Zhuoyu’s research focuses on the work-family reconciliation laws in Hong Kong, EU and Mainland China, in which the cultural paradigms embedded in a Confucianized society is investigated as part of the socio-legal studies. The project assesses the “Family Status Discrimination Ordinance” in Hong Kong, and compares it to the EU social policy on work-family balance. The thesis argues that the intellectual cultural norm such as “Loyalty”「忠」, ”Filial piety”「孝」, “Diligence”「勤」 and “Family-state unification” 「家國同構」had enduring influence on how people conceive of the work-family interface. The project also compares the FSDO with EU’s social policy in a view to find out how the protectionist approach adopted in Hong Kong and the social policy approach in EU offer insights into China’s initiative in the path to work-family reconciliation.