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Name in Chinese
歐陽達初
Biography
Prof. Au-Yeung Tat Chor received his PhD in social policy from the University of Sheffield. Before doing the postgraduate study, he worked as a community organiser advocating policy changes for poverty reduction. He joined the department in August 2019. Prior to joining Lingnan University, he had taught social work at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. His research interests include social security, labour market policies, and precarious employment. He also extensively collaborates with NGOs and unions to promote social and labour rights in Hong Kong and beyond.
Research interests
Activation and in-work benefits; Precarity and precarious employment; Social security and labour market policies; Gig economy and platform work; Community development and policy practice
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):
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Ageing, management, and precarity: a qualitative longitudinal approach to the labour process of extended working lives in Hong Kong (老齡化、管理與零散性：以質性縱向研究探討延長工作生活的勞動過程)
AU YEUNG, T. C. (PI), CHAN, C. K. D. (CoI), FOSTER, L. (CoI) & CHAN, C. K. C. (CoI)
Research Grants Council (HKSAR)
1/01/25 → 31/12/27
Project: Grant Research
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Public Deservingness Discourses and Judgements in East Asia: A Vignette-based Qualitative Study
KÜHNER, S. (PI), AU YEUNG, T. C. (CoI), YEH, C. Y. (CoI), MOON, H. (CoI), PENG, N. L. (CoI), Qian, J. (CoI) & YANG, N. (CoI)
1/01/25 → 30/06/26
Project: Grant Research
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Ageing, management, and precarity: a qualitative approach to older workers' practices of extended working lives in Hong Kong
AU YEUNG, T. C. (PI) & LEUNG, Y. M. L. (CoI)
1/03/24 → 31/07/25
Project: Grant Research
Research output
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Social risks, platform economy, and welfare regime: evidence from platform workers’ views in Hong Kong
MING, C. K. K., AU-YEUNG, T. C. & ARAT, G., 10 Apr 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development.Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review
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The gig economy, platform work, and social policy: food delivery workers’ occupational welfare dilemma in Hong Kong
AU YEUNG, T. C., CHAN, C.K.-C., MING, C. K. & TSUI, W. Y. A., 1 Apr 2025, In: Journal of Social Policy. 54, 2, p. 673-691 19 p.Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review
Open Access5 Citations (Scopus) -
The impact of tenancy control on housing precarity in Hong Kong : A panel study of subdivided unit residents
CHAN, S.-M., WU, Y., CHEN, A., TANG, Y.-K., AU-YEUNG, T.-C. & TAM, N.W.-Y., Mar 2025, In: Cities. 158, 105693.Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review
Prizes
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LU Research & Knowledge Transfer Fund Award 2024 (RGC Grant)
AU YEUNG, T. C. (Recipient), Sept 2024
Prize: Prize (CDCF)
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LU Research & Knowledge Transfer Fund Award 2022 (RGC Grant)
AU YEUNG, T. C. (Recipient), Apr 2022
Prize: Prize (CDCF)
Activities
- 3 Other Invited Talks or Presentations
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Institutions, occupations and connectivity: The embeddedness of gig works and platform-mediated labour market in Hong Kong
AU YEUNG, T. C. (Speaker) & QIU, J. (Speaker)
11 Feb 2022Activity: Talks or Presentations › Other Invited Talks or Presentations
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Platform Work and Social Risks: A Qualitative Study on Workers’ Experiences and Views in Hong Kong
MING, C. K. (Speaker), AU YEUNG, T. C. (Speaker) & ARAT, G. (Speaker)
16 Dec 2022Activity: Talks or Presentations › Other Invited Talks or Presentations
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以綜援及遣散費作為失業保障對香港的啟示
歐陽達初 (Speaker)
17 Sept 2021Activity: Talks or Presentations › Other Invited Talks or Presentations
Press/Media
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Hongkongers fuel Chinese app Keeta’s dominance in city’s food delivery market
13/04/25
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research / Knowledge Transfer
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Keeta試無人機配送 天降商機還是勞工危機？The impact on drone delivery on labour
30/03/25
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research / Knowledge Transfer
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嶺南大學學者就《財政預算案》不同政策範疇作積極建議
LAM, F., XIE, H., YAU, Y., CHAN, C. K. D., YUAN, W., CHAN, T. H. E., LEUNG, S. C., AU YEUNG, T. C. & KAN, S. T. T.
26/02/25
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research / Knowledge Transfer