Profile
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Cai Wei · Hong Kong

From public administration to social data.

I work at the intersection of social data, public governance, and global engagement — using research and technology to understand public problems and explore better ways of addressing them.

I’m especially interested in migration, sustainable development, comparative politics, and the relationship between institutions and evidence.

Education & research path
05 / Experience & Publications

Practice & publications.

Professional experience across research, teaching, and global engagement, alongside selected publications and writing.

Experience

04 / Education

A knowledge path.

Public administration provided the institutional questions. Social data analytics added the quantitative methods to investigate them.

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Nanjing · Foundation

Public Administration

Bachelor’s Degree

Public administration introduced me to questions about institutions, governance, and the ways public problems are understood.

Institutions · Policy · Governance

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Hong Kong · Deepening

Social Data Analytics

MSocSc · The University of Hong Kong

Combining social-science perspectives with quantitative methods to study complex social and policy issues.

Social Data · Policy Analysis · Urban Studies

Hong Kong

Insurance Advisory

At Manulife in Hong Kong, I work across MPF, asset allocation, wealth growth, and overseas identity planning, translating complex choices into clear, practical conversations.

  • MPF
  • Asset Allocation
  • Wealth Growth
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05 / Latest

What I’m working on, writing & exploring.

Recent work, writing, field notes, and things currently on my radar.

Writing
Editorial cover about Bao’an and unicorn companies

How can Bao’an incubate more unicorn companies?

A field-facing look at industrial foundations, innovation ecosystems, and local development.

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Field notes
Editorial cover about technology and industrial innovation in Shenzhen

Technology + industrial innovation in Shenzhen.

Notes on how research, technology transfer, and industry combine as engines of growth.

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Research
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“Time Bank” and mutual assistance in urban pension.

A published research paper examining a diversified model of community support.

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Projects
Editorial cover about embodied intelligence in Shenzhen

From laboratory to production line.

Exploring embodied intelligence, experimentation, and the systems around emerging technology.

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