Calendar 2006–07

328 Part 4 • Research Units and University Extensions In May 2006, the Ambulatory Cancer Care Centre of Prince of Wales Hospital was established with a generous donation from the Hong Kong Cancer Fund with matched funding by the Hospital Authority. The centre provides a pioneer model for extended hour day-hospital cancer care in Hong Kong, allowing patients to spend more quality time at home with their families. Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies Tel.: 2609 6740 Fax.: 2603 5215 E-mail: hkiaps@cuhk.edu.hk Website: http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/hkiaps Established in 1990, the Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies replaced the former Institute of Social Studies and its two research centres — the Centre for Hong Kong Studies and the Centre for Contemporary Asian Studies. It aspires to be a centre of excellence in the interrelated study of Hong Kong, mainland China, and the Asia-Pacific region. Research monographs and occasional papers are published to disseminate research findings. With a focus on social science research, the institute has six strategic research programmes — the Gender Research Centre, Hong Kong andAsia-Pacific Economies, Public Policy Research Centre, Social Indicators and Social Development of Hong Kong, the South China Programme, and Urban and Regional Development in Pacific Asia. There is a strong policy orientation in all of these research programmes. The institute houses a vast collection of reference materials on countries in the Asia-Pacific region. The highlight is the sorted collection of local newspaper clippings covering the period from the 1950s to 2000. The Documentation Unit is open to staff, researchers and students. The institute’s Telephone Survey Research Laboratory collects longitudinal public opinion data of academic and social value, and presents regularly to the public the results of telephone polls on public issues. It welcomes sponsorship, commissions or collaboration from interested persons and organizations. Public Policy Research Centre Tel.: 2603 6766/2609 6761 Fax.: 2603 5347/5215 E-mail: pprc@cuhk.edu.hk Website: http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/hkiaps/pprc/index.html The Public Policy Research Centre (PPRC) is an interdisciplinary research unit under the Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies of The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Working closely with the Social Science Faculty of the University, and also other faculties, research centres and institutes at the University, the PPRC strives to promote public policy research on Hong Kong, the Pearl River Delta and also the Asia-Pacific region in general. To achieve this mission, the centre strives to: • undertake basic and applied social science research on significant public policy issues.