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Chinese Name
鄭毓盛
Research Interests
Institutions, inequality, environment, development, energy
Biography
Yuk-shing Cheng is a Professor of Economics at Hong Kong Baptist University. He served as Head of the Department from September 2014 to August 2021 and as Interim Dean from September 2023 to December 2024. He is the founding director of the Centre for Sustainable Development Studies, a research centre established in July 2022. His research primarily focuses on institutional and developmental issues in China, including income inequality, rural institutions, fiscal decentralisation, regional disparity, state enterprises, trade, energy, and the environment. He has also co-authored a book entitled "Hong Kong's Global Financial Centre and China's Development: Changing Roles and Future Prospects," published by Routledge in 2017.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
External positions
Investor and Financial Education Council
1 Sept 2022 → 31 Aug 2024
Windpipe Chinese Music Ensemble
1 Nov 2020 → 31 Oct 2023
Business Facilitation Advisory Committee
1 Jul 2020 → 30 Jun 2024
Keywords
- HA Statistics
- Applied econometrics
- HJ Public Finance
- JS Local government Municipal government
- HE Transportation and Communications
- GE Environmental Sciences
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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China's Economic System and Development Finance (Top-up Grant 2023)
CHENG, Y. S. (PI) & WAN, M. (CoI)
2/10/23 → 30/09/25
Project: Research project
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China, Asia and Africa: Cooperation in Climate Adaptation
CHENG, Y. S. (PI) & WONG, K. M. (CoI)
7/09/23 → 30/09/24
Project: Research project
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China's Economic System and Development Finance (Top Up grant)
CHENG, Y. S. (PI)
11/10/22 → 30/09/24
Project: Research project
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China's Economic System and Development Finance
CHENG, Y. S. (PI)
1/10/21 → 30/09/24
Project: Research project
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Political Career Concerns and Optimal Government Hierarchy
CHENG, Y. S. (PI)
1/09/18 → 28/02/21
Project: Research project
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A Pareto superior incentive scheme for residential electricity conservation
Woo, C.-K., Cao, K. H., Cheng, Y. S. & Qi, H. S., Jul 2025, In: Energy Policy. 202, 7 p., 114588.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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China’s Climate Aid for the Global South—Changing Approach and Evolving Institutions
Cheng, Y. S., Chung, M. K. & Wong, K. M., 5 Mar 2025, In: Sustainability (Switzerland). 17, 5, 22 p., 2256.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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內地來港移民社會經濟地位分析：疫情以來的變化
Translated title of the contribution :A Study of the Socio-Economic Status of Mainland Immigrants in Hong Kong: Changes Since the Pandemic Outbreak Research output: Book/Report › Book or report
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Electricity Market Reforms for Energy Transition: Lessons from China
Cheng, Y. S., Chung, M. K. & Tsang, K.-P., 13 Jan 2023, In: Energies. 16, 2, 16 p., 905.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
Open Access11 Citations (Scopus) -
China's Development Finance: Towards a New Direction For the Belt and Road Initiative?
Cheng, Y. S., Chung, M. K. & Kwok, T. C., Jan 2022, 46 p.Research output: Other contribution
Prizes
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President's Award for Outstanding Performance in Service
CHENG, Y. S. (Recipient), 3 May 2023
Prize: Award
Activities
- 1 Consultancy
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Mainland Immigrants in Hong Kong: Dynamic Changes in Socioeconomic Status
CHENG, Y. S. (Consultant) & ZHANG, H. (Consultant)
2021Activity: Consultancy