Activities

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:

  • Chinese University of Hong Kong
  • Hong Kong Polytechnic University
  • City University of Hong Kong
  • Hong Kong Baptist University
  • Singapore National Institute of Education
  • University of Manchester, UK

 

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.