CityU EngD Society 1st Exco Meeting 2026

 The 1^st CityU Engineering Doctorate (EngD) Society executive committee meeting 2026 was held on 10^th Mar 2026 online. We had 8 committee members in the zoom meeting room for discussing the coming events. Those events included seminar for AI driven Enterprise Innovation, visit to Xian JiaoTong Univerity, event coorganized with HKRITA, etc.

Finally, we took a group photo together and next meeting would be held in the middle of Apr 2026.

Reference:

CityU Engineering Doctorate Society - https://engds.org/

Engineering Doctorate (Engineering Management) - https://www.cityu.edu.hk/sye/engd.htm

Engineering Doctorate (Engineering Management) (Chinese) - https://www.cityu.edu.hk/sye/engd_chn.htm

Previous AGM and Meetings:

20251213: CityU EngD Society Christmas Party 2025 - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2025/12/cityu-engd-society-christmas-party-2025.html#more

FCMS Award Ceremony for Outstanding Faculty Members and Alumni 2025

Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Sciences (FCMS) arranged a special event to recognize and celebrate the remarkable achievements of our faculty and alumni awardees from the past year. Since I had a class at the time, I went to the event after class to celebrate with my colleague, Dr. Aquil MOHAMMED. Dr. Jeff Tang and I took a photo with Dr. Aquil for memory. 

Another colleague, Dr. Richard Liu, won the Silver Award at the QS Reimagine Education Awards 2025. I found him in his office and took a photo with him.

Both colleagues are excellent.

Reference

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

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

Faculty Awards for Outstanding Achievement 2025 - https://www.polyu.edu.hk/comp/news-and-events/news/2025/1016_faculty-awards-for-outstanding-achievement-2025/

Dr Richard Lui’s Project Wins Silver at QS Reimagine Education Awards 2025 - https://www.polyu.edu.hk/comp/news-and-events/news/2025/1210_richard-lui-qs-award/

HKSQ Exco Meeting and Spring Dinner 2026

The HKSQ 3rd exco meeting in 2025/26 and Spring Dinner was held on 6^th Mar 2026 in PolyU. Chairman and Vice-chairman - Dr. Jane Wong and Ms. Angela Wong, along with exco member Ms. Minda Chiang arrived early for tea before the meeting began.

 

We started the meeting where official bearers arrived.

We discussed different events including MOU with local universities, visit, seminar and World Summit for Chinese Quality (WSCQ).

The preliminary schedule of WACQ 2026 Summit had been discussed.

Finally, we had 12 members onsite.

(Left: I, Mr. Peter Fung, Ms. Minda Chiang, Mr. Humphrey Lee, Ms. Kelly Liu, Ms. Angela Wong, Dr. KS Chin, Dr. Aaron Tong, Dr. Jack Wu, Mr. Keith Kwok, Dr. Jane Wong and Dr. Mandict Wong)

After the meeting, we had spring dinner in PolyU restaurant.

Reference:

HKSQ - www.hksq.org

HKSQ Strategy Meeting:

HKSQ Strategic Meeting & 1st Exco Meeting 2024 - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2024/10/hksq-strategic-meeting-1st-exco-meeting.html

HKSQ Strategy Meeting 2023 - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2023/10/hksq-strategy-meeting-2023.html

HKSQ Strategy Meeting and the 1st Exco Meeting 2022/2023 - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2022/10/hksq-strategy-meeting-and-1st-exco.html

HKSQ Strategy Meeting 2021 cum IKA Silver Medal Award Celebration - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2021/10/hksq-strategy-meeting-2021-cum-ika.html

HKSQ Strategy Meeting 2020 - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2020/12/hksq-strategy-meeting-2020.html

HKSQ Strategy Meeting 2019 - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2019/11/hksq-strategy-meeting-2019.html

HKSQ Strategy Meeting 2018 - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2018/09/hksq-strategy-meeting-2018.html

HKSQ Strategy Meeting 2017 - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2017/08/hksq-strategy-meeting-2017.html

HKSQ Strategy Meeting 2016 - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.hk/2016/09/hksq-strategy-meeting-2016.html

HKSQ Strategy Meeting 2015 - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.hk/2015/08/hksq-strategy-meeting-2015.html

HKSQ Strategy Meeting 2014 - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.hk/2014/08/hksq-strategy-meeting-2014.html

HKSQ Strategy Meeting 2013 - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.hk/2013/09/hksq-strategy-meeting-2013.html

The HKSQ Strategy Meeting 2010 - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.hk/2010/08/hksq-strategy-meeting-2010.html

HKSQ Exco Meeting and Other Meeting:

20251212: HKSQ Exco meeting and celebrating the Winter Solstice Festival 2025 - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2025/12/hksq-exco-meeting-and-celebrating.html

20250215: HKSQ 3rd Exco Meeting 2025 - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2025/02/hksq-3rd-exco-meeting-2025.html

20241220: HKSQ 2nd Exco Meeting and Winter Solstice Dinner 2024 - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2024/12/hksq-2nd-exco-meeting-and-winter.html

20240408: HKSQ Bank Meeting 2024 - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2024/04/hksq-bank-meeting-2024.html

20240127: HKSQ Website Knowledge Transfer Meeting 2024 - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2024/01/hksq-website-knowledge-transfer-meeting.html

20230727: HKSQ Financial Meeting and Visit to CityU Exhibition - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2023/07/hksq-financial-meeting-and-visit-to.html

20230520: HKSQ The 3rd Exco Meeting 2023 - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2023/05/hksq-3rd-exco-meeting-2023.html

20221120: HKSQ Knowledge Transfer Meeting 2022/2023 - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2022/11/hksq-knowledge-transfer-meeting-20222023.html

20220702: HKSQ The 3rd Exco Meeting 2022 (Online) - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2022/07/hksq-3rd-exco-meeting-2022-online.html

20211211: HKSQ - The 3rd Meeting for the 35th Anniversary Book - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2021/12/hksq-3rd-meeting-for-35th-anniversary.html

20211010: HKSQ - The 2nd Meeting for the 35th Anniversary Book - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2021/10/hksq-2nd-meeting-for-35th-anniversary.html

20210829: HKSQ Meeting for the 35th Anniversary Book - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2021/08/hksq-meeting-for-35th-anniversary-book.html

20210306: HKSQ The 1st Exco Meeting 2021 - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2021/03/hksq-1st-exco-meeting-2021.html

20200523: HKSQ 3rd Exco Online Meeting using Zoom - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2020/05/hksq-3rd-exco-online-meeting-using-zoom.html

20200430: HKSQ Official Bearers Meeting and Online Exco Trial Meeting - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2020/04/hksq-official-bearers-meeting-and.html

20200307: HKSQ Exco Meeting during Coronavirus Spreading Period - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2020/03/hksq-exco-meeting-during-coronavirus.html

20181029: HKSQ Special Meeting for Bank Issue - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2018/10/hksq-special-meeting-for-bank-issue.html

COMP Academic Advising Session & Lunch Gathering 2026

Department of Computing (COMP) has organized an academic advising session and lunch gathering to give academic advisors a chance to meet our academic advisees on 5^th Mar 2026. I attended the session and lunch.

Teaching team Dr. Raymond Pang and Dr. Jeff Tang also joined.

In the beginning, Prof. Ken Yiu introduced the role of academic advisor.  

Then he briefed the rundown to all participants.

The experiential learning is a new requirement that is compulsory to year 1 students.

Work Integrated Education (WIE) was explained.

Photo for students and teachers in the lecture theater 

After that Prof. Henry Chan introduced Cambridge University (Girton College) Mathematics Summer Programme for students’ application in summer time.

Finally, we had discussion session with students.

I met my capstone project student Mr. YEUNG Chun San.

One of my advisees who is senior entry Mr. Ko Ka Ming.

Finally, we all had lunch together.

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/

PolyU FITE Seminar Series - “HKQF-TIC and the Education & Career Pathway of the TIC Profession”

I was honor to be invited by Prof. Gary Tang as a speaker of FITE Seminar and the topic entitled “The Hong Kong Qualification Framework for Testing, Inspection and Certification (TIC) and the Education & Career Pathway of the TIC Profession” on 4^th Mar 2026. This Seminar is supported by UGC's Fund for Innovative Technology-in-Education (FITE) under Faculty of Science, PolyU.

Before the seminar began, I took a photo with Prof. Gary Tang and Dr. Joe Lam in class.

In the beginning, I introduced the Hong Kong Qualification Framework (HKQF) for testing, inspection and certification (TIC) and there has seven QF levels.

And then I briefed the Hong Kong Council for Testing and Certification which established in Sep 2009. It aims to formulate overall development strategy of Hong Kong’s testing and certification industry.

After that I shared my career experience entitled “Connect the dots” which was based on Steve Jobs statement in Stanford Commencement Address in 2005. He said “You can't connect the dots looking forward you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future.” I demonstrated all my dots in past 30+ years experience.

I asked the students to vote for their three areas of greatest interest, and the results showed that they were medical testing, food testing, and traditional Chinese medicine testing.

Finally, I surveyed the students about their desired careers and found that chemist, inspector, and auditor were the top three career choices.

The last topics I shared were my company-based capstone projects in COMP department. I invited TIC industry to support my students project including precious metals test, construction test, ecotoxicity test and drug packaging industry.

Then Prof. Gary Tang led the Q&A session.

Lastly, Dr. Joe Lam and Prof. Gary Tang presented souvenir to me.

Reference:

ABCT - https://www.polyu.edu.hk/abct/

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

BSc (Hon) in ASTC - https://www.polyu.edu.hk/abct/study/undergraduate-programmes/senior-year/bachelor-of-science-honours-in-analytical-sciences-for-testing-and-certification/recognition-and-prospects/

HKSQ CLabQS Registration - https://hksq.org/certification/hksq-certified-professionals/certified-laboratory-quality-specialist-clabqs-hksq-registration/

20250318: PolyU ABCT Guest Talk for “HKQF-TIC & Experience Sharing” - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2025/03/polyu-abct-guest-talk-for-hkqf-tic.html

20240327: ABCT Guest Talk for “Introduction of HKQF & Experience Sharing” - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2024/03/abct-guest-talk-for-introduction-of.html

CNY Family Gathering in Guangzhou 2026

On March 1, 2026, we went to Guangzhou to celebrate the Spring Festival and have Chinese New Year dinner with our family. We took the high-speed train from Shenzhen Station and arrived at Guangzhou East Station at 11:00am. 

Uncle and Aunty booked a table in our hotel for lunch together.

Afterwards, we went to Chunyang Temple (純陽觀) to hold a memorial ceremony for our grandparents.

I found my grandparents photo for memory.

It shows an old family photo taken in 1974.

When we left, we passed the Siqin Pavilion (思親亭).

The words "The Way of Nature" are carved on the stone.

The dinner would be held in the “LUMINA (星寰)”.

I selfie with my wife and brother.

Then we took a group photo in the platform.

Minda’s brother worked in Henderson and it is the Henderson Land Group 50^th anniversary.

My mother took a photo with her sisters and brother.

During dinner, I took a photo with my cousins.

The seventh uncle (七姨丈) brough his collection of Moutai (茅台). It is very special and only 38%!

We drunk it with uncle.

Also ask our cousins to try it.

It is very happy gathering.

Group photo of table 1.

Group photo of table 2.

At then end, we took a group photo outside the restaurant.

During the Spring Festival, my cousin (彬彬) used AI technology to bring old photos to life.

In this morning, we took a train back to Hong Kong.

Reference:

20250302: Family Gathering for Ne Zha 2 (哪吒2) Film - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2025/03/family-gathering-for-ne-zha-2-2-film.html

20240303: Visit to Huawei European Town and CNY Family Gathering in Guangzhou - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2024/03/visit-to-huawei-huawei-european-town.html

20230720: Visit Aunt family and stay in HKUST (GZ) - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2023/07/visit-aunt-family-and-stay-in-hkust-gz.html

20150404: Visit to EWHA Womans University 2015 - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2015/04/visit-to-ewha-womans-university-2015.html

20110228: Visit South China Normal University, Guangzhou - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2011/02/visit-south-china-normal-university.html