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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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SDG 1 No Poverty -
SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Welfare conditionality, mandatory work and unemployment: a meaningful work approach to workfare volunteering
AU YEUNG, T. C. (PI)
1/07/26 → 30/06/27
Project: Grant Research
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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 (Hong Kong, China)
1/01/25 → 31/12/27
Project: Grant Research
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Navigating the Employees' Compensation Systems and Claiming Benefits: The Administrative Burden Experienced by Injured Workers in Hong Kong
AU YEUNG, T. C. (PI)
1/05/25 → 30/04/26
Project: Grant Research
Research output
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Administrative burden, epistemic injustice and welfare precarity: Lived experience of claiming work-injury benefits in Hong Kong
AU-YEUNG, T. C. (Presenter) & KWOK, C., 2 Jul 2026.Research output: Other Conference Contributions › Presentation
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Co-producing service users' capabilities? A qualitative study of Hong Kong youth employment services
MING, C. K. K. (Presenter), CHEN, H. F. & AU-YEUNG, T. C., 2 Jul 2026.Research output: Other Conference Contributions › Presentation
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Extending Working Lives and Precarity: Low-wage Older Earners' Socioeconomic Imaginaries of Retirement and Pensions in Hong Kong
AU-YEUNG, T. C. (Presenter), 17 Jul 2026.Research output: Other Conference Contributions › Presentation
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
- 4 Other Invited Talks or Presentations
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Quantity over quality? The multilevel configuration of platform-mediated care in Hong Kong
AU YEUNG, T. C. (Speaker)
9 Nov 2024Activity: 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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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
Press/Media
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Hong Kong Church urged to press for stronger worker protections, social safeguards
23/09/26
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research / Knowledge Transfer › Research / Knowledge Transfer
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從受聘到自僱「炒散」 教會關心工人尊嚴 On workplace dynamics
20/09/26
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Corporate News › Corporate News
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嶺大社會學及社會政策系 培育「落地」人才 回應社會需求 冀創造實質改變 On the introduction to Department of Sociology & Social Policy
CHIU, T. Y. J., AU YEUNG, T. C. & CHEN, X.
24/06/26
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Corporate News › Corporate News