{"id":14934,"date":"2025-10-22T11:27:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T03:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.socsc.hku.hk\/events\/?p=14934"},"modified":"2026-01-06T11:03:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T03:03:28","slug":"stone-center-launching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.socsc.hku.hk\/events\/conference\/stone-center-launching\/","title":{"rendered":"Stone Center &#8211; Launching the Center"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"14934\" class=\"elementor elementor-14934\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1693f2d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1693f2d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-da3d97a\" data-id=\"da3d97a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b87250 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1b87250\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.socsc.hku.hk\/stonecenter\/%20\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"2048\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/www.socsc.hku.hk\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/260106_event-page-logo_3206x333-1-2048x213.png\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.socsc.hku.hk\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/260106_event-page-logo_3206x333-1-2048x213.png 2048w, 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elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"056d515\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0397d1f\" data-id=\"0397d1f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3f20ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b3f20ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/stonecenter.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/260106_eventbanner_1920x1080.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-22dd2fd animated-slow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"22dd2fd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9742c27\" data-id=\"9742c27\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3ff07f1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3ff07f1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cfefa76\" data-id=\"cfefa76\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1349125 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1349125\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The University of Hong Kong is proud to announce the Inaugural Ceremony of the HKU Stone Centre and Conference on Socio-economic Inequality in Asia. This event marks the launch of the first Stone Centre in Asia, a joint initiative by the Faculties of Social Sciences and Business and Economics. Dedicated to the interdisciplinary study of income and wealth inequality, the Centre aims to develop evidence-based solutions for Asia and beyond. The inaugural conference will convene distinguished international scholars for keynote speeches and panel discussions on critical themes, including equal opportunity and inclusive growth. Join us to engage in this vital dialogue on one of today&#8217;s most significant challenges.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1a7993a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1a7993a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-88eba1a\" data-id=\"88eba1a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0aac693\" data-id=\"0aac693\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8303013 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8303013\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.socsc.hku.hk\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Stone-Center_Programme_20251204-2-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">PROGRAMME<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-24f8af4\" data-id=\"24f8af4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b6eca7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b6eca7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0c13b8f\" data-id=\"0c13b8f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a8d047\" data-id=\"0a8d047\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4aa6a89 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4aa6a89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hkuems1.hku.hk\/hkuems\/ec_hdetail.aspx?guest=Y&#038;ueid=103652\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">REGISTER NOW<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2cc0dad\" data-id=\"2cc0dad\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0c7eda9 animated-slow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"0c7eda9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-177487a\" data-id=\"177487a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe927d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe927d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Keynote Speakers<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-13e78d0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"13e78d0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2534133 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"2534133\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-39320c4\" data-id=\"39320c4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ec88b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3ec88b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Status Mobility in China: \nPast and Present<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a61eb0d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a61eb0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"871\" height=\"871\" src=\"https:\/\/www.socsc.hku.hk\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/icca_Steven-Durlau_sq.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.socsc.hku.hk\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/icca_Steven-Durlau_sq.jpg 871w, https:\/\/www.socsc.hku.hk\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/icca_Steven-Durlau_sq-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.socsc.hku.hk\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/icca_Steven-Durlau_sq-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.socsc.hku.hk\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/icca_Steven-Durlau_sq-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 871px) 100vw, 871px\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;max-width:871px;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acb29ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"acb29ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Professor Steven Durlauf<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfc53ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dfc53ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"LineBox SCXP245948872 BCX8\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXP245948872 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-scheme-color=\"@000000,,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXP245948872 BCX8\">\u00a0Frank P. Hixon Distinguished Service Professor; <br \/>Director <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBox SCXP245948872 BCX8\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXP245948872 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-scheme-color=\"@000000,,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXP245948872 BCX8\">of the Stone Centre for Research on Wealth Inequality and Mobility, <br \/>Harris School of <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBox SCXP245948872 BCX8\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXP245948872 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-scheme-color=\"@000000,,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXP245948872 BCX8\">Public Policy, <br \/>The University of Chicago<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65c551b elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"65c551b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.socsc.hku.hk\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Abstract.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Abstracts<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c88389 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3c88389\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.socsc.hku.hk\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Steven-Durlauf.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Biography<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a8c88df\" data-id=\"a8c88df\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb61bb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bb61bb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Wealth Distribution, Redistribution, and Predistribution<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d008d1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4d008d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"871\" height=\"871\" src=\"https:\/\/www.socsc.hku.hk\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/icca_Fabian-Pfeffer_sq.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.socsc.hku.hk\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/icca_Fabian-Pfeffer_sq.jpg 871w, https:\/\/www.socsc.hku.hk\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/icca_Fabian-Pfeffer_sq-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.socsc.hku.hk\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/icca_Fabian-Pfeffer_sq-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.socsc.hku.hk\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/icca_Fabian-Pfeffer_sq-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 871px) 100vw, 871px\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;max-width:871px;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90246ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"90246ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Professor Fabian Pfeffer<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c996b42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c996b42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-scheme-color=\"@000000,,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">Professor of Sociology, <br \/>Director of the Munich International Stone Centre for Inequality Research, <br \/>Ludwig-Maximilians-Universit\u00e4t <\/span><span data-scheme-color=\"@000000,,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">M\u00fcnchen<\/span><\/p><p data-ccp-props=\"{\"><span data-scheme-color=\"@000000,,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cc6f13 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9cc6f13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.socsc.hku.hk\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Abstract.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Abstracts<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b75cde4 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b75cde4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.socsc.hku.hk\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Fabian-Pfeffer.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Biography<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f74939\" data-id=\"7f74939\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-359e492 animated-slow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"359e492\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a41b496\" data-id=\"a41b496\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bad75a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4bad75a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Panel Discussion on \u201cUnlocking Talent: Promoting Equal Opportunities in Society\u201d<\/b>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e83f78c animated-slow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"e83f78c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-527f37b\" data-id=\"527f37b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6929d59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6929d59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Panellists<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-101d925 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"101d925\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bd40198\" data-id=\"bd40198\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6e5c9e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b6e5c9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"871\" height=\"871\" src=\"https:\/\/www.socsc.hku.hk\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/icca_Ruxie-Jia_sq.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.socsc.hku.hk\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/icca_Ruxie-Jia_sq.jpg 871w, https:\/\/www.socsc.hku.hk\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/icca_Ruxie-Jia_sq-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.socsc.hku.hk\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/icca_Ruxie-Jia_sq-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.socsc.hku.hk\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/icca_Ruxie-Jia_sq-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 871px) 100vw, 871px\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;max-width:871px;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-900ec58\" data-id=\"900ec58\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55886ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"55886ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Professor Ruixue Jia<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37755ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37755ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Professor of Economics,\u202f<br \/>School of Global Policy and Strategy,<br \/>The University of California San Diego;<br \/>Co-director of the China Data Lab; <br \/>Co-author of The Highest Exam: How the Gaokao Shapes China<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65ef3c2 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"65ef3c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.socsc.hku.hk\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ruxie-Jia.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Biography<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e4f11b8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e4f11b8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e9bff51\" data-id=\"e9bff51\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee05783 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ee05783\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"871\" height=\"871\" src=\"https:\/\/www.socsc.hku.hk\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/icca_George-Lin_sq.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.socsc.hku.hk\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/icca_George-Lin_sq.jpg 871w, https:\/\/www.socsc.hku.hk\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/icca_George-Lin_sq-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.socsc.hku.hk\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/icca_George-Lin_sq-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.socsc.hku.hk\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/icca_George-Lin_sq-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 871px) 100vw, 871px\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;max-width:871px;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-618574a\" data-id=\"618574a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-541788c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"541788c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Professor George Lin<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4963f77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4963f77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Chair Professor of Geography;<br \/>Associate Dean (Research),<br \/>Faculty of Social Sciences, <br \/>The University of Hong Kong<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c90e17 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3c90e17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.socsc.hku.hk\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/George-Lin.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Biography<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b35c59b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b35c59b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a1aec84\" data-id=\"a1aec84\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25e55ac elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"25e55ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"871\" height=\"871\" src=\"https:\/\/www.socsc.hku.hk\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/icca_Zhansheng-Chen_sq.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.socsc.hku.hk\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/icca_Zhansheng-Chen_sq.jpg 871w, https:\/\/www.socsc.hku.hk\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/icca_Zhansheng-Chen_sq-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.socsc.hku.hk\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/icca_Zhansheng-Chen_sq-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.socsc.hku.hk\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/icca_Zhansheng-Chen_sq-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 871px) 100vw, 871px\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;max-width:871px;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f18bf10\" data-id=\"f18bf10\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48d2747 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"48d2747\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Professor Zhansheng Chen<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95e9e7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"95e9e7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Professor of Psychology,<br \/>Head of the Department of Psychology,<br \/>Faculty of Social Sciences, <br \/>The University of Hong Kong<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32132ec elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"32132ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.socsc.hku.hk\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Zhansheng-Chen-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Biography<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e1a956 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9e1a956\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Moderator<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-199ee9a elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-phone elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"199ee9a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a72283c\" data-id=\"a72283c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d12fe4d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d12fe4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"871\" height=\"871\" src=\"https:\/\/www.socsc.hku.hk\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/icca_Paul-yip_sq.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.socsc.hku.hk\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/icca_Paul-yip_sq.jpg 871w, https:\/\/www.socsc.hku.hk\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/icca_Paul-yip_sq-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.socsc.hku.hk\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/icca_Paul-yip_sq-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.socsc.hku.hk\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/icca_Paul-yip_sq-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 871px) 100vw, 871px\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;max-width:871px;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5edecc5\" data-id=\"5edecc5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17812f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"17812f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Professor Paul Yip<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2487c0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2487c0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Chair Professor of Population Health,<br>Department of Social Work and Social Administration;<br>Associate Dean (Institutional Advancement &amp; Knowledge Exchange),<br>Faculty of Social Sciences, <br>The University of Hong Kong<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fbb117 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8fbb117\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.socsc.hku.hk\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Paul-Yip.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Biography<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ee39af animated-slow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"6ee39af\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eae63d3\" data-id=\"eae63d3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d827d35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d827d35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Panel Discussion on \u201cTackling Income and Wealth Inequality: Pathways to Inclusive Growth\u201d<\/b>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d019be0 animated-slow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"d019be0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a2ed9c\" data-id=\"1a2ed9c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59dfd32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"59dfd32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Panellists<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-fce3aaf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fce3aaf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d81e300\" data-id=\"d81e300\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b5f450 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5b5f450\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"871\" height=\"871\" src=\"https:\/\/www.socsc.hku.hk\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/icca_Eric-Fong_sq.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.socsc.hku.hk\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/icca_Eric-Fong_sq.jpg 871w, https:\/\/www.socsc.hku.hk\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/icca_Eric-Fong_sq-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.socsc.hku.hk\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/icca_Eric-Fong_sq-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.socsc.hku.hk\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/icca_Eric-Fong_sq-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 871px) 100vw, 871px\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;max-width:871px;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-282fc3f\" data-id=\"282fc3f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23fd8ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"23fd8ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Professor Eric Fong<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ddee85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ddee85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Chair Professor of Sociology;<br \/>Associate Dean (Teaching and Learning), <br \/>Faculty of Social Sciences, <br \/>The University of Hong Kong<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ebec2c elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7ebec2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.socsc.hku.hk\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Eric-Fong.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Biography<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e1840d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4e1840d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-13a7a25\" data-id=\"13a7a25\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-375e543 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"375e543\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"871\" height=\"871\" src=\"https:\/\/www.socsc.hku.hk\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/icca_Daiji-Kawaguchi_sq.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.socsc.hku.hk\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/icca_Daiji-Kawaguchi_sq.jpg 871w, https:\/\/www.socsc.hku.hk\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/icca_Daiji-Kawaguchi_sq-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.socsc.hku.hk\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/icca_Daiji-Kawaguchi_sq-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.socsc.hku.hk\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/icca_Daiji-Kawaguchi_sq-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 871px) 100vw, 871px\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;max-width:871px;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-28a63a7\" data-id=\"28a63a7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa43e72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aa43e72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Professor Daiji Kawaguchi<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be4353f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be4353f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dean and Professor, <br \/>Graduate School of Public Policy,<br \/><span data-teams=\"true\">The <\/span>University of Tokyo \u200b<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84736bd elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"84736bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.socsc.hku.hk\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Daiji-Kawaguchi.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Biography<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e0c87c1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e0c87c1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-72ef739\" data-id=\"72ef739\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76b5983 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"76b5983\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"871\" height=\"871\" src=\"https:\/\/www.socsc.hku.hk\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/icca_Minf-Lu_sq.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.socsc.hku.hk\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/icca_Minf-Lu_sq.jpg 871w, https:\/\/www.socsc.hku.hk\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/icca_Minf-Lu_sq-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.socsc.hku.hk\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/icca_Minf-Lu_sq-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.socsc.hku.hk\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/icca_Minf-Lu_sq-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 871px) 100vw, 871px\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;max-width:871px;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ca1955\" data-id=\"1ca1955\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19c38c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"19c38c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Professor Ming Lu<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32f2cb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32f2cb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Distinguished Professor of Economics,<br \/>Shanghai Jiao Tong University; <br \/>Member of the National &#8220;15th Five-Year Plan&#8221; Expert Committee and the<br \/>Shanghai Decision Making Advisory Committee<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af42ccf elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"af42ccf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.socsc.hku.hk\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ming-Lu.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Biography<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-393280b elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"393280b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Moderator<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-fcc9d36 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-phone elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fcc9d36\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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