Visit to HKPMAC for COMP Student's Capstone Project 2026

On 23^rd Sep 2026 afternoon, I lead my students Ms. Iris Lau, Mr. Marco Wong and Ms. Fiona Tam to visit the Hong Kong Precious Metals Assay Centre (HKPMAC) under Hong Kong Gold Exchange (HKGX). It is the first capstone project named “LKH1: Development of Laboratory Information System (LIMS) for operation performance enhancement” since 2025. The project aims to design and implement online ERP system to replace the existing excel based system for laboratory operation. We arrived in the Hong Kong Gold Exchange and took a photo. 

And then Dr. Kathy Fu (Lab Manager, HKPMAC) led us to visit the laboratory.

She explained the daily operation of laboratory and we need to register before access.

Different instruments are introduced such as X-Ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy.

After that Dr. Kathy Fu introduced their data and customer recording excel-based systems and problems to students. It is an important kick-off meeting for this capstone project.

Finally, we took a group photo with Mr. Brian Fung (CEO, HKGX). Many thanks Brian and Kathy supporting to PolyU COMP Student Capstone Project.

(Left: Ms. Iris Lau, Ms. Fiona Tam, Mr. Brian Fung, I, Dr. Kathy Fu and Mr. Marco Wong)

Reference

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

Hong Kong Gold Exchange (HKGX) - https://hkgx.com.hk/en

Hong Kong Precious Metals Assay Centre Limited (HOKLAS 234) - http://www.itc.gov.hk/en/quality/hkas/doc/scopes/234.pdf

HKPMAC - http://www.hkpmac.com.hk/en/

20250904: Visit to HKPMAC for starting Students' Capstone Project - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2025/09/visit-to-hkpmac-for-starting-students.html

20250312: Visit Hong Kong Precious Metals Assay Centre for COMP Students’ Capstone Project - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2025/03/visit-hong-kong-precious-metals-assay.html

Visit to Material Tech for COMP Student's Capstone Project 2026

I lead my students Ms. Hui Yung Ki, Mr. CHAN Ying Wai and Mr. CHAN Chun Kit to visit the Material Tech on 23^rd Sep 2026. It is continued capstone project named “LKH2: Robot Arm Control System for Concrete Cube Handling”. The project aims to design and enhance the robotic arm to handing concrete sample for different measurement. We waited in the Tin Shui Wai Station in the morning and then took a taxi to go to the laboratory. 

We arrived the Material Tech and took a photo for memory.

Mr. Herman Tang (Assistant General Manager) explained their new project to my students.

Then I met Mr. Kwong Lap Kong who is partner of Mr. Felix Chan (Managing Director, Material Tech).

Herman then explained and demonstrated different testing operations to my students.

He also showed the sample with QR code and RFID tap.

Then they took a photo in front of the testing concrete samples.

Another laboratory for power test.

Finally, we took a group photo in front of the laboratory entry before left.

Reference

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

Material Tech - http://en.materialtech.com.hk/

20250909: Visit to Material Tech for starting COMP Students’ Capstone Project - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2025/09/visit-to-material-tech-for-starting.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

20250326: Visit Material Tech Co. Ltd. for COMP Students’ Capstone Project - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2025/03/visit-material-tech-co-ltd-for-comp.html

CMS1000 Guest Talk – STEM Education Business

I was honor to invite Mr. Henry Lee (Founder, JobMatriz & Idea Maker HK (i3D Printer HK)) to give a talk for the 1^st year students in the course CMS1000 - Computer and Mathematical Sciences Professionals in Society under Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Sciences (FCMS) on 22^nd Sep 2026. The objectives of CMS1000 are to introduce students to variety of professions, enthuse students about their major study and engage students in desirable forms of university learning. It is the 3^rd lecture that my guest’s topic named “STEM Education Business – From Engineer to EduTech Entrepreneur”. 

In the beginning, Mr. Henry Lee gave self-introduction about his background including engineer and entrepreneur in electronic industries and EdTech. 

Then he briefed the STEAM that is not just a curriculum but a mindset for innovation and problem solving.

And then he introduced his career journey from engineer to business owner. We had both serviced in EPA Center in CityU long time ago!

After that he mentioned why he need to search new technology (3D printing) for fasting prototyping solution.

Finally, he stated his STEM Map and most involved problem solving and train the trainer.

Henry formed startup from zero to one through design thinking, TRIZ and 3D printing.

Because of handling different teachers and classes, his team developed JobMatriz and it employed for study, part-time job and other social activities.

STEM means to Henry like Kung Fu (功夫) and everyone has unique skill.

Lastly, he briefed his STEAM to Professional. For his business, Henry remembered his TRIZ teacher Dr. Micheal Li said “Easy but hard to copy!”

At the end, Dr. Adam Leung, Dr. Ryo Liao and I represented FCMS to present certificate and souvenir to guest speakers.

Reference

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

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

JobMatriz - https://jobmatriz.com/

Idea Maker HK - https://ideamakerhk.com/

IAQ General Meeting in Chengdu, China 2026 (Day 2)

The IAQ General Meeting was held from 17^th to 20^th Sep 2026 in Chengdu, China. This year is the 60^th anniversary of International Academy for Quality (IAQ). The IAQ session was held in ANQ Congress 2026 on 17^th Sep 2026. The 1^st day of IAQ General Meeting was IAQ-CAQ Top Executive Dialog session and technical visit on 18^th Sep 2026. The 2^nd day of IAQ General Meeting was presentation from IAQ committees and think tanks as well as new member presentation on 19^th Sep 2026. In Day 2 morning, we had breakfast and met Acn. Prof. Fugee Tsung and Ms. Flora. 

Also met Acn. Janak Mehta.

We then met Singapore team included Mr. Tan Swan San. Johnson (陳川昌), Mr. Tu Jianyu (涂建宇), Mr. Cheung Kah Leong (張家樑) and Mr. Tan Gheng Een (陳敬賢).

I took a photo with Acn. Narayanan Ramanathan, Mr. Chandra Mouli S., Acn. Prof. Pedro Saraiva and Acn. Janak Mehta.

When I arrived the venue, I took a photo with Acn. Dr. Dag Kroslid and Acn. Dr. Catherine Chan in front of banner of the 60^th IAQ anniversary celebration.

Then I took a photo with Acn. Prof. He Zhen (何楨) and Acn. Dr. Duan Yonggang (段永剛) (CAQ).

Photo with Acn. Janak Mehta and Acn. Juhani Anttila.

Photo with Acn. Prof. Miroslav Drijaca.

Photo with Acn. Dr. Rey Fremista and Acn. Dr. Zandra Meningas (President, Philippine Society for Quality (PSQ)).

Then I took a photo with Acn. Wang Lin (王琳) and Acn. Wang Lu (王璐) (CAQ).

Photo with Acn. J. Ravikant (ISQ) and Acn. Willy Vandenbrande.

Photo with Acn. Liu Zhuohui and Acn. Dr. Duan Yonggang (CAQ)

Photo with Acn. Prof. He Zhen (何楨), Acn. Narayanan Ramanathan and Acn. Prof. Miroslav Drijaca.

Met a new friend Acn. Prof. Xu Jichao (徐济超).

Photo with Acn. Dr. Dag Kroslid, Acn. Raúl Molteni (Immediate Past President, IAQ) Acn. Sunil Sinha (President-elect, IAQ) and Acn. Prof. Pedro Saraiva.

I took a photo with Ms. Wang Shengqi (王圣淇) and appreciated for her arrangements and hard work in making this meeting a success.

Photo with Acn. Prof. Kazuyuki Suzuki (JSQC).

In the beginning, Acn. Raúl Molteni gave opening speech and discussed the inspiring the Future in IAQ.

Many academicians attended online included Prof. Kano.

Then Raúl reviewed the meeting agenda.

He introduced strategic that IAQ leading the discussion about the future of quality.

Then the first speaker was Acn. Nancy Nouaimeh who gave a new member presentation and her topic named “Quality is never an accident; it is the result of intelligent effort.”

The second speaker was Acn. Jarrett Perlow and his topic entitled “Quality in the Courts”. It is my first time know how lawyer employed quality principle in their field.

After that Acn. Edwin Garro gave Think Tank update and topic was “Quality in Develop Countries”. 

He introduced the LIFT platform stands for Listen, Integrate, Facilitate and Transform.

And then Acn. J. Ravikant introduced the new Think Tank named “Quality, Digitalisation and AI” (QiDAiTT).

Finally Acn. Raúl Molteni (Immediate Past President, IAQ) and Acn. Sunil Sinha (President-elect, IAQ) presented IAQ pin to Acn. Dr. Zandra Meningas.

In afternoon session, Acn. Dr. Catherine Chan presented “A Framework of “USE” for QFD” on behalf of Voice of Customer Think Tank (VoCTT).

All academicians received Chengdu gifts.

Minda and I visited the Kuanzhaixiangzi Alleys (宽窄巷子) after the lunch.

We visited the old book shop.

Visited Chengdu Chocolate Museum and took a photo for memory.

Sanxingdui Chocolate (三星堆朱古力) was observed.

We took a photo under Kuan Alley (宽径)

Then we visited China Red, which is the general's home.

We saw many wood sculptures.

We also found Wuliangye Cultural Experience Hall (五糧液文化體驗館).

Very Spicy hot pot!

We saw many Sanxingdui (三星堆) decorations.

And then we visited Sanxingdui store.

Many interested products related to many Sanxingdui.

When we left, we met Dr. Pao Lin Jen (任寶玲) and Singapore team again.

We take subway to go to Global Center.

It was discovered that the subway handrails looked like panda heads!

Minda and I arrived Global Center and took a photo for memory.

Very big inside the center.

Our dinner was BBQ.

Very good food and service!

I ordered a big beer!

Fired beef!

On 20^th Sep, we went to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport and back to Hong Kong.

We met Dr. Jane Wong and took a photo for memory. 

After we arrived in Hong Kong, we met Mehta, who was transferring to a flight to India.

It is a very good trip for both ANQ Congress 2026 and IAQ General Meeting with 60^th anniversary celebration.

Reference:

IAQ website - https://iaq.wildapricot.org/

20230405: IAQ 1st Communication Committee Meeting 2023 - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2023/04/iaq-1st-communication-committee-meeting.html

IAQ General Meeting:

2011: ASQ World Conference - IAQ Meeting - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2011/05/asq-world-conference-iaq-meeting.html

20160514: The International Academy for Quality (IAQ) General Meeting and Dinner - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2016/05/the-international-academy-for-quality.html

20170922: The International Academy for Quality (IAQ) General Meeting and Dinner during ANQ Congress 2017 - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2017/09/the-international-academy-for-quality.html

20180921: The International Academy for Quality (IAQ) General Meeting and QiETT Symposium - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2018/09/the-international-academy-for-quality.html#more

20200508: IAQ Zoom Meeting 2020 - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2020/05/iaq-zoom-meeting-2020.html

20200721: IAQ Zoom General Meeting 2020 - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2020/07/iaq-zoom-general-meeting-2020.html

20200915: IAQ Zoom Exco Meeting regarding Support Transition - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2020/09/iaq-zoom-exco-meeting-regarding-support.html

20201020: IAQ General Meeting 2020 (Online) - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2020/10/iaq-general-meeting-2020-online.html

20210331: IAQ Leader Meeting 2021 (Online) - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2021/03/iaq-leader-meeting-2021-online.html

20220519: IAQ General Meeting 2022 – Day 1 (Online & Onsite) - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2022/05/iaq-general-meeting-2022-day-1-online.html

20220520: IAQ General Meeting 2022 – Day 2 (Online & Onsite) - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2022/05/iaq-general-meeting-2022-day-2-online.html

20220928: IAQ General Meeting in Japan 2022 – Day 1 - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2022/09/iaq-general-meeting-in-japan-2022-day-1.html

20220929: IAQ General Meeting in Japan 2022 – Day 2 - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2022/09/iaq-general-meeting-in-japan-2022-day-2.html

20220405: IAQ 1st Communication Committee Meeting 2023 - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2023/04/iaq-1st-communication-committee-meeting.html

20220424: IAQ Website Knowledge Transfer Meeting - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2023/04/iaq-website-knowledge-transfer-meeting.html

20230511: IAQ General Meeting in Philadelphia, USA 2023 - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2023/05/iaq-general-meeting-in-philadelphia-usa.html

20231108: IAQ General Meeting in Porto, Portugal 2023 - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2023/11/iaq-general-meeting-in-porto-portugal.html

20240516: IAQ General Meeting in San Diego, USA 2024 - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2024/05/iaq-general-meeting-in-san-diego-usa.html

20240920: IAQ General Meeting in JUSE and Dinner 2024 - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2024/09/iaq-general-meeting-in-juse-and-dinner.html

20250610: IAQ General Meeting in Oslo, Norway 2025 - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2025/06/iaq-general-meeting-in-oslo-norway-2025.html

IAQ Symposium and Forum:

20120803: ANQ Congress 2012 - Day 2 (The IAQ session entitled "Quality in Healthcare”) - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2012/08/anq-congress-2012-day-2.html

Leaflet - http://www.hksq.org/anq2012/doc/IAQ_Session_02082012.pdf

20131018: ANQ Congress 2013 Bangkok – Day 2 (The 2nd IAQ/ANQ Symposium) - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2013/10/anq-congress-2013-bangkok-day-2.html

20150924: ANQ Congress 2015 Taipei – Day 2 (The 4th IAQ/ANQ Symposium) - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2015/09/anq-congress-2015-taipei-day-2.html

20151025: IAQ World Quality Forum 2015, Hungary – Welcome Cocktail - http://qualityalchemist.blogspot.hk/2015/10/iaq-world-quality-forum-2015-hungary.html

20151026: IAQ World Quality Forum 2015, Hungary – Day 1 - http://qualityalchemist.blogspot.hk/2015/10/iaq-world-quality-forum-2015-hungary_26.html

20151027: IAQ World Quality Forum 2015, Hungary – Day 2 - http://qualityalchemist.blogspot.hk/2015/10/iaq-world-quality-forum-2015-hungary_27.html

20151028: IAQ World Quality Forum 2015, Hungary – Gala & Networking Dinner - http://qualityalchemist.blogspot.hk/2015/10/iaq-world-quality-forum-2015-hungary_28.html

20160514: The International Academy for Quality (IAQ) General Meeting and Dinner - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.hk/2016/05/the-international-academy-for-quality.html

20171013: The 2nd IAQ World Quality Forum 2017 in Bled, Slovenia - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2017/10/the-2nd-iaq-world-quality-forum-2017-in.html

20180921: The International Academy for Quality (IAQ) General Meeting and QiETT Symposium - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2018/09/the-international-academy-for-quality.html#more

20191206: The 3rd IAQ World Quality Forum & 13th Shanghai International Symposium - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2019/12/the-3rd-iaq-world-quality-forum-13th.html

20221209: IAQ QiETT Future of Quality in Higher Education Summit – Day 1 - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2022/12/iaq-qiett-future-of-quality-in-higher.html

20221210: IAQ QiETT Future of Quality in Higher Education Summit – Day 2 - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2022/12/iaq-qiett-future-of-quality-in-higher_10.html

20221216: IAQ QiETT Future of Quality in Higher Education Summit – Day 3 - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2022/12/iaq-qiett-future-of-quality-in-higher_16.html

20221217: IAQ QiETT Future of Quality in Higher Education Summit – Day 4 - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2022/12/iaq-qiett-future-of-quality-in-higher_17.html

20260917: The 24th ANQ Congress Chengdu, China 2026 – Day 2 (Part A – IAQ Special Session) - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2026/09/the-24th-anq-congress-chengdu-china_01349253821.html