Annual Report 2000–01

傑出研究計劃 OutstandingResearchProject 社會科學院 Faculty of Social Science 改革與調整時期的社會政治變遷： 二零零一年香港的社會發展指標 Social and Political Change in a Period of Reform and Readjustment: Indicators of Social Development in Hong Kong 2001 這項目獲香港研究資助局的甄選撥款支持，由劉 兆佳敎授負責，屬於一項長期研究計劃的一部 分，旨在建立一套社會指標系統，透過定期的資 料蒐集，量度社會在客觀及主觀層面的狀況和發 展。研究分為兩部分： (一）全港家戶調查：集中探討香港於經濟調整及 制度改革期間的社會、經濟、政治和文化上的變 化，並全面記錄和分析在經濟逆境及社會政治動 盪下的民生與民情，為當局提供客觀可靠的參考 數據，以制訂和評估公共政策。 (二）電腦化的社會資料庫：有系統地收集政府及 公共機構發表的香港社會主要生活範疇的統計數 據，以掌握社會發展在主觀及客觀層面的相互關 係，從而建立一套更嚴謹和具實效的社會指標系 統。 Supported by an RGC earmarked grant and coordinated by Prof. S.K. Lau, the project is part of a long-term research programme focusing on the measurement and study of social development i n Hong Kong. The prime objective is to build up a set of longitudinal data on the subjectiv e and objective dimensions of social conditions an d social change in Hong Kong. It is made up of two components: • A Hong Kong-wide household survey focusing on the social, economic, political and cultural changes in Hong Kong during a period of economic readjustment and institutional reform. Findings from this survey should yield a valuable record of the state of mind of the community in economic hard times and sociopolitical turbulence, and draw the attention of policymakers to issues and problems that merit their attention. • A computerized social data bank to capture statistics on all major areas of objective social activities generated by the government and other publi c organizations. It should enable the exploration and analysis of the relationship between the subjective and objective aspects of Hong Kong's social development, and the formulation of appropriate and more rigorous social indexes for the purpose of measurement and comparison.