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

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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.

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.

Finally, Prof. Pang quoted the chapter 38 of “Tao Te Ching” (道德經) that critiques Confucianism.

Lastly, he analyzed the significance of Zhuangzi's philosophy in modern society.

After the lecture, we had lunch together.

Luckily, I met my old HD classmate Roger in the restaurant.

Reference:

彭泓基教授 - https://www.master-insight.com/author/penghongji/

屈機TV (屈基論) - https://www.youtube.com/@wgtvhk/playlists

Code to Career：COMP Network Night — Class of 2026 x Alumni

Dr. Jeff Tang, Dr. Raymond Pang and I joined the department event entitled “Code to Career – COMP Class of 2026 x Alumni Network Night” on 22^nd May 2026. 

We enjoyed the dinner together.

I took photo with many COMP colleagues included Dr. Walter Fung.

Also met Prof. Peter Ng.

Prof. Ken Yiu is in head table.

Also Prof. XIAO Bin and Prof. Henry Chan.

In the beginning, Prof. Ken Yiu gave welcome speech.

Then the chairman of COMP Alumni group gave a speech.

And then he presented a service medal to Prof. Henry Chan to appreciate his contribution to alumni.

Prof. Henry Chan sing a song during the dinner.

After that we took a group photo.

The schedule of COMP Network Night was very fruitful.

And then Prof. Henry Chan took a group photo with his colleagues and alumni at each table. Our table included Daniel, Jeff, Raymond and I. 

The winner of the competition received a souvenir.

Finally, Prof. Henry Chan led the alumni in singing the alumni song.

Some students played a snooker game.

The other students played table football.

Lastly, Alumni presented Golden Song Award to Prof. Henry Chan.

Before left, we also took a photo with Henry and his Golden Song Award. We wish Henry a happy and fulfilling retirement.

Reference:

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

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Lunch with Dr. HL Yiu in PolyU

I was honored to have lunch with my former boss at the Science Park, Dr. HL Yiu (former Chief Corporate Development Officer, HKSTP), at U Green, PolyU on 22^nd May 2026. We shared our recent teaching experiences at the PolyU. Furthermore, Dr. HL Yiu is a Fellow of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE), will nominate me for promotion to Fellow.

 

We also met Prof. Li Qing (Head of COMP Dept), Dr. Zackary SIN and Prof. HUANG Xiao. Then we took a photo for memory.

Reference

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

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COMP Seminar - Nurturing Workplace-Ready Prof in the age of AI

COMP Department, PolyU organized a seminar named “Nurturing Workplace-Ready Prof in the age of AI” on 21^st May 2026. Dr. Richard LUI (Senior Lecturer) shared his experience on his generative AI-powered intelligent tutoring system entitled “GPTutor” and discussed the recent trends in agentic coding. Many colleagues joined the seminar and we took a group photo for memory.

 

Dr. Walter Fung, Dr. Raymond Pang and I arrived and took a photo before the seminar start.

In the beginning, Dr. Richard Lui introduced GPTutor as a GenAI Powered Learning Platform. This project started in November 2023. It can summarize the learning material and made conversation for student questions.

Then he demonstrated the course “General and Ocular Pharmacology 2” for virtual patient simulation. It included user interface, conversation and grading, and create simulation chatbots. And then he showed positive students’ comments.

In the second part, Dr. Richard Lui discussed software engineering in the age of AI. Because of Vibe Coding, who doesn’t know how to code won dozens of hackathons in San Francisco! AI-assisted coding tools enable developers to be far more productive. 

After that he showed the different between Traditional Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Agentic SDLC. 

He also discussed the reduction of SDLC from weeks to hours. The Tools employed from ChatGPT (2022) to Copilot (2023-2025) and then to now Autonomous Agent. Harness Engineering was mentioned that it governs how the whole agent system operates: tools, guardrails, feedback loops, observability, versioning, and error recovery. 

Finally, he proposed to redesign assessment in the age of AI from old rules to new rules that demonstrates human value AI cannot easily replicate such as problem framing, critical evaluation, creativity, etc.

Lastly, he discussed junior developer using AI for coding that caused many problems. He also quoted Stanford University study that AI can increase developer productivity for low complexity greenfield projects but gains very limited in high complexity brownfield projects. That’s why AI impacted entry level jobs. Since AI coding generation is easy, the bottleneck will be human review capacity! In Q&A session, we discussed the essential skills of students in the AI era especially soft skill such as communication.

After the seminar, I had lunch with Dr. YC Chau. He had just completed the approval process for the HKTech 300 funding in CityU.

Reference:

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

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