Public Administration and Policy – An Asia-Pacific Journal was first launched in 1992 jointly published by the Hong Kong Public Administration Association and City University of Hong Kong. It was suspended in 2005 due to the departure of the Editor-in-Chief. In Spring 2012, it was re-launched with the support of the new co-publisher, the School of Professional Education and Executive Development (SPEED) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU).
The PAP Journal has progressed smoothly in the past six years. The e-version was also introduced in 2013 and has been available for readers through HKPAA and PolyU SPEED’s websites. We are delighted to have a successful collaboration partnership with Emerald Publishing Limited in the UK this year. From 2018 onwards, this journal will have online publication and global dissemination on the Emerald Insight Platform. We hope this will enhance the Journal’s readership and citations of our authors’ articles.
In order to maintain a high academic standard, an International Advisory Board consisting of renowned scholars and practitioners from leading universities in the USA, UK, Switzerland, Canada, Australia, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong has been formed. The Journal is devoted to the integration of the theories and practice of public administration and management, with special emphasis on the Asia-Pacific region. It seeks to play a useful role in contributing to the improvement of public sector management by highlighting issues, problems and solutions through efficient and innovative management of public services. Academics, government officials and executives in non-profit and business organisations are welcomed to contribute articles to the Journal. Through the new Emerald platform, we look for articles related to the latest regional development such as the One Belt One Road initiatives and impacts of digital and artificial intelligence on public governance.
In this inaugural issue on Emerald Insight Platform, the first article is by Jon Quah who analyses the Five Secrets of Singapore’s Success. It is followed by Habib Zafarullah and Ahmed Shafiqul Huque who explore Climate Change, Regulatory Policies and Regional Cooperation in South Asia. The third article is by Phudit Tejativaddhana, David Briggs, Orapin Singhadej and Reggie Hinoguin on Developing Primary Health Care in Thailand. Alice Te and Gerard Postiglione then review the Admission Scheme of Hong Kong Students Entering Mainland China Universities. This issue concludes with Fanny Lau and Gryphon Sou’s article on Assessment for Learning: Hong Kong Needs Territory-wide System Assessment (TSA) or Not.
We wish to thank all the paper contributors in this issue. We also thank the reviewers for their critical comments and constructive suggestions in helping authors to improve their papers. Finally, I thank our editorial team and advisors for their efforts in making the journal publication possible.
