th Cross-Strait Academic Conference on Public Administration. Macau (15 – 16 May 2015). Organized by University of Macau.

39.   Comparative study of transaction-based and cumulative-based satisfaction survey in Macau Government. The 11th Cross-Strait Academic Conference on Public Administration. Macau (15 – 16 May 2015). Organized by University of Macau.

40.   Review and Development of Social Assistance in Macau. The Fourth Conference of China’s Social Assistance. Guangzhou (22 – 23 August 2015). Organized by Organized by Sun Yat-sen University.

41.   Chan, K.S., Au, K.F., Wu, Z.L., Lau, Y., Fok, W.H. (2016). Content Analysis of Newspaper Coverage of the Regulation of 2015 Macau’s Tobacco Control Law. The 11th Asia-Pacific Conference on Tobacco or Health, Organizer: Chinese Association on Tobacco Control, Date: 24th – 25th September, 2016, Place: Beijing

42.   Chan, K.S., Chan, W.T. (2016). Macao citizen’s perception of self and government responsibility on social welfare. 2016 ALIN General Meeting& International Conference. Organizer: Faculty of Law, University of Macau. Date: 26th May, 2016. Place: University of Macau, Macao, China.

43.   Chan, K.S., Kuan, S.S., SIU, Y.F., & WU, Z.L. (2015). Longitudinal and horizontal analysis of the relationship between economic growth and the size of government – The case of Macau. 2015 Asian Group for Public Administration Annual Conference. Organizer: Asian Group for Public Administration. Date: 2nd – 4th September 2015. Place: Seoul, Korea.      

Coauthored Presentation

1.      The Development of Smoking Cessation Policy in Macau, , Conference on “Public Governance – Theories & Practices”, Oct 25 – 26, 2007

2.      The Evaluation of the Impact of Career Planning Program on High school Students’ Self-Identity, , Conference on “Public Governance – Theories & Practices”, Oct 25 – 26, 2007

3.      A Study on the National Identity of the Macau Youth, , Conference on “Public Governance – Theories & Practices”, Oct 25 – 26, 2007

4.      Challenges in Tobacco Control: Low Motivation and the Lack of Home Smoking Bans Among Chinese Smokers in Macau, Conference on “Social Capital and Volunteering in Modern Ageing Cities: Building Intergenerational Inclusion”, hosted by  City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 15 – 17, December, 2008

5.      An Empirical Study of Educational Inequality in Macao – A Decomposable Gini Analysis, 2010 Joint World Conference on Social Work and Social Development, Hong Kong, June 10 – 14, 2010.

Book Chapters 

1.      Lau, Y. & Chan, K.S. (2008). The Moderating Effect of Concern for Face on Help-Seeking Intention among Intimate Partner Abused Pregnant Women. In Social Sciences in Health Care and Medicine. By Janet B. Garner & Thelma C. Christiansen. Nova Science Publishers.

2.      Chan, K.S., Chan, W.T., Ao, Y.W. & Chi, I. (2009) Development of Elderly Long Term Care Services in Macau. In Blue Paper of Macao. By Hao, Y.F., & Ng, C.L. Social Sciences Academic Press (China) (In Chinese).

3.      Chan, K.S., Ling, S.L, Huang, J.G. (2011) The Development of Macau Housing Policy. In Blue Paper of Macao. By Hao, Y.F., & Ng, C.L. Social Sciences Academic Press (China) (In Chinese).

4.      Chan, K.S., Zhu, B.Y., Chan, C.S. (2011). The Development of Macau Rehabilitation Service and Disability Assessment System – Case of Iceland interRAI Development. In You and I Build up Social Services Professionals.  Committee of “You and I Build up Social Services Professionals”. “You and I Build up Social Services Professionals” (Macau) (In Chinese).

5.      Chan, K.S., Chan, W.T., & Ling, S.L. (2012). From the Perspective of Life Cycle Hypothesis to Comment Macau’s Pension System Development. In Comparison of Social Welfare in China and United States. Han, Keqing; Hunag, Chien-chung; Zeng, Xiangquan; Edwards, Richard L. Shandong Publishing House (China) (In Chinese).

6.      Chan, K.S., O, L.H., Lao, K.C. (2013). Urban Planning and Development of New Reclaimed Land and Cotai in Macau. In Blue Paper of Macao. By Ng, C.L. & Hao, Y.F. Social Sciences Academic Press (China) (In Chinese).

7.      Chan, K.S., Chan, W.T., Wu, Z.L. (2014). Macau Social Security Fund: Present Situation and Development. In Blue Paper of Macao. By Ng, C.L. & Hao, Y.F. Social Sciences Academic Press (China) (In Chinese).

8.      Chan, K.S., Wu, Z.L. (2014). From the perspectives of sense of community and political efficacy to comment the importance of third party evaluation in Macau. By Wong, S.F. Small Government, Big Communities: Macao’s Post-postmodernity and Post-traditional Life. Guangdong: Guangdong People's Publishing House (In Chinese)

9.      Chan, K.S., Wu, Z.L., Fong, K.H. (2015). Under the Framework Agreement on Cooperation between Guangdong and Macao, the Development of the Collaboration of Social Services. In Blue Paper of Macao. By Ng, C.L. & Hao, Y.F. Social Sciences Academic Press (China) (In Chinese).

10.    Chan, K.S., Wang, F., Sou, K.I. (2015). The Comparative Study of Talents Return Policy between Macau and Tianjin. In The Evaluation and Development of China Leadership Talent. By Siu, M.C. & Yang. People's Publishing House (In Chinese)

11.    Siu, Y.F., Chan, M.K., Chan, K.S. (2015). A Feasibility Study of the Policy of Macau Government’s Talents Reserve. In The Evaluation and Development of China Leadership Talent. By Siu, M.C. & Yang. People's Publishing House (In Chinese)

12.    Chan, K.S., Kuan, S.S., & Wu, Z.L. (2016). Longitudinal and horizontal analysis of the relationship between economic growth and the size of government – The case of Macau. In Gonggong Guanli De Xiandaihu: Chengji Yu Fazhan. By Lin, Z. & Wang, J. Guangzhou: Sun Yat-Sen University Press. (In Chinese)

13.    Chan, K.S., Liu, Y., & Li, N. (2017). From the discussion of the arguments over contribution ratio between employer and employee to comment the development of Macau’s multi-pillar pension system. In Blue Book of Macao. By Ng, C.L. & Hao, Y.F. Social Sciences Academic Press (China) (In Chinese).

14.    Chan, K.S., Liu, Y., & Li, N. (2017). The Development and Reform Direction of Macau Social Security System. In Annual Report on Social Development of Sichuan. By Li, N. Social Sciences Academic Press (China) (In Chinese).

15.    Chan, K.S. & Wu, Z.L. (2017). The Impact of Sense of Community on Macau Residents’ Choice of Urban Renewal Mode. In Urban Planning and Renewal. By Maddison Wolfe. New York: Nova Science Publisher.

16.    Chan, K.S., Zheng, Z.X., Zou, Y.F. (2018). The Impact of Organizational Collective Efficacy on Residents’ Choice of Urban Renewal Mode and Urban Planning. In An Overview of Urban and Regional Planning. By Yasar Bahri Ergen. London: IntechOpen.

17.    Chan, K.S. & ZHANG, R. (2020). The Situation and Development of Macao's Public Pension System. In Annual Report on Social Development of Macao. By Ng, C.L. Social Sciences Academic Press (China) (In Chinese).

Book

1.      Tang, Y.W., Chan, K.S. (2009). Reform of Macau Social Security System. Macau: Macau Social Security Society (In Chinese).

2.      Liu, B.L., Chan, K.S. (2012). Collection of Papers of the Third Cross Strait Forum. Macau: University of Macau, FSH, Social Science Research Centre on Contemporary China & Macau Social Security Society. (In Chinese).

3.      Macau Economic Association (as a member of the editing committee). (2013). Macau Disadvantaged Household Survey. Macau: Macau Economic Association (In Chinese).

4.      Huang, H.S., Siu, Y.F., Chan, K.S. (2015). The Proceeding of Forum on “Education leads to Prosperity”. Macau: Peking University Alumni Association of Macao and Hxbar of Peking University

5.      Wang, H., Chan, K.S., & Xue, Y. (2017). Proceeding of “Industrial and Cultural Development leads to Prosperity”. Macau: Peking University Alumni Association of Macao (In Chinese)

Teaching Achievement/ Graduate & Undergraduate Thesis Supervision

Three of my master students won Postgraduate Scholarships (CTABE, Provided by Education and Youth Bureau, Macau SAR): 

Ms. Ho Lai In (Thesis Title: Evaluation of the Impact of Career Planning Program for Secondary School Students on Self-Identity) (2007 – 2010)

Mr. Ao Io Weng (Thesis title: Analysis of Macau Health Care Service Reform in the Perspective of New Public Management) (2009-2011)

Mr. SI Un-Hong (Thesis title: An Empirical Study of Educational Inequality in Macao – A Decomposable Gini Analysis) (2009-2011)

Mr. Si Un Hong, O, L.H., Chan Kin.Sun (2010, June), An Empirical Study of Educational Inequality in Macao – A Decomposable Gini Analysis, Paper presented at 2010 Joint World Conference on Social Work and Social Development: The Agenda, Hong Kong. (This article has been selected as one of the Best Abstracts - The University of Hong Kong Student Award for Outstanding Abstract, which is sponsored by the University of Hong Kong.)

Miss Li Mengjie, Lemon,  Ip Iok Teng, Alice, Chan Kin Sun (2010). Learning from Macao’s Experience, Hunan Cultural Heritage Tourism Development. Paper presented at Conference on Hunan and Heibi Development (Chinese).  (This article won “The Third Class Prize”)

Mr. Ling San Lok and Miss O Lai Heung granted with the Master of Philosophy (MPil) studentship by Renmin University of China

Miss Wu Zhilei and Mr. Ho Wai Hung won the first class prize and the second class prize of Macao Economic Thesis Competition 2011 (the open group), organized by Macau Economic Association, respectively.  Miss Hoi Chi Kei won the first class prize of Macao Economic Thesis Competition 2011 (the student group).

Miss Li, Nan wins the second class prize of 2016 Macao Economic Thesis Competition (student group), organized by Macau Economic Association and funded by Macao Foundation.  Her thesis title is “A study to explore the role of government in the development of pawn industry in Macau”.

Mr. Chan, Ka Long Roberto wins the Merit Award of 2016 Macao Economic Thesis Competition (open group), organized by Macau Economic Association and funded by Macao Foundation.  His thesis title is “A SWOT analysis of the development of the service platform between China and Portuguese-speaking countries in Macau”.

Miss Chan, In Teng wins the third class prize of 2017 Macao Economic Thesis Competition (open group), organized by Macau Economic Association and funded by Macao Foundation.  Her thesis title is “A PEST analysis of the development of carbon trading market in Macau”.

Miss Lo, Sin I and Team of Miss Ho, Weng Chi, and Miss Chan, Cho Leng, wins the third class prize of 2018 Macao Economic Thesis Competition (student group) and (open group) respectively.  In addition, four groups wins the merit award of the competition.

Completed – 20 Master in Public Administration (MPA) students for the University of Macau

All my local journal articles (9) were co-authored with my undergraduate and postgraduate students.

Other Academic Activity

Co-organizing a conference with Prof. Liu, B.L., Centre for Contemporary China Studies, University of Macau - Cross Straits Pension System Forum 2011, 25 - 28 October 2011 (Venue: Hong Kong & Macau)

Education leads to Prosperity Conference. Co-organized by Peking University Alumni Association of Macao, Hxbar of Peking University, and University of Macau Alumni Association. Place: University of Macau, Macau, Date: 16th April 2015.

Industrial and Cultural Development leads to Prosperity Conference. Co-organized by Peking University Alumni Association of Macao, Department of Government and Public Administration, & Macao Management Academics Association of Great China. Place: University of Macau, Macau, Date: 2nd – 3rd September 2016.

Cross-strait Conference on Retirement Benefit.  Hosted by Social Science Research Centre on Contemporary China, University of Macau and Macau Social Security Society. Co-organized by China Social Insurance Association and other two organizations (Hong Kong and Taiwan). Place: University of Macau, Date: 29 – 30 October 2015.

Cross-strait Conference on Retirement Benefit.  Hosted by China Social Insurance Association. Co-organized by Macau Social Security Society and other two organizations (Hong Kong and Taiwan). Place: Sichuan, Date: 7 – 8 November 2016.

Seminar on Greater Bay Area Development. Hosted by Macao Jiangmen Communal Society.  Co-organized by Department of Government and Public Administration, University of Macau.  Place: University of Macau. Date: 6 – 7 September 2019.

Cross-strait Conference on Retirement Benefit.  Hosted by Department of Government and Public Administration, University of Macau and Macau Social Security Society. Co-organized by China Social Insurance Association and other two organizations (Hong Kong and Taiwan). Place: University of Macau. Date: 23 – 25 October 2019.

Researches

University Services

1.     2015 (the 6^th) Cross Strait Graduate Students Forum (Date: 18 – 19 April 2015; Place: Guangzhou, China) Hosted by Sun Yat-sen University. (My responsibility: to be the leader of Macau participants, as well as, to help the recruited university students to prepare for their presentations)

2.     2014 Cross Strait University Students Forum. (Date: 18 – 19 Oct 2014; Place: Wuhan, China) Hosted by Huazhong University of Science and Technology. Macau Organizer: Sun Yat-sen University Macao Alumni Association (My responsibility: the recruitment of university students to participate in the activity and the preparation of the keynote speech, as well as, to help the recruited university students to prepare for the competition)

3.     2014 (the 5^th) Cross Strait Graduate Students Forum (Date: 11 – 12 April 2014; Place: Macau, China) Hosted by Sun Yat-sen University. (My responsibility: to be the moderator of a session)

4.     2013 Cross Strait University Students Forum. (Date: 13 May 2013; Place: Macau, China) Hosted by Sun Yat-sen University Macao Alumni Association (My responsibility: the recruitment of university students to participate in the activity, to prepare for and to deliver the keynote speech, as well as, to help the recruited university students to prepare for the competition)

5.     Routine Jobs: To participate in bachelor and master recruitment jobs, as well as, to be an academic staff of University of Macau to express my opinions on local media.

6.     Tea with professors, organized by the Student Affairs Office (3 Nov 2015, 16:30 – 17:30) (Sharing with 2 master students and 1 undergraduate student about postgraduate study)

7.     2015 Cross Strait University Students Forum. (Date: 14 Nov 2015; Place: Macau) Host and Organizer: Sun Yat-sen University Macao Alumni Association (My responsibility: the recruitment of university students to participate in the activity and the preparation of the keynote speech, as well as, to help the recruited university students to prepare for the competition)

8.     2016 Cross Strait University Students Forum. (Date: 15 Oct 2016; Place: Guangzhou, China) Hosted by Sun Yat-sen University. Organizer: Sun Yat-sen University Macao Alumni Association (My responsibility: the recruitment of university students to participate in the activity and the preparation and delivery of the keynote speech, as well as, to help the recruited university students to prepare their presentations for the competition)

9.     2017 Conference on Human Resources in China. (Date: 28 – 29 October; Place: Peking University, China) Hosted by School of Government, Peking University. Organizer: School of Government, Peking University (My responsibility: the recruitment of university students to participate in the activity and the preparation and delivery of the conference presentation, as well as, to help the recruited university students to prepare their presentation) (One paper classified as Second-Class Prize; Two papers classified as Third-Class Prize)

10.   Exchange to Sun Yat-Sen University (Date: 9 December 2017; Place: Guangzhou, China) Hosted by Sun Yat-sen University. (My responsibility: the recruitment of university students to participate in the activity and the preparation and delivery of the conference presentation, as well as, to help the recruited university students to prepare their presentations)