4 Follow Us on Social Media Contact Us (852) 3469 2721 ppolpr@ust.hk The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology c/o Division of Public Policy (PPOL) Room 4611, Academic Building, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong Xianyun Zhang is a PhD student at the School of Urban Planning and Design, Peking University. His core research focuses on urban spatial structure and the application of large language models in urban studies. With an interdisciplinary background in architecture, economics and computer science, he studied at Wuhan University and City University of Hong Kong, and holds a master’s degree in Regional Economics from Wuhan University. His research lies at the intersection of geography and economics, applying cutting-edge computer technologies to urban studies for greater interdisciplinarity. He uses diverse data sources including geographic data, statistical yearbooks, policy texts and first-hand survey data. His work mainly examines the socioeconomic impacts of land and transport policy shifts, urban spatial restructuring and urban renewal. Main Reference Yi, F., Yu, H., Zhang, X., & Yue, Y. (2026). Hong Kong land development and policy intensity: strategic embedding in a period of transition. Journal of Asian Public Policy, 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1080/17516234.2026.2640860 Fangxin Yi is a research assistant professor at the Division of Public Policy, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Her research focuses on urban development and policy, disaster governance and resilient cities, risk management and analysis, participatory governance, and AI-driven governance. She adopts interdisciplinary approaches to address pressing challenges at the intersection of technology, policy, and urban systems. Her applied research bridges academic insights with real-world governance challenges. Hongfei Yu is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Sociology at Tsinghua University and a Visiting Scholar in the Department of Political Science at the University of Chicago (2025–2026). He earned his B.A. (with a minor in Economics) and M.A. in Sociology from Nanjing University. His primary research interests lie in development sociology, political economy, and social stratification and mobility. Specifically, he examines the institutional mechanisms through which local state action influences local economic development, resource distribution, and socio-economic disparities. His broader research agenda also explores grassroots governance, fiscal decentralization, and the dynamics of educational and structural inequality. Yang Yue is a master’s student in Urban Planning and Design at City University of Macau. Her research centers on land development, quantitative policy analysis, urban spatial governance and urban renewal. Focusing on land governance in high‑density cities of the Guangdong‑Hong Kong‑Macao Greater Bay Area, she adopts quantitative policy‑text analysis to explore the interactions between land institutions, planning control and urban development. Taking Hong Kong’s transitional land‑development practices as a case, she quantitatively assesses policy intensity and derives land‑regulation logics adapted to urban development stages, so as to provide empirical evidence for territorial spatial planning and policy improvement. Hong Kong land development and policy intensity: strategic embedding in a period of transition Public Policy BULLETIN
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