Current position:
Honorary Associate Professor, Department of Urban Planning & Design, The University of Hong Kong
Member, Town Planning Board, Hong Kong SAR Government
Visiting Fellow, Hughes Hall, Cambridge University, UK
Professional Activities
I. Professional Membership:
| 2010 | Chartered Member, Royal Town Planning Institute, U.K. |
| 2008 | Founding member and Vice President of Supervisory Board, Macau Urban Planning Institute. |
| 2004 | Honourable member of the Institute of Shopping Centre Management (Hong Kong) |
| 2004 | Member, Association of American Geographers |
| 2002 | Registered School Manager, Education and Manpower Bureau, Hong Kong SAR Government |
| 1998 | Member, China Geographical Association |
| 1999 | Elected Chairman, Hong Kong Geographical Association (1999-2001) |
| 1991 | Member, Committee of the Urban and Regional Planning, China Institute of Planners |
| 1991 | Fellow, IBG-RGS, UK |
| 1989 | Member, Hong Kong Geographical Association |
| 1989 | Fellow, Centre of Urban Studies and Urban Planning, HKU |
| 1985 | Member, Institute of British Geographer-Royal Geographical Society, UK |
II. External Examiner to Academic Programme
| 2009-2015 | MSc International Real Estate (Zhejiang) programme. The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong. |
| 2017-2021 | MSc Urban and Regional Planning, Glasgow – Nankai Joint Graduate School, Glasgow University, UK |
I had served as external examiner for over 25 PhD and three M. Phil. degree examination for the following local and overseas universities:
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III. Consultancy Service:
| 2010-14 | Committee member, “Global Power City Index 2010”, Institute for Urban Strategies, The Mori Memorial Foundation (MMF), Hong Kong Committee,http://www.mori-m-foundation.or.jp |
| 2009 | Academic Advisor, “Urban Renewal District Aspiration Study for the Central and Western District” Central and Western District Council. PlanArch Consultants Ltd., Hong Kong |
| 2007 | Academic Advisor, “Feasibility study for Central Kowloon Route and Widening of Gascoigne Road Flyover.” Meinhardt Infrastructure and Environment Ltd., Hong Kong |
| 2007 | Member, Advisory Panel, “Tuen Mun East Housing Development Studies”, Scott Wilson Ltd., Hong Kong |
| 2007 | Expert leader: Urban Environmental Planning Programme in Vietnam (UEPP-VN) Programme |
| 1994 | Advisor: Daqing city, Helongjiang Province, A Restructuring and Development of Daqing’s Economy |
| 1994 | Advisor: Shanghai East China University of Technology, Curriculum Development on Master Degree in Regional Planning & Transport Studies. |
| 1990 | Advisor: Xangfeng city, Hubei Province, Regional and Environmental Development |
IV. Validation to Professional Programme
| 2015 | Invited member to Accreditation Panel for Master of Arts in Global Society programme, Hong Kong Baptist University. |
| 2003 | Invited member to Internal Validation Panel (IVP) for the Certificate/Diploma in Shopping Centre Management Programme, School of Professional and Continuing Education, University of Hong Kong, January 2003 |
| 1994 | Progamme advisor: Shanghai East China University of Technology, Curriculum Development on Master Degree in Regional Planning & Transport Studies |
V. External Assesor on Staff Promotion
| Hong Kong Baptist University | |
| The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | |
| City University of Hong Kong |
University Administration:
| 2011-2016 | Associate Dean (Research), Faculty of Architecture, HKU |
| 2012-2017 / 2019- | Chief Examiner, Bachelor of Arts (Urban Studies), Department of Urban Planning & Design, HKU |
| 2011-2016 | Co-opted Member of The Small Project Funding sub-group, URC sub-committee for Internal Support of Research Project, HKU |
| 2011-13 | Member of the Faculty Teaching and Learning Quality Committee, Faculty of Architecture, HKU |
| 2011-2015 | Chair, Community Project Workshop (CPW), Faculty of Architecture, HKU |
| 2011-2019 | Knowledge Exchange Working Group, Knowledge Exchange, HKU |
| 2010-2011 | Review panel for taught postgraduate curricula, Department of Geography, HKU |
| 2009-2016 | Chairman, Faculty Higher Degrees Committee, Faculty of Architecture, HKU |
| 2008-2019 | Chairman, DRPC, Department of Urban Planning & Design, HKU |
| 2008 | Chief Examiner, Master of Science (Urban Planning), Department of Urban Planning & Design, HKU |
| 2008-2015 | Chief Examiner, Master of Urban Design, Department of Urban Planning & Design, HKU |
| 1994-2008 | Chief Examiner, Master of Science (Urban Planning), Centre of Urban Planning and Environmental Management, HKU |
| 1990-1993 | Admissions Tutor, Master of Science (Urban Planning), Centre of Urban Planning and Environmental Management, HKU |
Committee and Board Membership
| 2012-2017 | Member, Human Resource, Promotion and Tenure Committee for the Kadoorie Institute, HKU |
| 2011-2015 | Member, Faculty Promotion and Tenure Panel, Faculty of Architecture, HKU |
| 2011-2015 | Member, Faculty Human Resource Committee, Faculty of Architecture, HKU |
| 2009-2016 | Member, Board of Examination for Graduate Studies, HKU |
| 2008- | Faculty Search Committee, Department of Urban Planning and Design |
| 2008 | Member, Faculty Board, Faculty of Architecture, HKU |
| 2004-2008 | Member, Master of Science (Urban Planning) programme committee |
| 1992 | Member, Master of Housing Management programme, Board of Examiners |
| 1989 | Member, Master of Science (Urban Planning) Board of Examiners |
Research Grants Assessor:
| 2006, 2009, 2010-2015 | Invited Projects Assessor, GRF/PPR Grants Applications, University Grants Committee, HK SAR Government |
| 2006 | External Assessor, National Sciences Foundation, USA |
Visiting Academic Appointments:
| 2016-2018 | Visiting Faculty, Faculty of Science and Technology, Far Western University, Nepal |
| 2014-2017 | Visiting Professor, School of Real Estate, Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai, China |
| 2004-2006 | Visiting Professor, School of Public Administration, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China |
| 1995 | Honorary Research Associate, Beijing Institute of Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences. |
| 1995 | Honorary Research Associate, Nanjing Institute of Geography & Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. |
| 1990 | Visiting Scholar, Research Center of Environment and Territory, Planning Commission, Institute of Geodesy and Geophysic, Wuhan, China. |
