RTHK Interview Sports Council on IT in PE Projects
2021-11-20 00:00 - 23:59 UTC
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The RTHK has interviewed Ms Wong Man Chi, Chairlady of Sports Council and Mr Chan Ching Yat, Senior Lecturer of Department of Health and Physical Education, on the IT in PE Project. Ms Wong and Mr Chan shared the experience of organising online sports events, including Home Exercise for SEN, Virtual Cross Country Race, Virtual Sports Day and Dancing with Apps for Diversity in the program. For more details, please visit:【新人類 大世界】STEM總動員: RTHK l Facebook

Prof. Sheung-Tak Cheng recognized as a World-class Researcher
2021-11-24 00:00 - 23:59
A big congratulation to Prof. Sheung-Tak Cheng, who has been recognized as an Expertscape World Expert in Caregivers, and also included among the most-cited list of scientists compiled by Stanford researchers! Expertscape is a U.S company that uses algorithms to objectively rank people and institutions by their expertise in more than 29,000 biomedical topics. The experts are ranked according to the quality and quantity of their publications. Prof. Cheng ranks in the top 0.03% of 91,987 published scholars worldwide on the topics of Caregivers from 2011 through 2021 based on his contributions to the topic. As a productive scholar, Prof. Cheng’s outstanding research ability is also evidenced by him being included in the list prepared by researchers of Stanford University since the list began in 2017. The list ranks academics by the number of times their research has been cited against other authors in the subfields in which they work. Prof. Cheng was recognized for his contributions to the subfields of geriatrics, gerontology, and clinical medicine. These achievements serve as a solid proof of the influential research that Prof. Cheng has conducted throughout the years. Let’s give a big applause again to Prof. Cheng for receiving such honours! References:https://expertscape.com/ex/caregivershttps://elsevier.digitalcommonsdata.com/datasets/btchxktzyw/3

HPE Staff Met with Government Officials on Local Sports Coaching Development
2021-11-29 00:00 - 23:59
Mr. YEUNG, Tak-keung, Commissioner for Sports and Mr. Alex LEUNG, Assistant Secretary for Home Affairs (Recreation & Sport) have honorably visited the Department of Health and Physical Education (HPE) on 29th November 2021. The purpose of the visit was to understand the structure of the new UGC-funded progrmame – Bachelor of Science (Sports Science and Coaching) [BSc(SPSC)] and to discuss the role of HPE in the future development of Hong Kong sports coaching industry. During the meeting, Mr. Yeung expressed confidence in the success of BSc(SPSC) programme and provided concrete suggestions on further development of the programme. Colleagues found the meeting truly insightful and fruitful as they exchanged ideas with government officials on ways to deepen relationships with various national sports associations and to enhance the quality and social status of sports coaches in Hong Kong. The Commissioner’s suggestions will be further discussed and followed up on to promote the development of local sports coaching scene.

(from right) Mr. Roy Chan, Dr. Sun Fenghua, Prof. Li Wai Keung, Mr. YEUNG Tak-keung, Dr. Andy Tse, Dr. Lobo Louie, Mr. Alex LEUNG, Dr. Carman Leung, Dr. Sophia Ha
