I was shocked to learn that Suzanne Pepper had passed away on 29-30 June. For months beforehand, we had been in frequent contact by email. She did without a smartphone or computer at home and relied on those in her office at the old Universities Services Centre at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. I […]
Author Archives: John Burns
John Burns is an honorary professor at the Department of Politics and Public Administration at the University of Hong Kong. He was dean of HKU's Faculty of Social Sciences from 2011 to 2017, and is the author of titles such as Government Capacity and the Hong Kong Civil Service. He teaches courses and does research on comparative politics and public administration, specialising in China and Hong Kong.
