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  Yan XU
Associate Dean for HKUST EMBA Program, Executive Programs and China Strategy
Associate Professor
Email:xuyan@ust.hk

PhD 1997 Strathclyde University, Telecommunications Policy
Master’s 1987 Beijing University of Posts and Telecom, Telecom Management
Bachelor’ 1984 Beijing University of Posts and Telecom, Telecom Engineering

ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
  • Associate Professor of ISOM, HKUST, 2004-present
  • Associate Dean for HKUST EMBA Program, Executive Programs and China Strategy, 2011-present
  • Visiting Assistant Professor/Assistant Professor of ISMT, HKUST, 1997-1999/1999-2004
  • Visiting Professor, Graduate School of Business Science, Tsukuba University, Japan, Feb. – Mar. 2007
  • Visiting Professor, Institute of Technology and Innovation Management, Hamburg University of Technology, Germany, Apr. – Jun. 2007
  • Chair of Strategic Planning Committee and Executive Board Member /Board Member, International Telecommunications Society, 2005-present/2002-2005
  • Member, Regulatory Affaires Advisory Committee (RAAC) of the Office of the Telecommunications Authority (OFTA) for the term 2008-2010, 2010-2012
  • President, Regulation Issues Group, Communications Association of Hong Kong (CAHK), 2005-present
  • Member, IT Manpower Task Force of the Hong Kong SAR Government (2001)
  • Anti-spamming Task Force of the Hong Kong SAR Government (since 2008)
  • Executive Member, Hong Kong Telecommunications User Group (since 2008)
  • Committee Member, Forum Advisory Committee for ITU (International Telecommunications Union) TELECOM World (since 2004)
  • Visiting Research Fellow, Strategy Planning Unit, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), 2000
  • Research Fellow, British Telecom (BT) Laboratories, 1995
  • Officer of Telecommunications Quality Control, Ministry of Post and Telecommunications (MPT) of China, 1989
  • Lecturer of Management, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, 1988-1992


SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

   Book

  • Innovated by Hong Kong, HKUST Business School: Hong Kong, 2009 (with Calvin Yu)
  • Chinese Telecommunications Policy, Artech House Books: Boston, London, 2002 (with Douglas C. Pitt)
     

   Articles

  • "Access to In-building Wiring as a Barrier to Local Fixed Network Competition: The Case of Hong Kong”, Telecommunications Policy, Vol. 34, No.1-2, 2010, pp. 45-53 (with Patrick Xavier)
  • "Communication Platforms in Electronic Commerce: A Three-Dimension Analysis”, Info, Vol. 10, No.2, 2008, pp. 47-56 (with Sean Xu and Xiaona Zheng)
  • "Two Tales of One Service: User Acceptance of Short Message Service (SMS) in Hong Kong and China ", Info, Vol. 8, No. 1, 2006, pp.16-28 (with Min Gong and James Y.L. Thong)
  • "An Enhanced Technology Acceptance Model for Web-Based Learning", Journal of Information Systems Education, Vol. 15, No. 4, 2004, pp. 365-374 (with Min Gong and Yuecheng Yu)
  • "3G Licensing in Hong Kong: the Debate", Telecommunications Policy, Vol. 28, 2004, pp. 213-226
  • "Mobile Data Communications in China", Communications of the ACM, Vol. 46, No. 12, 2003, pp. 80-85
  • "National Innovation System and Its Implications for 3G Development in China", Communications and Strategies, No. 52, 2003, pp. 155-174 (with M. Gong)
  • "Tariff-quality Equilibrium and its Implications for Telecommunications Regulation", Telecommunications Policy, Vol. 27, 2003, pp.301-315 (with James Y.L. Thong)
  • "Telecommunications Regulation in Hong Kong", Info, Vol. 4, No. 5, 2002, pp.12-25 (with Patrick Xavier)
  • "China’s Accession to the WTO and Its Implications for Foreign Direct Investment in Chinese Telecommunications", Communications & Strategies, Issue 45, 2002, pp. 17-47
  • "The Impact of the Regulatory Framework on Fixed-mobile Interconnection Settlements: The Case of China and Hong Kong", Telecommunications Policy, Vol. 25, No. 7, July 2001, pp. 515-532
  • "Return of the Tigers: Asian-Pacific Innovation in Mobile Communications", Info, Vol. 3, No. 3, June 2001, pp. 231-42
  • "International Direct Dialling Quality in a Competitive Transitional Telecommunications Market", IEEE Communications, Vol. 39, No.5, May 2001, pp. 168-74 (with Thong, J.Y.L.)
  • "Course Classified Control Chart and Its Application", Managerial Auditing Journal, Vol. 16, No. 4,  2001, pp. 227-233
  • "Unity of Objective, Diversity of Approach: Deregulatory Telecom Developments in Hong Kong and China", IEEE Communications, October 1999, pp. 100-105 (with D. C. Pitt, N. Levine)
  • "Convergence Auditing: The Context of Improved Billing Service with reference to the experience of British Telecom", Managerial Auditing Journal, Vol. 14 (1999) No. 6, pp. 312-316 (with D. C. Pitt)
  • "Industrial Deregulation - Strong Propellant for Quality Improvement", Strategic Change, Vol. 8 (1999), No. 3, pp. 135-142
  • "One Country, Two Systems - Contrasting Approaches to Telecommunications Deregulation in Hong Kong and China", Telecommunication Policy, Vol. 23 (1999) No. ¾, pp. 245-260, (with D. C. Pitt)
  • "Touching Stones to Cross the River’ - Evolving Telecommunications Policy Priorities in Contemporary China", Journal of Contemporary China, Vol. 5, No. 13, Carfax Publishing Company: Oxfordshire, 1996, pp.347-365 (with D.C. Pitt and N. Levin)
     

   Book Chapters

  • "Chapter 10. Messaging Systems: Facsimile and Voice Processing” in H. Bidgoli (edt.) The Handbook of Computer Network. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2007, pp. 127-157 (with Albert Wong and Nan Zhang)
  • "The Regulatory Environment for Future Mobile Multimedia Services: The Case of Hong Kong SAR and China”, in T. Kelly and L. Srivastava (eds.) The Regulatory Environment for Future Mobile Multimedia Services, International Telecommunications Union: Geneva, 2006, pp. 165-207
  • "Fixed-line Telephone System Vulnerabilities" in H. Bidgoli (edt.) The Handbook of Information Security, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2005 (with Mak Ming Tak and Zenith Y.W. Law)
  • "The Economic Context of 3G Development in China", in E. Boulton (edt.) Business Briefing: Wireless Technology.  World Markets Research Centre: London, 2003, pp. 48-52.
  • "Chapter 8: From Politics to Markets: A Case Study of Chinese Firm's Strategic Adaptation", in A. Tsui and C.M. Lau (eds.) The Management of Enterprises in the People's Republic of China, Boston, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2002, pp. (with H.Y. Li)
  • "The Impact of Deregulation on the Quality of IDD Services: The Case of Hong Kong", in Gerald Grant (eds.) Managing Telecommunications and Networking in the 21st Century.  Hershey, London, Melbourne, Singapore: Idea Group Publishing, 2001, pp. 149-68 (with Thong, J.Y.L.)
  • "Chapter 5: Policy and Regulations" in Lin, J.T., Liang, X.J. and Wan, V (eds.) Telecommunications in China: Development and Prospects. New York: Nova Science Publishers, Inc. 2001, pp. 127-144 (with Liang Xiongjian)
  • "Chapter 3: From Handyphone to I-mode" in Asia-Pacific Telecommunication Indicators (2000), International Telecommunication Union: Geneva , pp. 21-34 (with Tim Kelly et. al.)
  • "Competition in the Chinese Cellular Market: Promise and Problematic", in Lester D. Taylor and David G. Loomis (eds.) The Future of Telecommunications Industry: Forecasting and Demand Analysis, December 1999, Kluwer Academic Publications: Boston, Dordrecht, London, pp. 249-64 (with D. C. Pitt)
  • "Competition Without Privatisation: The Chinese Path", In S. Macdonald and G. Madden (eds.) Telecommunications and Socio-economic Development, Elsevier Science Publisher: Amsterdam, Lausanne, New York, Oxford, Shannon, Singapore, Tokyo, 1998, pp. 375-392 (with D. C. Pitt and N. Levine)
  • "Interconnection: A Bottleneck to Future Chinese Telecommunications Deregulation?", in P. Enslow and P. Desrochers and I. Bonifacio (eds.) 21st Century Communications Networks, IOS Press: Amsterdam, Berlin, Oxford, Tokyo, Washington DC, 1997, pp. 106-114 (with D. C. Pitt and N. Levine)
  • "US and UK Policy Approaches - New Agenda or Flawed Attempts at Policy Reform", in P. Enslow and P. Desrochers and I. Bonifacio (eds.) 21st Century Comunications Networks, IOS Press: Amsterdam, Berlin, Oxford, Tokyo, Washington DC, 1997, pp. 115-124 (with D. C. Pitt and N. Levine)
  • "Lian Tong (China Unicom): A Backdoor for Foreign Investment in Chinese Telecommunications?", In Henry C Steele and Oliver HM Tau (eds.) Global Business in Transition, Prospects for the Twenty First Century, CIBS: Hong Kong, 1995, pp. 199-205 (with D. C. Pitt and N. Levine)
     

   Conference Proceedings/Papers

  • "The Influence of Foreign Governments and International Organizations on National Innovation System - the Case of China's Telecommunications Manufacturing Industry", 18th Biennial Conference of the International Telecommunications Society, 28-30 June 2010, Tokyo, Japan (with Li Mingda)
  • "Extension of Open Innovation Model to the Studies of Regional or National Level Technology and Innovation Policy Issues", The 20th International Society for Professional Innovation Management Conference, Vienna, Austria, 21-24 June 2009 (with Calvin Yu)
  • "The Rapid Diffusion of Web2.0-based Applications: A Psychological Perspective Research”, 17th Biennial Conference of the International Telecommunications Society, 24-27 June 2008, Montreal, Canada (with Nan Zhang)
  • "Analyzing the Effectiveness of Communication Platforms for Electronic Commerce: A Three Dimension Framework”, 17th Biennial Conference of the International Telecommunications Society, 24-27 June 2008, Montreal, Canada (With Sean Xu and Xiaona Zheng)
  • "Regulatory Environment for Mobile Multimedia Services: The Case of Hong Kong and China”, the 18th European Regional Conference of the International Telecommunications Society, 2-4 September, 2007, Istanbul, Turkey
  • "Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA): A Testing Bed for Overseas Investors in China's Telecommunications Market?” The 16th Biennial Conference of International telecommunications Society (ITS), ITS, Beijing, 12-15 June 2006
  • "Closer Economic Partnership Agreement between Hong Kong and the Mainland - Testing Bed for Overseas Telecom Investors?", PTC'06, Hawaii, 14-17 January 2006
  • "The Gender's Influence on Wireless Internet Access Technology Acceptance", Hong Kong Mobility Roundtable, Hong Kong, 1-3 June, 2005 (with Gong Min)
  • "Towards a Converged Regulatory Framework in the Age of Ubiquitous Network Society", the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)'s workshop on Ubiquitous Network Societies, Geneva, 6-8 April, 2005
  • "Type III Interconnection: Key to the Sustainable Local Network Competition", 15th Biennial Conference of the International Telecommunications Society, Berlin, 4-7 September, 2004
  • "Two Tales of One Service: User Acceptance of the SMS in Hong Kong and China", Proceedings of the Austin Mobility Roundtable 2004, Austin, 11-12 March 2004 (with Gong Min)
  • "Local and Culture Factors in Mobile Data Communications: The Case of the SMS in China and Hong Kong SAR", ITU/MIC Workshop on Shaping the Future Mobile Information Society (http://www.itu.int/futuremobile), Seoul, 4-5 March 2004.
  • "3G Licensing in China and Hong Kong”, Proceedings of the International Symposium on Advanced Radio Technology (NTIA Special Publication SP-03-401), National Telecommunications and Information Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce, Boulder, 4-7 March, 2003
  • "From ‘Universal Service’ to ‘Universal Choice’: The Approach of Hong Kong", 30th Telecommunications Policy Research Conference, Virginia, 28-30 September, 2002
  • "3G Licensing in Hong Kong: The Debate", 14th Biennial Conference of the International Telecommunications Society, Seoul, 18-21 August, 2002
  • "Economic Context of 3G Licensing in China", International Communications Forecasting Conference (ICFC2002), San Francisco, 25-30 June 2002
  • "Mobile Data Communications in China", Sixth Asia-Pacific Regional Conference of the International Telecommunications Society, Hong Kong, 5-7 July 2001
  • "The Tariff-Quality Equilibrium and Its Implications to Telecommunications Regulation – Findings from an IDD Experiment in Hong Kong", Sixth Asia-Pacific Regional Conference of the International Telecommunications Society, Hong Kong, 5-7 July 2001 (with Thong J.Y.L.)
  • "Network Interconnection", Presentation at the Summit Workshop on the Regulation and Administration of Chinese Telecommunications Market organised by the Ministry of Information Industry of China, Shenzhen, 25-27 April 2001
  • "The Potential Impact of China’s Entry into the WTO on the Chinese Telecommunications Industry", The Second Conference of Asia Management Association, Singapore, December 15-18, 2000
  • "WTO and Chinese Telecommunications Industry", Telecom Asia Policy and Development Summit of International Telecommunication Union, Hong Kong, December 4-9, 2000
  • "The Function of Strategy and Quality: Findings from an IDD Experiment in a Highly Competitive Market", XIII Biennial Conference of International Telecommunication Society, Buenos Aires, Argentina, July 2-5, 2000 (with Thong, J.Y.L. and Westland, J.C.)
  • "Dancing with Wolves: Is Chinese Telecommunications ready for the WTO?", XIII Biennial Conference of International Telecommunication Society, Buenos Aries, Argentina, July 2-5, 2000 (with Kan, K. L.)
  • "Telecommunications Deregulation in Hong Kong : Who is the Winner?", XIX Pacific Science Congress, Sydney, Australia, July 4-9, 1999
  • "Bundled Forecasting: A Decision-making Model for New Telecommunications Service", The 19th International Symposium on Forecasting, Washington D.C., US, June 27-30, 1999
  • "Cause Classified Control Chart and Its Application", The Fourth International Conference on ISO9000 and TQM, Hong Kong, June 7-9, 1999
  • "One Country, Two Systems - Approaches of Telecommunications Deregulation in Hong Kong and China", Twelfth Biennial Conference of International Telecommunications Society, Stockholm, Sweden, June 21-24, 1998
  • "Convergence: The Context of Improved Billing Service - With Reference to the Experience of British Telecom", Twelfth Biennial Conference of International Telecommunications Society, Stockholm, Sweden, June 21-24, 1998 (with D.C. Pitt)
  • "Competitions in Chinese Cellular Market: A Survey", 16th Annual International Communications Forecasting Conference, St. Louis, USA, June 9-12, 1998
  • "Industrial Deregulation: Strong Propellent for Quality Improvement - the case of British Telecom", The 3rd International Conference of ISO 9000 and Total Quality Management, Hong Kong, April 14-16, 1998 (Proceeding pp. 601-606)
  • "The Development of BT’s Billing System", International Seminar on Teletraffic and Network, Beijing, China, November 19-21, 1997 (proceeding pp. 131-134) (with D. C. Pitt and N. Levine)
  • "Interconnection: A Bottleneck to Future Chinese Telecommunications Deregulation?", Global Networking 97 Joint Conference, Calgary, Canada, June 15-18, 1997 (with D. C. Pitt and N. Levine)
  • "US and UK Policy Approaches - New Agenda or Flawed Attempts at Policy Reform", Global Networking 97 Joint Conference, Calgary, Canada, June 15-18, 1997 (with D. C. Pitt and N. Levine)
  • "Interconnection Policy of Information Superhighway - with Reference to the Case of Britain", International Conference on Information Infrastructure, Beijing, China, April 25-28, 1996 (proceeding pp. 34-37) (with D. C. Pitt and N. Levine)
  • "Competition Without Privatisation: the Chinese Path", The Eleventh Biennial Conference of International Telecommunications Society, Seville, Spain, 16-19, June, 1996 (with D. C. Pitt and N. Levine)
  • "Telecommunications Deregulation in China: A Policy Whose Time Has Come?", Proceeding of International Telecommunications Society European Regional Conference, Juan Les Pins, France, 1995 (refereed) (with D. C. Pitt and N. Levine)
     

   Other Publications

  • "Formulating Hong Kong's Technology and Innovation Policy with Reference to Taiwan's Experience", Research Report for Central Policy Unit of Hong Kong SAR Government, July 2010
  • "Innovated by Hong Kong", Research Report for TechMatrix, http://www.techmatrix.hk/en/projects.php, September 2008
  • "Regulatory Environment for Future Mobile Multimedia Services – The Case of Hong Kong SAR and China", Research Report for the International Telecommunications Union, (http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/ni/multimobile/papers/ChinaHKMobileMultimedia.pdf), June 2006
  • "Further Cooperation between Hong Kong and the Mainland's Telecommunications Sector under the CEPA Framework", Research Report for the Internet and Telecommunications Association of Hong Kong (http://www.itahk.org.hk/activities/Final%20Report%20-%20CEPA%20English.pdf), May 2004 (with Tam Chit-wa)
  • "Universal Service" and "Price Regulation", On-line Training Modules for Center-of-Excellence of the ITU and the Office of the Telecommunications Authority (OFTA), (http://itu-coe.ofta.gov.hk), March 2004 (with Patrick Xavier)
  • "MVNO and Its Implications for Mobile Communications Market", Research Report, August, 2002 (with Gong Min)
  • "Value for Money Audit on Hong Kong’s Telecommunications Market", Research Report for Audit Commission of Hong Kong Government. The final report of the Audit Commission can be found at http://www.info.gov.hk/aud/english/e38ch01.pdf, March 2002 (with Patrick Xavier)
  • "3G Licensing in China and Hong Kong", Research Report for International Telecommunications Union (http://www.itu.int/3G), September 2001
  • "Network Interconnection in Hong Kong SAR", Research Report for China Telecom, February 2001
  • "Mobile-Fixed Network Interconnection in Hong Kong and China", Research Report for International Telecommunication Union (http://www.itu.int/interconnect), August 2000
  • "Consumption Behaviour of IDD Service Subscribers", Research Report for Nortel Networks, August 1999 (with J.C. Westland, Thong J.Y.L.)
     

  Book Reviews

  • Review on "China's Telecommunications Revolution", Eric Harwit, Oxford University Press, 2008, Telecommunications Policy, Volume 34, pp. 348-349, 2010
  • Review on "Telecommunications Development in Asia", John Ure, Hong Kong University Press, info, Volume 11, Number 4, 2009
  • Review on "Management in China During the Age of Reform", John Child, Cambridge University Express, 1994. Industrial Relations Journal, Volume 27 Number 1, 1996
     

   Presentations

  • Guest Speech on Trusted Identity in Cyberspace at Hong Kong Smart City+ Forum - a Hong Kong Week program for EXPO 2010 Shanghai, China, 21 October 2010
  • Guest Speech on Hong Kong’s Local Network Competition at the APEC Economic Committee Seminar on Impacts of Structural Reform hosted by the Japanese Government, Hiroshima, Japan, 25 February 2010
  • Guest Speech on Hong Kong’s Technology and Innovation Policy at the Cisco-Guanghua Leadership Institute Workshop, Guangzhou, China, 23 January 2010
  • Luncheon Talk on Next Generation Network and Its Business Implications hosted jointly by the IT Management Club and the Hong Kong Telecommunications User Group of the Hong Kong Management Association (HKMA), Hong Kong, 25 November 2009
  • Guest speech at the Summit Conference on Telecommunications Regulatory Practice organised by the National Telecommunications Commission of Thailand, Bangkok, 2-3 April 2009
  • Guest speech at the Telecommunications Forum on How Can China Transform from a Big Telecom Country into a Strong Telecom Country organised by the 21st Century Business Herald, Beijing, 23 October 2008
  • Guest speech at China Telecom Symposium on ICT and Business Transformation, Hong Kong, 2 September 2008
  • Guest speech at The National Telecommunications Commission of Thailand’s Summit Conference on Telecommunications Regulatory Practice, Bangkok, 18 March 2008
  • Guest speech at Communications Association and HKUST Executive Program workshop on web2.0 and lead user innovation, Hong Kong, 29 Aug. 2007
  • Guest speech at IBM User Group workshop on reverse economy, Hong Kong, 13 July 2007, Hong Kong
    • Guest speech at Hong Kong Government’s e-government Day Forum during the Telecom World of the ITU, Hong Kong, 7 December 2006
  • Guest speech at Communications Association of Hong Kong’s Wireless Data Communications Workshop, Hong Kong, 9 September 2006
  • Guest speech at European Commission’s Communications Policy Research Conference on i2010 Information Society Initiatives of the EC, Seville, Spain, 26 March 2006
  • Guest speech at Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce Workshop on VoIP, Hong Kong, 6 May 2004
  • Guest speech at Wen Wei Po and Telecom Monthly Workshop on Hong Kong's Telecommunications Policy within the Framework of One Country Two Systems, Hong Kong, 16 September 2003
  • Guest speech to MBA touring students of the University of Texas at Austin on telecom development in China, Shanghai, March 2003
  • Guest speech at International Symposium on Advanced Radio Technology of the Department of Commerce of the U.S., Boulder, March 2003
  • Panel discussion on The Telecommunications Landscape of Asia-Pacific in the next Five Years at Wireless World, Hong Kong, 8-9 July 2002
  • Presentation on mobile data communications in China at Tokyo Mobile Roundtable, Tokyo, 30-31 May 2002
  • "The Implication of China’s Entry into the WTO for Hong Kong", Lunch Speech on WTO, Hong Kong, 9 October 2001 
  • "The Economic context of 3G Licensing in China and Hong Kong", 3G Roundtable Workshop, Geneva, Switzerland,17-19 September 2001 
  • "Quality performance and deregulation", Industrial workshop for Hong Kong telecommunications companies, Hong Kong, 4-5 July 2001, 
  • "Network Interconnection and etc.", Telecommunications Ordinance Training Program, Beijing, Guangdong, & Hainan, China, October, November, and December 2000
  • "China’s Telecom Reform – Experiences for Latin America", Guest Speech on Latin American Workshop on ‘Competition and Regulatory Strategies for Communications in the Latin American Countries’, Buenos Aires, Argentina, July 6, 2000
  • "The potential impact of WTO to China’s telecom development", Guest Seminar, by Shenda Telephone Company, Shenzhen, China, 18 December 1999
  • "Telecommunications Policy of Hong Kong", Guest Seminar, by China Academy of Telecommunications Research, The Ministry of Information Industry, 24 May 1999
  • "Telecommunications Policy of Early Mover Countries", Guest Seminar, by The Telecom Design Institute of the Ministry of Information Industry, 21 May 1999
  • "Hong Kong’s Information Infrastructure and Development Strategy", Seminar for Chinese Delegation of China Overseas Friendship Association, by Hong Kong Chamber of Trade and Commerce, 28 November 1998
  • "Telecommunications Deregulation in China: The Past and the Future", IIC Telecommunications Forum, by International Institute of Communications (IIC), April 20-12 1998
  • "China’s Telecommunications Industry", Business & Technology Exchange Forum on Telecommunications Development, by Hong Kong Industrial Technology Centre Corporation, December 18-19, 1997


CONSULTATIONS AND EXECUTIVE EDUCATION

  • Consultation for Audit Commission of Hong Kong Government, British Telecom, Central Policy Unit of Hong Kong Government, China Mobile, China Telecom, 3 Hong Kong, International Telecommunications Union, Internet and Telecom Association of Hong Kong, Nortel, OFTA, TechMatrix
  • Executive training for China Telecom, China Mobile, China Netcom, Elcoteq, Equant, Hutchison Global Communications, Ministry of Information Industry of China, National Telecommunications Commission of Thailand, Nokia-Beijing University joint EMBA Program, Pakistan Telecommunications Authority, Peihua Foundation, Shanghai Municipal Government, TCL, and Telecommunications Organization of Thailand (TOT) 


SERVICE ACTIVITIES WITHIN COLLEGE AND PROFESSION

  • International Program Committee Member of the 18th Biennial Conference of the International Telecommunications Society, 27-31 June, 2010, Tokyo, Japan
  • Member of Editorial Advisory Board of the Journal Telecommunications Policy, Info, Communications and Strategies, and Chinese Journal of Communications
  • International Program Committee Member of the 17th Biennial Conference of the International Telecommunications Society, 24-27 June, 2008, Montreal, Canada
  • Program Co-chair, 16th Biannual Conference of the International Telecommunications Society, 12-16 June, 2006, Beijing, China
  • Conference Co-chair, Hong Kong Mobility Roundtable, 1-3 June 2005, Hong Kong
  • International Program Committee Member of the 15th Biennial Conference of the International Telecommunications Society (ITS), Berlin, 5-7 September 2004
  • International Program Committee Member of International Telecommunications Society’s Asia-Australian Regional Conference, 2003
  • Appearances before Legislative Council: two submissions and presentations at the LegCo on Telecommunications (Amendments) Bill 2002 [CB(1)2632/01-02(03) and CB(1)963/02-03(06)]
  • International Program Committee Member of the 14th Biennial Conference of the International Telecommunications Society, 2002
  • Organising Chair of the 6th Asia-Pacific Regional Conference of the International Telecommunications Society, 2001
  • Editor of Proceedings of 6th Asia-Pacific Regional Conference of International telecommunications Society, 5-7 July, 2001, Hong Kong
  • Member of IT manpower taskforce of Hong Kong Government, 2000-2001
  • Invited to be referee for the Industrial Relations Journal published by Blackwell Publishers. Oxford UK and Cambridge USA
  • Invited to review papers for Telecommunications Policy published by Elesvier Publishers
  • Session chairman on the 19th International Symposium on Forecasting, Washington D. C., US, June 27-30, 1999
  • Organized "Telecommunications Forum" in the University on 5 December 1998, with speakers from the government, industrial an academia sectors.


HONORS

  • Freeman Foundation Fellowship, 2008
  • The Franklin Prize for Teaching Excellence, 2004
  • British Telecom Laboratories Fellowship, 1996


PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIPS

  • Certificate on Case Study Teaching Methodology issued by Harvard Business School, 2006
  • Member, Board of Directors of International Telecommunications Society
  • Associate Member of Communications Association of Hong Kong (CAHK)