Quality Alchemist (品質煉金術師)

2026年6月5日星期五

Academic Advising Tea & Tips & Appreciation Day 2026

Academic Advising Tea & Tips & Appreciation Day was organized by College of Undergraduate Studies on 5^th Jun 2026. Dr. Raymond Pang and Dr. Jeff Tang and I attended the Appreciation Day.

We took a group photo for COMP academic advisors.

Before the sharing session, we had a light lunch together.

In the beginning, Prof. Daniel T.L. Shek gave welcome speech.

After the sharing session started, Raymond, Jeff, and I took a selfie.

A professor from AMA shared his experience, and two students shared their experiences with academic mentoring.

Finally, all advisors and advisees took a group photo. I learned a lot from them.

Reference

COMP - https://www.polyu.edu.hk/comp/

Academic Advising System - https://www.polyu.edu.hk/comp/study/ug-programmes/student-development-and-supports/academic-advising/

20260305: COMP Academic Advising Session & Lunch Gathering 2026 - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2026/03/comp-academic-advising-session-lunch.html

2026年6月4日星期四

PolyU Senate 138th Meeting

I am honored to be elected as COMP Departmental Representative on Senate for the remaining term of office up to 31 December 2026. This is my second meeting on 4^th Jun 2026. This gave me the opportunity to understand the university's decision-making process.

After the meeting, we had post-meeting tea gathering. I took a photo with President Prof. Jin-Guang Teng for memory. It is the last senate meeting in this semester.

Reference

The Senate - https://www.polyu.edu.hk/about-polyu/committee/

FCMS - https://www.polyu.edu.hk/fcms/

COMP - https://www.polyu.edu.hk/comp/

20260319: PolyU Senate 137th Meeting, QS Reimagine Education Awards Webinar & Industrial Lunch - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2026/03/polyu-senate-137th-meeting-qs-reimagine.html

Lunch with Prof. YH Hung and Industrial Center Colleagues

I invited Prof. YH Hung (LMS Dept.) and Industrial Center (IC) Colleagues Dr. CC Cheung and Dr. Hans Xiao to have lunch on 4^th Jun 2026. Prof. Hung’s mainland students of MSc in QM will visit Hong Kong campus and would like to arrange a visit to IC.

Prof. Hung’s Mainland China students (MSc in QM) will visit PolyU in July and I would like to arrange a visit to our Industrial Centre. Then Dr. CC Cheung led us to pre-visit. The first location is Research Centre for Assistive Technology.

And then we visited Maker space and 3D printing.

After that we went to the Robotic laboratory.

We also took a photo in front of logistics demon by HAI Robotics which is startup in Science Park before.

Finally, we visited the group floor for Construction 3D Printing. It is a very good trip to introduce IC to different departments and mainland master students.

Reference

COMP - https://www.polyu.edu.hk/comp/

LMS - https://www.polyu.edu.hk/lms

MScQM - https://www.polyu.edu.hk/lms/study/tpg/qm-hz/

PolyU Industrial Center - https://www.polyu.edu.hk/ic/

20260526: Lunch with Prof. YH Hung and Tea with HKIE friends - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2026/05/lunch-with-prof-yh-hung-and-tea-with.html

20260409: Lunch with Prof. Hung Yick-hin in PolyU - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2026/04/lunch-with-prof-hung-yick-hin-in-polyu.html

20250516: Material Tech visit PolyU Industrial Centre for COMP Students’ Capstone Project - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2025/05/material-tech-visit-polyu-industrial.html

20231120: Visit to PolyU Industrial Center - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2023/11/visit-to-polyu-industrial-center.html

20151118: ASTRI Industry and University Consultation Forum 2015 - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2015/11/astri-industry-and-university.html

2026年6月2日星期二

COMP Teaching Colleagues Lunch with Dr. Kevin Yuen

Dr. Kevin Yuen (Senior Lecturer, Malaysia School of Science, Monash University) come back Hong Kong in this week. Dr. Jeff Tang, Dr. Raymond Pang and I had lunch with him for celebrating his new academic journey in Malaysia and successful in the first semester on 2^nd Jun 2026.

We discussed about academic life and PhD candidates’ issue, as well as, funding project collaboration. Finally, we took a photo in front of PolyU logo for memory.

In this morning, I went to see Chinese doctor.

Luckily, I met my CityU student Ms. Chun Ka Po, Fion and we took a photo for memory. She graduated under SEEM Dept., in 2014. We were joined the CityU Spring Research Conference on Systems Engineering and Management Science from 16-17 May 2014.

Reference:

COMP, PolyU - https://www.polyu.edu.hk/comp/

20260102: COMP Teaching Colleagues Farewell Dinner with Dr. Kevin Yuen - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2026/01/comp-teaching-colleagues-farewell.html

20251219: COMP Teaching Colleagues Celebrated the Winter Solstice Festival 2025 - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2025/12/comp-teaching-colleagues-celebrated.html

20251015: COMP Teaching Colleagues celebrated my SQC Medal - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2025/10/comp-teaching-colleagues-celebrated-my.html

20250228: COMP Student/Staff Consultative Group (SSCG) Meeting - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2025/02/comp-studentstaff-consultative-group.html

20140517: CityU Spring Research Conference on Systems Engineering and Management Science 2014 - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2014/05/cityu-spring-research-conference-on.html

2026年5月31日星期日

Playing Pickleball with Patrick Lui and his Son

Mr. Patrick Lui invited us to go to his new house’s pickleball court at the Pavilia Forest on 31 May 2026. Since I have zoom lecture on the morning, I arrived near the end of the game.

We took a group photo with all I Ching classmates.

(Left: Patrick Lui’s friend, Patrick Lui, Eunice, Patrick Ng, Sunny Lui, Karen and I)

Since I was late, I played the last game.

Then Sunny and I went to the restaurant first and discussed with his second interview for the course named HKU-PKU Dual Degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics (PPE)

After that we enjoyed a good food together.

In night, I went to my secondary school classmate to celebrate William Wong’s birthday.

Reference:

20260510: Playing pickleball on Mother's Day - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/search/label/Pickleball

20260322: I Ching Pickleball Team Practice (III) - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2026/03/i-ching-pickleball-team-practice-iii.html

20260223: I Ching Class CNY Trip to Zhongshan (易經班新年中山之旅) - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2026/02/i-ching-class-cny-trip-to-zhongshan.html

20260124: I Ching Pickleball Team Practice - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2026/01/i-ching-pickleball-team-practice.html

20260117: Pickleball Practice for I Ching Classmates - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2026/01/pickleball-practice-for-i-ching.html

20241229: I Ching Class Christmas Concert to Zhongshan (易經班-彭教授中山戌時音樂會) - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2024/12/i-ching-class-christmas-concert-to.html

COMP5133 Guest Talk for AI Safety and ISO 42001

I was honor to be invited by Dr. Walter Fung again on 31^st May 2026 (Sunday morning) to give a talk named “Introduction to AI Safety by employing ISO 42001 – AI Management System and its Application” to his MSc student in COMP 5133 – Information Systems and E-Commerce Strategy under Master course in mainland China.

I briefed some cases about AI safety and then introduced ISO 42001 AI Management System and its requirements. Finally, I showed some additional information about the integration among ISO 9001 Quality Management System, ISO 56001 Innovation Management System and ISO 42001 to form the AI Innovation Management System (AIIM). Lastly, I demonstrated my student’s capstone projects employed AI (especially, visual computing).

Reference

COMP, PolyU - https://www.polyu.edu.hk/comp/

MScBT - https://www.polyu.edu.hk/comp/study/taught-postgraduate-programme/msc-bt/

20260224: COMP5569 Guest Talk for AI Safety and ISO 42001 AIMS (2026) - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2026/02/comp5569-guest-talk-for-ai-safety-and.html

20250314: COMP Guest Talk for AI Safety and ISO 42001 AI Management System - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2025/03/comp-guest-talk-for-ai-safety-and-iso.html

20250117: COMP 5569 Guest talk for detecting fraud and money laundering activities - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2025/01/comp-5569-guest-talk-for-detecting.html

2026年5月26日星期二

Lunch with Prof. YH Hung and Tea with HKIE friends

I was honor to have lunch with Prof. YH Hung again. We met Prof. Shengjiang Lu, Grant (Professor of Practice (Accounting), who served in School of Accounting & Finance, in U Green, PolyU.

Prof. Hung’s Mainland China students (MSc in QM) will visit PolyU in July and I would like to arrange a visit to our Industrial Centre.

After lunch, I visited Prof. Hung’s office and Department of Logistics & Maritime Studies.

When I went to staff canteen, I met my senior classmate Mr. Yip Wai Yuen in BCH, CityU.

And then I met Dr. Vincent Fung and Dr. YC Chau for tea. I am appreciated for their nomination of HKIE fellowship.

Reference

COMP - https://www.polyu.edu.hk/comp/

LMS - https://www.polyu.edu.hk/lms

MScQM - https://www.polyu.edu.hk/lms/study/tpg/qm-hz/

20260409: Lunch with Prof. Hung Yick-hin in PolyU - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2026/04/lunch-with-prof-hung-yick-hin-in-polyu.html

20180505: Zhejiang University – PolyU Joint Center: The 20th Anniversary Ceremony Summit for Quality Management Master Program - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2018/05/zhejiang-university-polyu-joint-center.html

2026年5月25日星期一

Dinner with Dr. KS Chin and Mrs. Chin 2026

Minda and I had dinner with EngD supervisor Dr. KS Chin and Mrs. Chin on 25^th May 2026. We tasted the Hakka (客家) food this time.

I reserved two special foods that are Secret Recipe Stuffed Dace (秘製釀鯪魚) and Hometown Lu Goose (家鄉碌鵝).

The restaurant named Hakka Kitchen (客家人).

After dinner, we had dessert together.

Reference

HKSQ - https://hksq.org/

秘製釀鯪魚 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiMWZkR7oes

家鄉碌鵝 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88D3S9ytuQI

20250303: Dinner with Dr. KS Chin and Mrs. Chin - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2025/03/dinner-with-dr-ks-chin-and-mrs-chin.html

20240814: Dinner with Prof. Frankey Pun and his Family - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2024/08/dinner-with-prof-frankey-pun-and-his.html

20240109: Dinner with Dr. KS Chin and Prof. Frankey Pun - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2024/01/dinner-with-dr-ks-chin-and-prof-frankey.html

20231010: Lunch with Former HKSQ exco members - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2023/10/lunch-with-former-hksq-exco-members.html

20230319: HKSQ Social Events–Walking Tour of points of Interest in Sham Shui Po - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2023/03/hksq-social-eventswalking-tour-of.html

20120814: HKSTP Visit and HKSQ Lunch with Principal & Professors from The University of The West Indies - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2012/08/hkstp-visit-and-hksq-lunch-with.html

2026年5月23日星期六

Chinese Traditional Wisdom Management Course (中華智慧管理學) - Lecture 4

Minda and I joined Prof. Pang’s (彭泓基教授) course named “Chinese Traditional Wisdom Management” (中華智慧管理學) and the four lecture was held on 9^th May 2026. This time, Prof. Pang introduced I Ching principles, Lao Tzu and Zhuangzi (《易經》和老子、莊子).

We had breakfast with Mr. Ben Tsang before the lecture.

Master Andy Law, Mr. Ben Tsang, Minda and I took a photo for memory.

Firstly, Prof. Pang briefed the core idea of I Ching. It included Change I (變易), Yin and Yang (陰陽), Change rule (簡易) and Unchange I (不易).

The reasons why the I Ching is hailed as the "Source of the Great Tao" are based on source of time, idea and function. For time, it covers thousands of years. For idea, I Ching affected all old Chinese ideas. For function, it related to the astronomy and calendar.

And then he explained the important role of the I Ching in modern people that it worked as Change Handbook, using it for predication and got the life opportunities and direction.

After that Prof. Pang reviewed the overall concepts of Confucianism (儒家思想) based on I Tao (易道).

Then he introduced the Lao Tzu's philosophy for exploring the Wisdom and Mysteries of the “Tao Te Ching” (道德經). The source and rule of “Tao” were explained and key concept related to nature.

And he mentioned the Unity of Opposites (對立統一) based on the Yin and Yang (陰陽). He concluded that the Tao follows nature's way. Through simplicity, non-action (無為), and harmony, one aligns with the universe's flow, finding balance and authentic power.

The last part was The Wisdom of Zhuangzi: The Philosophy of Life of a Taoist Cultivator (莊子的智慧:修道者的人生觀).

Prof. Prof. Pang demonstrated how to cultivate the Inner Alchemy (修炼內丹). Understanding life based on Zhuangzi, 50 years old is a watershed moment. Before that, your life is for others; after that, your life truly belongs to yourself.