1. Managing Human Capital What are the major challenges facing Hong Kong, London and New York in managing human capital?  Immigration  Higher education & training  Research & development

2. Managing Human Capital  Immigration :  3 cities as migrant cities  The migrant: who are they?  From “high end” to “low end”  From permanent to transient  From individual to group  Age, race and ethnicity, class, gender, etc.  Government responsiveness:  Inclusion/exclusion; rights and duties; threats and opportunities

3. Managing Human Capital Education:  Early or s econdary education to higher education  Creativity and other attributes  Education in relation to ethnicity (hierarchy of ethnic groups)  Education in relation to global city (competiveness)  E.g., HK as regional hub of higher education, but how?  Government responses

4. Managing Human Capital Common themes and comparative research on:  Migration policy (in particular low skill labour and social integration and other social factors e.g., race and ethnicity, class, age, gender)  Education as problem/challenge: nurture talents and competitiveness  Government responsiveness: The role of the state and different levels of government (local, national and international)