Professor CHEUNG Chi Keung Peter

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(Office): EG09, Science Centre East Block
(Lab): Rm 381, Science Centre South Block

People CCK

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(Office): (852) 3943 6144
(Lab): (852) 3943 6272

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(852) 2603 5646

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Education

Ph.D. University of New South Wales
M.Chem. University of New South Wales
B.Sc. The University of Hong Kong


Position

  • Professor, School of Life Sciences
  • Associate Director of Food and Nutritional Sciences Program
  • Director of Food Research Centre
  • Head, The Graduate Division, School of Life Sciences, CUHK


Research Interests

  • Structure-function of cell wall polysaccharides
  • Bioactive substances from mushroom and edible fungi
  • Chemical properties and biological functions of dietary fiber
  • Prebiotics, probiotics and gut microbiome
  • Functional food development


Representative Publications (Past five years)

  1. Barad,A., Mackedenski, S., Li, W.M., Li, X.J., Lim, B.C.C., Rashid, F., Tackaberry, L.E., Massicotte, H.B., Egger, K.N., Reimer, K., Cheung, P.C.K. and Lee, C.H. (2018). Anti-proliferative activity of a polysaccharide isolated from the basidiomycete fungus Paxillus involutus. Carbohydrate Polymers, 181, 923-930. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2017.11.058
  2. Hu, J., Lin, S., Zeng, S., Zheng, B., Cheung, P.C.K. (2018). Short-chain fatty acids in control of energy metabolism. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 58, 8, 1243-1249. https://doi.org/10.1080/10408398.2016.1245650
  3. Xu, R., Wei, S., Zhou, G., Ren, J., Liu, Z., Tang, S., Cheung, P.C.K. and Wu, X. (2018). Multiplex TaqMan locked nucleic acid real-time PCR for the differential identification of various meat and meat products. Meat Science, 137, 41-46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meatsci.2017.11.003
  4. Lam, K.L., Keung, H.Y., Ko, K.C., Kwan, H.S. and Cheung, P.C.K. (2018). In vitro fermentation of beta-glucans and other selected carbohydrates by infant fecal inoculum: An evaluation of their potential as prebiotics in infant formula. Bioactive Carbohydrates and Dietary Fiber, 14, 20-24. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bcdf.2017.07.009
  5. Yan, J.K., Qiu, W.Y., Wang, Y.Y., Wu, L.X. and Cheung, P.C.K. (2018). Formation and characterization of polyelectrolyte complex synthesized by chitosan and carboxylic curdlan for 5-fluorouracil delivery. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 107 Part A, 397-405. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2017.09.004
  6. Liu, C., Choi, M.W. Li, X. and Cheung, C.K. (2018). Immunomodulatory effect of structurally-characterized mushroom sclerotial polysaccharides isolated from Polyporus rhinocerus on human monoctyes THP-1. Journal of Functional Foods, 41, 90-99. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jff.2017.12.039
  7. Li, X., Zhou, J., Dong, X., Cheng, W.Y., Duan, H. and Cheung, P.C.K. (2018). In vitro and in vivo photothermal cancer therapeutic effects of gold nanorods modified with mushroom β–glucan. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 66, 4091-4098. https//doi.org/1021/acs.jafc.8b00292
  8. Hu, J., Zhou, A., Cheung, P.C.K., Zheng, B., Zeng, S., Lin, S. (2018). Expression of GPR43 in brown adipogenesis is enhanced by Rosiglitazone and controlled by PPAR?/RXR hetero-dimerization. PPAR Research, Article ID 1051074, 8 pages. https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/1051074
  9. Lee, M.K., Li, X., Yap, C.S.A., Cheung, P.C.K., Tan, C.S., Ng, S.T., Roberts, R., Ting, K.N. and Fung, S.Y. (2018). Airway relaxation effects of water-soluble sclerotial extract from Lignosus rhinocerotis. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 9, 461 http://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2018.00461
  10. Hu, J., Lin, S., Huang, J. Cheung, P.C.K. (2018). Mechanistic study of the in vitro and in vivo inhibitory effects of hydroxybenzoic acids (protocatechuic acid and syringic acid) on VEGF-induced angiogenesis. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 66, 6742-6751. https//doi.org/1021/acs.jafc.8b01534
  11. Lam, K.L., Si, K., Wu, X., Tang, S., Sun, X., Kwan, H.S. and Cheung, P.C.K. (2018). The diploid genome of the only sclerotia-forming wide type species in the genus Pleurotus - Pleurotus tuber-regium - provides insights into the mechanism of its biomass conversion from lignocellulose substrates. Journal of Biotechnology, 283, 22-27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiotec.2018.07.009
  12. Huang, J.J., Lin, S., Xu, W. and Cheung, P.C.K. (2018). Enhancement of the production of bioactive microalgal metabolites by ultraviolet radiation (UVA 365 nm). Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 66, 10215-10224. https//doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.8b03789
  13. Lam, K.L., Lin, S., Liu, C., Wu, X., Tang, S., Kwan, H.S. and Cheung, P.C.K. (2018). A low-cost method generating in situ anaerobic conditions on a 96-well plate for microbial fermentation in food research. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 66, 11839-11845. https//doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.8b04888
  14. Hu, J., Ge, S., Huang, C., Cheung, P.C.K., Lin, L., Zhang, Y., Zheng, B. and Lin, S. (2018). Tenderization effect of whelk meat using ultrasonic treatment. Food Science and Nutrition, 6, 1848-1857. https//doi.org/10.1002/fsn3.686
  15. Zhang, B., Guan, Y., Hu, P., Chen, L., Xu, G., Liu, L. and Cheung, P.C.K. (2019). Production of bioactive metabolites by submerged fermentation of the medicinal mushroom Antrodia cinnamomea: recent advances and future development. Critical Reviews in Biotechnology, 39, 541-554. https://doi.org/10.1080/07388551.2019.1577798
  16. Ke, X., Walker, A., Haange, S.-B., Lagkouvardos, I., Liu, Y., Schmitt-Kopplin, P., von Bergen, M., Jehmlich, N., He, X., Clavel, T., and Cheung, P.C.K. (2019). Synbiotic-driven improvement of metabolic disturbances is associated with changes in the gut microbiome in diet-induced obese mice. Molecular Metabolism, 22, 96-109. https//doi.org/1016/j.molmet.2019.01.012
  17. Lam, K.L., Ko, K.C., Li, X., Ke, X., Cheng, W.Y., Chen, T.F., You, L., Kwan, H.S. and Cheung, P.C.K. (2019). In vitro infant fecal fermentation of low viscosity barley beta-glucan and its acid hydrolyzed derivatives: Evaluation of their potential as novel prebiotics. Molecules, 24, 828. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules24050828
  18. Huang, S., Pang, D., Li, X., You, L., Zhao, Z., Cheung, P.C.K., Zhang, M. and Liu, D. (2019). A sulfated polysaccharide from Gracilaria lemaneiformis regulate cholesterol and bile acid metabolism in high-fat diet mice. Food and Function, 10, 3224-3236. https://doi.org/1039/C9FO00263D
  19. Chen, X., Li, X., Zhang, X., You, L., Cheung, P.C.K., Huang, R. and Xiao, J. (2019). Antihyperglycemic and antihyperlipidemic activities of a polysaccharide from Physalis pubescens in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic mice. Food and Function, 10, 4868-4876. https//doi.org/10.1039/C9FO00687G
  20. Chen, L., Ge, M., Zhu, Y., Song, Y., Cheung, P.C.K., Zhang, B., Liu, L. (2019). Structure, bioactivity and applications of natural hyperbranched polysaccharides. Carbohydrate Polymers, 223, 115076. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2019.115076
  21. Liu, C. and Cheung, P.C.K. (2019). Structure and immunomodulatory activity of microparticulate mushroom sclerotial β-glucan prepared from Polyporus rhinocerus. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 67, 9070-9078. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.9b03206
  22. Tang, H.M. and Cheung, P.C.K. (2019). Gallic acid triggers iron-dependent cell death with apoptotic, ferroptotic, and necroptotic features. Toxins, 11, 492. https//doi.org/3390/toxins11090492
  23. Javed, S., Li, W.M., Yaqoob, A., Zeb, M., Tackaberry, L., Massicotte, H., Egger, K., Cheung, P.C.K., Payne, G. and Lee, C.H. (2019). Anti-inflammatory activity of the wild mushroom, Echinodontium tinctorium, in RAW264.7 macrophage cells and mouse microcirculation. Molecules, 24, 3509 https//doi.org/3390/molecules24193509
  24. Liu, C., Choi, M.W. and Cheung, P.C.K. (2019). Immunomodulatory effect of structurally characterized mushroom sclerotial polysaccharides isolated from Polyporus rhinocerus on bone marrow dendritic cells. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 67, 12137-12143. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.9b03294
  25. Lam, K.L. and Cheung, P.C.K. (2019). Carbohydrate-based prebiotics in targeted modulation of gut microbiome. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 67, 12335-12340. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.9b04811.
  26. Li, X. and Cheung, P.C.K. (2019). Application of natural beta–glucans as biocompatible functional nanomaterials. Food Science and Human Wellness, 8, 315-319. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fshw.2019.11.005
  27. Chen, J., Fang, L., Wu, S., Tang, S., Cheung, P.C.K., Li, H. and Wu, X. (2019). Detection of norovirus genogroup II in lecture by droplet digital PCR. Food Science, 40, 332-337.
  28. Lam, K.L., Cheng, W.Y., Yang, F., Lin, S., You, L., Chiou, J., Kwan, H.S. and Cheung, P.C.K. (2020). Framework as a service, FaaS: personalized prebiotic development for infants with the elements of time and parametric modelling of in vitro Microorganisms, 8(5), 623. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms8050623
  29. Lam, K.L., Cheng, W.Y., Su, Y., Li, X., Wu, X., Wong, K.H., Kwan, H.S. and Cheung, P.C.K. (2020). Use of random forest analysis to quantify the importance of the structural characteristics of beta-glucans for prebiotic development. Food Hydrocolloids, 108, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodhyd.2020.106001
  30. Su, Y., Li, X., Lam, K.L. and Cheung, P.C.K. (2020). pH-sensitive PEG-coated hyper-branched β-glucan derivative as carrier for CpG oligodeoxynucleotide delivery. Carbohydrate Polymers, 246, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2020.116621
  31. Cheng, W.Y., Lam, K.L., Kong, A.P.S., and Cheung, P.C.K. (2020). Prebiotic supplementation (beta-glucan and inulin) attenuates circadian misalignment induced by shifted light-dark cycle in mice by modulating circadian gene expression. Food Research International, 137, 109437. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2020.109437
  32. Lau, A.Y.T., Xie, Y., Cheung, M.K., Cheung, P.C.K. and Kwan, H.S. (2020) Genome-wide mRNA and miRNA analysis in the early stages of germ tube outgrowth in Coprinopsis cinerea. Fungal Genetics and Biology, 142, 103416. https//doi.org/1016/j.fgb.2020.103416
  33. Lam, K.L., Wu, J., Di, W., Chen, G. and Cheung, P.C.K. (2020). 2020s: the homecoming decade of high-throughput investigation of polysaccharides. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 68, 8511-8513. http://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.0c04286
  34. Sum, A.Y.C., Li, X., Yeng, Y.Y.H., Razif, M.F.M., Jamil, A.H.A., Ng S.T., Tan, C.S., Cheung, P.C.K. and Fung, S.Y. (2020). The immunomodulating properties of Tiger Milk medicinal mushroom Lignosus rhinocerus TM02® cultivar (Agaricomycetes) and its associated carbohydrate composition. International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms, 22, 803-814. DOI:1615/IntJMedMushrooms.2020035658
  35. Huang, J.J. Huang, W., Li, J., Li, P. and Cheung, P.C.K. (2020). Potential advancement of ultraviolet-free solar radiation technology in enriching the nutrient composition and biodiesel feedstock production in marine green microalga Platymonas subcordiformis. Bioresource Technology Reports, 11, 100534. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biteb.2020.100534
  36. Lin, S., Wang, P., Li, S., Lam, K.L., Hu, J., Cheung, P.C.K. (2020). Recent research on specialty mushroom (Pleurotus tuber-regium) as functional food: Chemical composition and biological activities. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 68, 9277-9286. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.0c03502.
  37. Sum, A.Y.C., Li, X., Yeng, Y.Y.H., Razif, M.F.M., Jamil, A.H.A., Ng, S.T., Tan, C.S., Cheung, P.C.K. and Fung, S.Y. (2020). Immunomodulatory properties of water-soluble polysaccharides extracted from the fruiting body of Ophiocordyceps sinensis cultivar OCS02® (Ascomycetes). International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms, 22, 967-977. https//doi.org/1615/IntJMedMushrooms.2020036351
  38. Su, Y., Chen, L., Yang, F. and Cheung, P.C.K. (2021). β-D-glucan based drug delivery system and its potential application in targeting tumor associated macrophages. Carbohydrate Polymers, 253, 117258. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2020.117258
  39. Zhang, Y., You, L., Cheung, P.C.K., Liao, L. and Zhao, Z. (2021). Behavior of non-digestible polysaccharides in gastrointestinal tract: a mechanistic review of its anti-obesity effect. eFood, 2, 59-72. https://doi.org/10.2991/efood.k.210310.001
  40. Huang, J.J. and Cheung, P.C.K. (2021). Cold stress treatment enhances production of metabolites and biodiesel feedstock in Porphyridium cruentum via adjustment of cell membrane fluidity. Science of the Total Environment, 780, 146612. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146612
  41. Gong, Y., Ma, Y., Cheung, P.C.K., You, L., Liao, L., Pedisic, S. and Kulikouskaya, V. (2021). Structural characteristics and anti-inflammatory activity of UV/H2O2-treated algal sulfated polysaccharide from Gracilaria lemaneiformis. Food and Chemical Toxicology, 152, 112157. https//doi.org/1016/j.fct.2021.112157
  42. Cheng, W.Y., Lam, K.L., Li, X., Kong, A.P.S and Cheung, P.C.K. (2021). Circadian disruption-induced metabolic syndrome in mice is ameliorated by oat β-glucan mediated by gut microbiota. Carbohydrate Polymers, 267, 118216. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2021.118216
  43. Tang, H.M. and Cheung, P.C.K. (2021). Gene expression profile analysis of gallic acid-induced cell death process. Scientific Reports, 11, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-96174-1
  44. Leung, M.F. and Cheung, P.C.K. (2021). Vitamin D and D2 in cultivated mushrooms under UV-irradiation and its bioavailability in humans: A mini-review. International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms, 23, 1-15. https//doi.org/1615/IntJMedMushrooms.2021040390
  45. Hu, Y., Ge, M., Sun, D., Chen, L., Cheung, P.C.K., You, C., Chen, X., Sun, M. and Ng, H. (2022). Stimulating mechanism of corn oil on biomass and polysaccharide production of Pleurotus tuber-regium International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 201, 93-103. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.12.149
  46. Tang, L.,Sun, Y., Ge, P., Chen, L., Cheung, P.C.K., Ding, Z. and Fang, J. (2022). Biogenetic nanocarriers with enhanced pH stability formed by zein and selectively depolymerized mushroom hyperbranched β-glucans. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 209, Part B 1771-1783. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.04.147
  47. Hu, J., Yao, W., Chang, S., You, L., Zhao, M., Cheung P.C.K. and Hileuskaya, K. (2022). Structural characterization and anti-photoaging activity of a polysaccharide from Sargassum fusiforme. Food Research International, 157, 111267. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2022.111267
  48. Li, X., Peng, B., Cheung, P.C.K., Wang, J., Zheng, X. and You, L. (2022). Depolymerized non-digestible sulfated algal polysaccharides produced by hydrothermal treatment with enhanced bacterial fermentation characteristics. Food Hydrocolloids, 130, 107687. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodhyd.2022.107687
  49. Huang, W., Chen, Y., Hu, J., Yao, W., You, L. and Cheung, P.C.K. (2022). Algal sulfated polysaccharide-based hydrogels enhance gelling properties and in vitro wound healing compared to conventional hydrogels. Algal Research, 65, 102740. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2022.102740
  50. Su, Y., Yang, F., Chen, L. and Cheung, P.C.K. (2022). Mushroom carboxymethylated β-D-glucan functions as a macrophage-targeting carrier for IONPs and an inducer of proinflammatory macrophage polarization for immunotherapy. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 70, 7110–7121. http://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.2c01710


Research Grants
 

  • 2021-2023, General Research Fund (GRF), Does dietary oxidized cholesterol alter gut microbiota and is it more atherosclerotic than dietary cholesterol itself? $1,125,732
  • 2020-2024, Theme-based Research (TBR), A paradigm-shifting, fully-integrated, compact wastewater-to-resource facility – Chemical and biological properties of sulfated polysaccharides recovered from sludge. $1,646,000
  • 2019-2024, Research Impact Fund (GIF), Tackling grand challenges in food safety: A bug data and IoT enabled approach $ 790160
  • 2018-2020, General Research Fund (GRF), Post-transcriptional modification of early stages of fruiting body development and alternate destinies of the model mushroom Coprinopsis cinerea.$ 817,190
  • 2015-2016, General Research Fund (GRF), In vitro bifidogenicity of prebiotic mushroom beta-glucan and its effect on human gut microbiota: A mechanistic study using transcriptomics, fractional proteomics and 16S rDNA sequences. $844,130
  • 2013-2014, General Research Fund (GRF), A comparative study of the in vitro immunomodulating effects of structurally well-defined purified mushroom and fungal beta-glucans in human immune cells. $542,136
  • 2011-2012, General Research Fund (GRF), Ultrasonication-induced changes in the higher order structures of high molecular weight polysaccharides from medicinal fungi and their relationship to immunoactivity, $710,000
  • 2009-2011, General Research Fund (GRF), Controlled degradation of high molecular weight polysaccharides from a medicinal fungus by ultrasonication for improvement of medicinal properties, $620,000
  • 2006-2009, National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), The effect of molecular dimension and solution conformation of mushroom polysaccharides with their biological activities and mechanisms, $1,300,000
  • 2005-2007, Research Grants Council (RGC) Earmarked Grants, Mushroom non-digestible carbohydrates as novel β-glucan type prebiotics: Their preparation and in vitromicrobial fermentation, $ 718,957
  • 2002-2004, Research Grants Council (RGC) Earmarked Grants, A mechanistic study of the immunopotentiating and antitumor effects of native and chemically modified nonstarch polysaccharides [(1®3)-b-D-glucans] from mushroom sclerotia, $1,036,000
  • 2002-2004, Research Grants Council (RGC) Earmarked Grants, In vitro and in vivoanticancer studies of novel polyunsaturated fatty acids (DHA, EPA) purified and characterized from several enriched microalgae, $876,000
  • 2002-2004, University Grants Council Area of Excellence (AoE) in Plant and Fungal Biotechnology, Immunopharmacological activities of native and chemically modified mushroom non-starch polysaccharides $500,000
  • 2000-2002, University Grants Council Area of Excellence (AoE) in Plant and Fungal Biotechnology, Isolation, characterization, bioassay and functional tests of mushroom polysaccharides with anti-tumor and immuno-potentiating activities, $700,000
  • 1999-2001, Research Grants Council (RGC) Earmarked Grants, Correlation between antitumor activities and structural characteristics of mushroom polysaccharides $580,000
  • 1999-2004, Strategic Grant of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Pharmaceutical, nutritional and biotechnological application of seaweed resources in Hong Kong $600,000
  • 1996-1998, Research Grants Council (RGC) Earmarked Grants, Characterization of pharmacologically active substances and nutritional evaluation of selected seaweeds in Hong Kong, $500,000


Patents

  • The preparation and application of a water-soluble heteropolysaccharide [一種水溶性雜多糖及其制備方法和用途]. Chinese Patent CN 1425693A (published on 25 June 2003)
  • The preparation and application of an antitumor water-soluble heteropolysaccharide [一種具有抗腫瘤活性的水溶性雜多糖及其製備方法和用途]. Chinese Patent CN 1425694A (published on 25 June 2003)
  • Extract of a medicinal mushroom, Polyporus rhinocerusCooke and composition of the same having antiproliferation of cancer cells and immune enhancing activity[具有抗癌與免疫增强活性的虎乳灵芝提取物及其制備方法]. Chinese Patent CN 200510114299.4 (published on 5 February 2010)
  • Extraction of Polyporus rhinocerus Cooke with antitumor and immune-enhancing activities and preparation thereof [具有抗癌與免疫增强活性的虎乳灵芝提取物及其制備方法]. Hong Kong SAR Patent HK1101770 (published on 21 January 2011)


Professional Activities

Editorial membership

  • Associate Editor of the Bioactive Carbohydrates and Dietary Fibre
  • Member of the Advisory Board of Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
  • Member of the Editorial Board of International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms
  • Member of the Editorial Board of Food Hydrocolloids for Health
  • Member of the Editorial Board of Food Science and Human Wellness
  • Member of the Editorial Board of Food Science (Shipin Kexue)

Professional membership

  • Member of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT)
  • Member of the American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • Professional Member of the Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology (MAIFST)

Professional services

  • Served as Vice-chairman of the International Food Safety Association (since 2011)
  • Served as the Expert Panel member (Food Science and Nutrition) of the Hong Kong Food Science and Technology Association (since 2011)
  • Served as the Advisor of the Hong Kong Nutrition Association (since 2010)
  • Served as the Advisor of the Hong Kong Public Health Inspector Association (since 2009)
  • Served as the Chairman of the Hong Kong Food Science and Technology Association (2004-2005).
  • Served as the Vice-chairman of the Hong Kong Food Science and Technology Association (1997-2003).


Others

Community and Educational Services

  • Appointed as Specialist of the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications (HKCAAVQ) (Since 2016)
  • External Reviewer of School of Humanities and Social Science of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen) (Since 2019)
  • Chairperson of the Internal Validation Panel for the Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Food Science and Safety of the Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong (THEi) (2014 - 2019)
  • External Academic Adviser and Examination Paper Moderator of the HKBU College of International Education on Associate Degree of Food Safety and Environmental Health (2014 - 2019)
  • External Member of the Internal Validation Panel for BA (Hons) in Chinese Culinary Management with Design of the Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong (THEi) (2012 - 2015)
  • External Examiner of the Professional Diploma in Waste Management and Meat and Foods Inspection for Food and Environmental Hygiene Department of the Li Ka Shing Institute of Professional and Continuing Education (2008 - 2015)
  • External Examiner of the Hospitality Industry Training and Development Centre (HITDC) and Chinese Cuisine Training Institute (CCTI) of the Vocational Training Council (VTC) (2008 - 2015)
  • Member of the Curriculum Development Council (CDC) and Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority (HKEAA) Committee on Technology and Living (senior Secondary), Education Bureau of the HKSAR Government (2008 - 2017)
  • Appointed as Moderator of the Technology and Living (Food Science and Technology) Papers 1 & 2 (E & C) (Practice Paper) of the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority (2010 - 2015)
  • Appointed as member of the Expert Committee on Food Safety, Food and Health Bureau, Government Secretariat of the HKSAR Government (2008 - 2010)