Centre for Applied Ethics

The Centre for Applied Ethics of Hong Kong Baptist University was formally inaugurated on 13 May 1992. It is the first of its kind to be established in China and one of the first in Asia. The development of ethical centres is urgently needed in Hong Kong as it is undergoing unprecedented rapid economic and socio-cultural changes. There is a real problem of ethical tension and disorientation. Although there are similar centres in Europe and North America, the results of their research are not always immediately useful to Asian societies in general and to Hong Kong in particular. At the same time, their social-ethical issues are not always the same as ours. The Centre, while seeking to formulate ethical solutions on the basis of universal principles, will be culturally sensitive in its endeavours.