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Biography of Kenneth Ka-Lok Chan
 

Kenneth Ka-Lok Chan received his D.Phil. in Politics from Nuffield College, University of Oxford and is currently Assistant Professor at the Department of Government and International Studies, Hong Kong Baptist University. He has also taught at the University of Warsaw and the University of GdaA"sk in Poland. His interests include Post-Communist Politics, Democratisation, British Politics, European Union Politics, Hong Kong Politics and East European languages. He has published articles in Europe-Asia Studies, Electoral Studies, Oxford International Review, Party Politics, West European Politics, Central and East European Political Science Review, Studia Polityczna (Poland), Druzboslovne Razprave (Slovenia), and the Hong Kong Journal of Social Sciences.

 

November 2004

 
 
Biography of Carmen Ka-Man Chan
 

Carmen Ka-Man Chan is currently the Research Executive of Public Opinion Programme (POP) at the University of Hong Kong. She completed a double-degree programme and obtained her B.Soc.Sc. (Government & Laws) degree and LL.B. degree from the University of Hong Kong in 2002 and 2003 respectively.

 

September 2004

 
 
Biography of Dr Kin-Man Chan
 

Dr Kin-man Chan was graduated from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 1983. He then received a scholarship from Yale University in 1988 to study political sociology and China studies there. He was awarded a doctoral degree in sociology in 1995. Since 1993, he has been teaching at the Sociology Department of The Chinese University of Hong Kong and is currently an associate professor there. His research interests focus on corruption, and development of civil society in Hong Kong and Mainland China. Dr Kin-man Chan is an enthusiastic teacher who has been granted distinguished teaching awards in several occasions. He was a guest host in a radio phone-in program and has been serving the Community Research Committee of the ICAC for many years.

 

July 2003

 
 
Biography of Prof Joseph Man Chan
 

Prof Joseph Man Chan is currently a professor at the School of Journalism and Communication, the Chinese University of Hong Kong where he served as a former director. He has published many journal articles and book chapters on international communication, political communication, impact of information technology, as well as communications development in Greater China. He has co-authored Mass Media and Political Transition: The Hong Kong Press in China's Orbit, Hong Kong Journalists in Transition, Global Media Spectacle, and co-edited Mass Media and Societal Development, Mass Media and Economy, Press and Politics, In Search of Boundaries: Communication, Nation-States and Cultural Identities. He served as a President of the Chinese Communication Association, a visiting scholar at Harvard, Oxford and UC Berkeley and a member of the Hong Kong Broadcasting Authority. He is a member of the editorial boards of a few international journals.

 

July 2003

 
 
Biography of Dr Jennifer So-Kuen Chan
 

Dr Jennifer Chan obtained her B.Sc. degree from the Chinese University of Hong Kong with a major in Mathematics. After her four years' of teaching in a secondary school, she went back to the Chinese University of Hong Kong where she obtained her M.Phil. degree in Statistics. Then she further her studies in Statistics and obtained her PhD degree from the University of New South Wales, Australia. She is now a lecturer in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, the University of Hong Kong. She has more than 12 years of experience in statistical research and her research areas include development of statistical methods for complicated models and application of these methodologies on social science and medicine. Her email address is <[email protected]>.

 

February 2003

 
 
Biography of Carter Ting-Cheong Chim
 

Carter Ting-Cheong Chim is currently a core member of HKU Student Research Team. He is a first year student under the BSocSc(Government & Laws) double-degree curriculum of the University of Hong Kong.

 

January 2005

 
 
Biography of Cliff Kwong-Pok Chow
 

Cliff Kwong-Pok Chow is currently the Assistant Computer Officer of Public Opinion Programme (POP) at the University of Hong Kong. He completed a Bachelor degree programme and obtained his B.Sci. Applied Computing (First Class) degree from the Hong Kong Baptist University in 1998.

 

October 2004

 
 
Biography of Dr Boris Sai-Tsang Choy
 

Dr Boris Choy obtained his PhD degree in Statistics from Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, the University of London, England. He is a Chartered Statistician of the Royal Statistical Society and a Committee Member of the Hong Kong Statistical Society. He has more than 12 years of experience in statistical research and his main research areas are on the development of statistical methods for complicated models and in the applications on insurance, finance and medicine. Dr Choy is now a College Lecturer of the HKU SPACE Community College, his email address is <[email protected]>.

 

January 2003

 
 
Biography of Dr Robert Ting-Yiu Chung
 

Dr Robert Chung is the Director of Public Opinion Programme (POP) at the University of Hong Kong. Dr Chung joined the Social Sciences Research Centre of the University of Hong Kong in 1987 when it was founded. In 1991 he established the POP within the Social Sciences Research Centre, a unit under the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Hong Kong, and began to study the development of public opinion in Hong Kong. POP was transferred to the Journalism and Media Studies Centre in the University of Hong Kong in May 2000 and was transferred back to the Faculty of Social Sciences in the University of Hong Kong in January 2002. Under his leadership, POP has become well known for its impartiality and professionalism in collecting, studying and interpreting public opinion in Hong Kong, and is a highly respected programme in the region. Up to this date, POP has conducted more than 1,000 independent surveys, covering media development, electoral studies, policy issues, and youth studies. POP』s output is widely covered by the media and frequently cited in academic publications. Dr Chung has written numerous articles on public opinion and social surveys published in various journals and periodicals, and is the Chief Editor of the HKU POP Site at http://hkupop.hku.hk. He is also a member of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Public Opinion Research

Dr Chung is also the Warden of RC Lee Hall in The University of Hong Kong, a Panelist of Television Programme Advisory Panel of Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK), a Panelist of the Television Programme Appreciation Index Research Panel and a Committee Member of the Specialized Committee on Social Development of the Hong Kong Council of Social Service. From 1993 to 1994, Dr Chung served as a part-time community panelist of the Central Policy Unit of the Hong Kong Government. He then became a part-time member of the Central Policy Unit between 1994 and 1999. Between 1997 and 2003, he served as a member of the Community Research Sub-committee of the Citizens Advisory Committee on Community Relations of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), and a member of the Citizens Advisory Committee on Community Relations. Dr Chung has been the Hong Kong representative at the World Association for Public Opinion Research (WAPOR) for a number of years. Between 2006 and 2007, he was the elected Secretary-Treasurer of WAPOR and he has been elected to the Chair of the Liaison Committee of WAPOR since 2010 till now.

 

August 2012

 
 
Biography of Sarah Sin-Wa Ho
 

Sarah Sin-Wa Ho is currently the member of HKU Student Research Team. She is a first year student studying B.Soc.Sc. (Government & Laws) in the University of Hong Kong.

 

May 2005

 
 
Biography of Thomson Chung-Sum Hui
 

Mr. Thomson Chung-Sum Hui is currently a core member of the HKU Student Research Team. He is a final year student under the Economics and Finance degree curriculum in HKU.

 

July 2005

 
 
Biography of Nicola Kit-Yu Hui
 

Nicola Kit-Yu Hui is currently a core member of HKU Student Research Team. She is a second year student under the BBA(Law) double-degree curriculum of the University of Hong Kong.

 

January 2005

 
 
Biography of Mr Kam Lam
 

Mr Kam Lam is currently an occasional contributor to Hong Kong Economic Journal. Born in Hong Kong, Mr Lam holds a B.A.(Honours) degree from Oxford University where he read Philosophy, Politics, and Economics. He was also educated at College of Law, Guildford and qualified as a solicitor in London before returning to Hong Kong in 1987. Mr Lam retired from the law in 1999.

 

August 2003

 
 
Biography of Calvin Mo-Chun Lam
 

Calvin Mo-Chun Lam graduated with a B.S.Sc degree from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2001, where he read Journalism, Communication and Sociology. He joined the Public Opinion Programme (POP) at the University of Hong Kong since his graduation, and is currently reading a M.S.Sc degree in Corporate Communication at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. His major research interests include: cultural studies, media analysis, crisis management, and corporate image.

 

October 2004

 
 
Biography of Dr Francis Lee
 

Francis L. F. Lee holds a Ph.D. degree in communication from Standford University. He is an assistant professor at the Department of English and Communication at the City University of Hong Kong. His major research interests are public opinion, journalism and political communication.

 

April 2004

 
 
Biography of Dr Leong-Kwan Li
 

Dr Leong-Kwan Li studied in the Chinese University of Hong Kong for six years and graduated with an M.Phil degree. After teaching in a secondary school in Choi Hung, he continued his study in the University of Southern California. There, he sat in more courses than he took and obtained the degrees of MSc(EE) and PhD. He has been teaching in the Hong Kong Polytechnic University since 1993 and he is a committee member of the Hong Kong Statistical Society. He is interested in various research areas including statistics, financial mathematics, artificial intelligence and numerical optimization. His email address is [email protected].

 

July 2004

 
 
Biography of Adele Sum-Yee Li
 

Adele Sum-Yee Li is currently the core member of HKU Student Research Team. She is a third year student under the BBA(Law) double-degree curriculum of the University of Hong Kong.

 

November 2004

 
 
Biography of Mo-Yan Leung
 

Mo-Yan Leung was graduated from Geography Department of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Then she studied in the Department of Administration of Justice at Southern Illinois University and obtained a M.S. degree. Afterwards, she joined the sector of social service for many years, served as a front-line caseworker and program administrator at a shelter which provides accommodation and care for unaccompanied minors in Chicago.

 

January 2005

 
 
Biography of Karie Ka-Lai Pang
 

Ms Karie Ka-Lai Pang joined the Public Opinion Programme (POP) at the University of Hong Kong in 1997, and is currently its Assistant Director. She first graduated with a B.B.A. (First Class) degree and subsequently obtained a M.A. degree in Journalism, both from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Ms PANG manages practically all research projects of POP since she became its Programme Manager in 2000. Her major research interests include journalism, media development, consumer behavior, and public opinion applications.

 

August 2012

 
 
Biography of Ivan Yiu-Wing Poon
 

Mr. Ivan Yiu-Wing Poon is currently a core member of the HKU Student Research Team. He is a final year student at HKU, majoring in Economics and Finance.

 

July 2005

 
 
Biography of Eunice Yau-Yur Siu
 

Eunice Yau-Yur Siu is currently a core member of HKU Student Research Team. She is a first year student under the Government and Law double-degree curriculum of the University of Hong Kong.

 

January 2005

 
 
Biography of Dr Clement York-Kee So
 

Dr Clement York-Kee So is currently an associate professor at the School of Journalism and Communication, the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He was deputy editor-in-chief of Vancouver's Ming Pao Daily News and reporter of World Journal, and marketing researcher of HK-TVB. He graduated with a bachelor's degree (sociology) and a master's degree (communication) from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and a Ph.D. degree from the Annenberg School for Communication, the University of Pennsylvania. His major research interests include: Hong Kong press, news sociology, citation analysis, and development of the field of communication.

 

June 2003

 
 
Biography of Irene Tong
 

Irene Tong was born in Hong Kong and received her undergraduate and post-graduate training at the University of Hong Kong and the University of Toronto respectively. She specializes in gender and the politics of development. She does research in Hong Kong and China and is active in the local women's movement.

 

November 2003

 
 
Biography of Tsoi Pui-Shing Tony
 

Tsoi Pui-Shing Tony is currently the Technical Assistant of Public Opinion Programme (POP) at the University of Hong Kong. He completed a degree programme and obtained his BA. (Quantitative Analysis for Business) degree from the City University of Hong Kong.

 

October 2004

 
 
Biography of Mr Jazz Ma
 

Jazz Ma graduated from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in Electronics. He is now serving as the IT manager in HKUPOP. He is experienced in computer programming and networking. He has worked as a System Analyst in a local firm and participated in different scales of projects. His expertise includes Content Management System, Computer-assisted Telephone Interviewing System, Web Live Broadcasting system, and mobile application development. 

 

 

August 2012

 
 
Biography of Mr Frank Wai-Kin Lee
 

Frank Lee graduated from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology with a B.Sc. degree and subsequently obtained a M.Sc. degree in Sociology from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Mr LEE joined POP in 2006 and is currently a research manager. His major interests include political and social opinion research, as well as election systems and behaviors.

 

 

August 2012

 
 
Biography of Ms Winnie Wing-Yi Lee
 

Winnie Lee joined HKUPOP in 2008, and is currently a research manager. Ms Lee graduated with a B.Sc. degree in Psychology from the University of Warwick, U.K. and subsequently obtained an M.Sc. degree in Health Psychology from the City University London, U.K. Her major research interests include social behaviors, health and life quality, and applied psychology

 

August 2012

 
 
Biography of Mr Edward Chit-Fai Tai
 

Edward Tai joined HKUPOP in 2008, and is currently a senior data analyst. Mr Tai graduated with a B.Sc. degree in Statistics from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is mainly responsible for the analysis of the public opinion data, and focus on both time series analyses and indexes building.

 

August 2012