Professional Activities
1. Vice President for the Asia-Pacific Region (Elected), Association for Business Communication (2009 - 13).
2. Board of Directors-At-Large (Elected), Association for Business Communication (2007 - 10).
3. Co-Chair of the International Issues Board, Association for Business Communication (2007 - present).
4. Executive Committee, APAMALL (November 2008 - October 2012).
5. Member of the International Issues Board, Association for Business Communication (2006 - 07).
6. Editorial Review Board Member: Journal of Business Communication and Business Communication Quarterly (2000 - present); Journal of Global Advanced Business Communication (2009 - present); Management Communication Quarterly (2011)
7. Guest Reviewer: English for Specific Purposes (2008 - present); Management Communication Quarterly (2010, 2007, 2000); Euro Asia Journal of Management (2006); Journal of Tourism Management (2006); IEEE (the IPS-2006 New York-USA Conference); Academy of Management Review (2002).
8. International Conference Program Chair, the 7th Asia-Pacific of the Association for Business Communication (ABC), Hong Kong, March 28 - April 1, 2007.
9. External Examiner for Department of English, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (2010); to serve as external examiner to review two Ph.D theses in the field of Critical Genre Study and Professional Discourse.
10. External Examiner for the Open University of Hong Kong (2010 - 2012); to serve as external examiner to review courses in the field of Business Communication.
11. External Examiner: Research Grants Committee (RGC), in the fields of management and communication (1997 - 2005).
12. External Examiner for Department of Management, Baptist University of Hong Kong; to serve as external examiner to review a Ph.D thesis in the field of culture and internet communication.
13. External Examiner for the University of South Wales, Australia to review a Ph.D thesis (100,000 words) in the area of second-language communication and conflict management.
14. External Examiner in Business Communication for the University of Hong Kong (SPACE Program) (August 2001).
15. Steering Committee Member, Hong Kong Intercultural Communication Research & Interest Group (1998 - 1999).
2. Board of Directors-At-Large (Elected), Association for Business Communication (2007 - 10).
3. Co-Chair of the International Issues Board, Association for Business Communication (2007 - present).
4. Executive Committee, APAMALL (November 2008 - October 2012).
5. Member of the International Issues Board, Association for Business Communication (2006 - 07).
6. Editorial Review Board Member: Journal of Business Communication and Business Communication Quarterly (2000 - present); Journal of Global Advanced Business Communication (2009 - present); Management Communication Quarterly (2011)
7. Guest Reviewer: English for Specific Purposes (2008 - present); Management Communication Quarterly (2010, 2007, 2000); Euro Asia Journal of Management (2006); Journal of Tourism Management (2006); IEEE (the IPS-2006 New York-USA Conference); Academy of Management Review (2002).
8. International Conference Program Chair, the 7th Asia-Pacific of the Association for Business Communication (ABC), Hong Kong, March 28 - April 1, 2007.
9. External Examiner for Department of English, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (2010); to serve as external examiner to review two Ph.D theses in the field of Critical Genre Study and Professional Discourse.
10. External Examiner for the Open University of Hong Kong (2010 - 2012); to serve as external examiner to review courses in the field of Business Communication.
11. External Examiner: Research Grants Committee (RGC), in the fields of management and communication (1997 - 2005).
12. External Examiner for Department of Management, Baptist University of Hong Kong; to serve as external examiner to review a Ph.D thesis in the field of culture and internet communication.
13. External Examiner for the University of South Wales, Australia to review a Ph.D thesis (100,000 words) in the area of second-language communication and conflict management.
14. External Examiner in Business Communication for the University of Hong Kong (SPACE Program) (August 2001).
15. Steering Committee Member, Hong Kong Intercultural Communication Research & Interest Group (1998 - 1999).