PEOPLE

Scientific Conferences

1. Discussion Leader, Gordon Research Conference on Urbanization, Water and Food Security, July 21, 2019 - July 26, 2019 at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in Hong Kong, China
2. Organizing Committee member -8^th International Conference on Marine Pollution and Ecotoxicology, Hong Kong, 20-24 June 2016
3. Organizing Committee member -1^st International Conference on Food Safety, Hong Kong, 16-18 June 2014
4. Organizing Committee member - 15th International Symposium on Toxicity Assessment (ISTA 15)-Hong Kong, 3-8 July 2011
5. Organizing Committee member– XVI International congress of comparative endocrinology – Hong Kong, 22-26^th June 2009
6. Organizing Committee member– 27th Hong Kong Society of Neuroscience Annual Meeting held jointly with the 6th Asian Biophysical Association (ABA) Symposium – Hong Kong (Jan 11-14, 2009)
7. Organizing Committee, Annual Scientific Meeting, Hong Kong Society of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Reproduction – Hong Kong (November 2007)
8. Organizing Committee member–The 12^th Annual Conference, Science Advancement in Hong Kong, Hong Kong Institute of Science (October 15, 2004)
9. Organizing Committee member– 22th Hong Kong Society of Neuroscience Annual Meeting - Hong Kong  (November, 2003)
10. Organizing Committee member– The 2nd International conference on Environment and Public health Management (March, 2002)

Government Boards

1. Panel Member, Sir Edward Youde Memorial Fellowships and Scholarships, 2014-15
2. Member, Working group in Marine Mammal Conservation, Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation (2013- present)
3. Member, Expert Committee on Food Safety, Food and Environmental Hygiene (2014 – present)
4. Member, Working Group on Amendment to Food Adulteration (Metallic Contamination) Regulations, Food and Environmental Hygiene (2015 – present)
5. Assessment Panel, China Manned Space Program “Space Science Experiment Design Competition”, HKSAR, China Manned Space Agency (2015)
6. Panel Member, Hong Kong Scholarship for Excellence Scheme, HKSAR (June-August 2015)

Editorial / Panel Member

1. Biology & Medicine Subject Convenor, the Assessment Panel for Competitive Research Funding Schemes for the Local Self-financing Degree Sector (APSF,) Research Grant Council, Hong Kong (2020-present)
2. Biology & Medicine Subject Panel Member, Research Grant Council, Hong Kong (2014-2019 )
3. Grant review board member, Research Council, Health and Medical Research Fund, Food and Health Bureau, HKSAR (2013-present)
4. Editor, Bulletin Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
5. Editor, Spermatogenesis (Taylor and Francis)
6. Editor, ISRN Allergy
7. Reviewer Editor, Frontier in Experimental Endocrinology
8. Selection panel member, the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Research Grant Council, HK (2013-2015)

Reviewer / Examiner

1. Reviewer for the journals: PNAS, Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Environmental Pollution, Marine Pollution Bulletin, Journal of Hazardous Materials, Chemosphere, Aquaculture, British journal of Cancer, Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, Cancer chemotherapy and Pharmacology, Journal of Integrative Biology, Journal of Endocrinology, Journal of Physiology, PLoS One, Aquatic Toxicology, Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Biochemistry Journal, Environmental Science and Technology
2. Reviewer for NSF proposal, National Science Foundation, USA
3. University Representative for Six Form and School Certificate Biology; Revision of A-Level Biology Syllabus; CDC-HKEAA Committee on Biology (Senior secondary)
4. Chief Examiner, Hong Kong Authority of Examination (2000 – present)
5. External Examiner for M.Phil and Ph.D candidates in local and overseas universities
6. Committee Member, Joint CDC-HKEAA, Hong Kong Examination Authority (2003-2007)

Invited Talks

1. Launching Ceremony of "Lab Test One in One Click" - Seminar on "Cutting Edge Testing Technologies to Cope with Challenges in Our Daily Life" Hong Kong Productivity Council (13 May 2015)
2. Seminar Series, “Endocrine disrupting chemicals, the effects of exposure on metabolic disorders”, School of Life Sciences, Chinese University of Hong Kong (Nov 2014)
3. The 9th Congress of the Asian-Pacific Society of Atherosclerosis and Vascular Diseases and 16th Diabetes and Cardiovascular Risk Factors – East Meets West Symposium, the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (25-18 September 2014)
4. The 20^th Anniversary workshop on “Environmental Science and Technology for Sustainable Development”, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 25 January 2014.
5. ABS Food and Nutritional Toxicology, The Finnish Graduate School, Kuopio, Finland (12-13 August, 2013)
6. The 7th Huaxia International Congress of Endocrinology (30 Nov – 2 Dec 2012)
7. 論壇 : 近期塑化劑事件對本港製造業及消費者的影響及前瞻, Hong Kong Productivity Council (30 Sept 2011)
8. Invited interview for a TV program to provide professional view on the effect of phthalates on public health
9. The 6th Huaxia International Congress of Endocrinology (10-12 Dec 2010)
10. Croucher Advanced Study Institute “Remediation of contaminated land- bioavailability and health risk” (9-13 December 2010)
11. The 3^rd Summer Course on “Environmental and human health: Impact assessment”, Hong Kong (4-17 July 2010), City University of Hong Kong and State key laboratory of Marine Environmental Science
12. International Brain Research Organization (IBRO) school, The University of Hong Kong (9 June 2010)
13. RGC public lecture, Hong Kong Science Museum (26 Sept 2009)
14. Invited interview for a TV program (星期日檔案, 16 Aug 2009) to provide professional view on the effect of endocrine disruptors to precocious puberty.
15. School talk at SKH Lam Kau Mow secondary school, Shatin (2007)
16. The Marine Biological Association of Hong Kong (2006)
17. Department of Biology and Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong (2003)
18. International Conference on Environment and Public Health Management (March 2002)
19. The 2nd Technical Workshops on (Eco)-toxicological Impact and Transboundary Transport of PTS (May 2002)