About Us

Prof. C. K. Martin Chung 

Associate Professor

Academy of Geography, Sociology and International Studies

Programme Director, the Master of Public Administration (MPA)

Welcome to the MPA Programme at Hong Kong Baptist University!

We are one of the interdisciplinary taught postgraduate programmes in the newly formed Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. With training in policymaking, law and research for public affairs, the Programme aims to transform its students into versatile and cognizant professionals ready for a career or career advancement in the public sector.

It is not without reason that our city of Hong Kong has enjoyed remarkable international reputation in its civil service. The lauds from visitors and expatriates alike speak for themselves. While seeking to cultivate and inculcate this living tradition in our students, we do not remain complacent with instructing competent administrators, but also building up ethical caretakers and leaders capable of making the right decisions at challenging times, true to the University’s founding ethos.

It has become trite to say that we are faced with unprecedented challenges, from climate change to breakthroughs in generative AI and intractable geopolitical conflicts. All the more, we need reliable and knowledgeable public servants who can surmount the ramifications of these challenges by constant learning from among one’s peers and international experiences. Our fieldwork trips endeavour to achieve precisely that, for a can-do spirit is nothing without a can-learn attitude.

Gazing up at the Lion Rock, the Baptist University campus in Kowloon lives the cosmopolitan spirit of the city. I encourage you to learn more about our Programme and – better still – come and see for yourself.