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Personal profile
Personal profile
Dr. Lawrence Ka-ki HO researches public policy, criminal justice, policing, and public order management. He is Assistant Professor in the Department of Social Sciences at the Education University of Hong Kong and an Honorary Fellow of the Centre for Criminology at the University of Hong Kong. Lawrence received his M. Phil. degree in politics & Ph. D. degree in Sociology (Criminology) in the University of Hong Kong. He has worked in political parties and tertiary institutions as policy researcher after graduation. He taught politics and sociology subjects in University of Macau from 2006-2008 and in the Department of Political Science at Lingnan University from 2009-2012. He joined the HKIED in August 2012.
Research interests
Lawrence's research interest concentrates on history and sociology of policing, comparative policing practices, public order management, criminal justice systems and public policies. Lawrence is currently engaging in several research projects on Hong Kong policing and comparative policing practices, including professionalizaton, legitimacy and accountablity of Hong Kong policing; Drama, Movie & Imagination of Hong Kong policing; Transforming role of policewomen in Hong Kong; Community Policing & Reforms of Macau Police; Recruitment, Training of Police in Hong Kong, Macau & Taiwan; Job Satisfaction of Policing Personnel; Private policing in Hong Kong; Youth, Deviance & Policing; and comparative policing strategies on protest management. His latest research extends to the sociology of sports. Projects include ‘The Youth Uniformed Groups of Hong Kong’; ‘Communal Identities for the Sustainable Development of Sports in Hong Kong’ & ‘The Role of Hong Kong in China’s Soccer Dream’.
Teaching Interests
Courses taught/ teaching in EdUHK
SSC 2044/ SSC 3276 Hong Kong Studies
SSC 3054 Perspectives on Citizenship
SSC 4218 Hong Kong Policing
GEG 1045 Soccer Politics and Administration
SSC 3232 Politics, Public Administration and Policies in Hong Kong
COC 1016 Understanding Social Policies
SSC 1252 Approaching Social Sciences
INS 4910 Honor Project
INS 2028 Undergraduate Student Internship
SSC 6228 Research Project
External Appointments
Research Affiliations & External Appointments
Sep 2005- Member, Asian Association of Police Studies (AAPS)
Sep 2007- Fellow, Centre for Criminology, The University of Hong Kong
Mar 2012- 2016 Honorary Service Learning Fellow, The Office of Service Learning, Lingnan University
Jan 2013- Dec 2018 Council Member, Hong Kong Sociological Association
Jan 2015- 2016 Academic Advisor, Lingnan University Community College
Sep 2015- 2018 Honorary Consultant, Hong Kong Police Old Comrades' Association
Sep 2015- External Examiner, Hong Kong College of Technology
May 2017 Visiting Scholar, Center of Macau Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Macau
Jan 2016- Research Fellow, The Academy of Hong Kong Studies, The Education University of Hong Kong
Sep 2017- External Examiner & Academic Assessor, Advanced Diploma in Applied Social Sciences (Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement), Hong Kong University School of Professional and Continuing Education (HKUSPACE)
Aug 2017- 2018 Academic Advisor, Hong Kong Police Inspectors' Association
Oct 2017- Academic Advisor, Hong Kong Fire Services Department Ambulancemen's Union
July 2019 - Member of Academic Peer Group, Master of Social Sciences Program, Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, The Open University of Hong Kong
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Projects
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Local Football Participation: Why to Come, What to Gain, How to Promote? Studies of Women and Grassroot Football Programs In Hong Kong
16/06/21 → 15/05/22
Project: Research project
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Police Oversight: International Debates & Exploration of An Appropriate Mechanism for Hong Kong
20/03/20 → 19/09/20
Project: Research project
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The Transforming Roles of Policewomen in Hong Kong Policing: A Longitudinal Study
HO, K. K. L. & CHAN, A. H. N.
01/01/13 → 31/12/14
Project: Research project
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Explaining confidence in the police within transitional Hong Kong: The influence of postmaterial values
MCCARTHY, D., STONEMAN, P. & HO, K. K. L., 03 Apr 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Policing and Society.Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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Professionalism versus democracy? Historical and institutional analysis of police oversight mechanisms in three Asian jurisdictions
HO, K. K. L., CHAN, J. K-H., CHAN, Y., DEN HEYER, G., HSU, J-S. & HIRAI, A., Jan 2022, In: Crime, Law and Social Change. 77, 1, p. 1–25Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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Strong government responses? Reflections on the management of COVID-19 in Hong Kong and Taiwan
WONG, N. W. M., HO, K. K. L., WANG, M. & HSIEH, C-W., Feb 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Journal of Public Sector Management.Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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After the social movements in 2019: Examining the association between online civic participation of Hong Kong’s young people and their real-life civic participation
CHONG, K. M. E., PAO, S. S., HO, K. K. L. & NG, H. Y., Dec 2021, In: Journal of Social Studies Education Research. 12, 4, p. 22-46Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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A government–society confrontation: Policing protests in postcolonial China's Hong Kong SAR
HO, K. K. L., 2021, In: Interventions. 23, 4, p. 481-505Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
4 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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Outstanding Teaching Award for Early Career Faculty
HO, Ka Ki, Lawrence 何家騏 (Recipient), May 2012
Prize: Prizes / Awards