Pro-Vice-Chancellor / Vice-President
Professor of Economics
Professor Liu Pak-wai Liu obtained his AB from Princeton University, and MA and PhD from Stanford University. He is Professor of Economics and Pro-Vice-Chancellor of The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
He joined The Chinese University of Hong Kong in 1976. He has been Registrar of the University and Chairman of the Department of Economics. He is currently also Co-Director of the Hong Kong and Asia-Pacific Economies Research Programme of the Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies.
Professor Liu was appointed Fulbright Distinguished Scholar, 2000-2001. He served as Secretary General and Director of the East Asian Economic Association. His research interest spans the fields of applied economic theory, economics of uncertainty, labour economics, Chinese economy and Hong Kong economy.
Professor Liu is dedicated to community service. He is a Member of the Manpower Development Committee, the Independent Commission on Remuneration for Members of the Executive Council and the Legislature and Officials under the Political Appointment System of the HKSAR, the Independent Commission on Remuneration for Members of the District Council of the HKSAR, the Aviation Development Advisory Committee, and the Commission on Strategic Development. He is also a Director of the Hong Kong Institute for Monetary Research and a Non-Executive Director of the Securities and Futures Commission. He was awarded the Silver Bauhinia Star by the Government of Hong Kong in 1999 for his 'outstanding academic achievement and public service in Hong Kong', and appointed Justice of the Peace in 2006.
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