Dr.CHAN Kit Yan Janet

Lecturer, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, HKU

BSc (HKU); MSc (HKBU; Distinction); PhD (HKBU)

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Teaching Areas

Manage Master of Science in Environmental Management (MSc ENVM) (Programme Coordinator)
Teach core MSc ENVM courses, including:
Research Methods and Report Writing in Environmental Management (>90 students) (Course Coordinator)
Environmental Quality Management (>90 students) (Course Coordinator)
Environmental Field Studies (experiential learning) (>100 students) (Course Coordinator)
Dissertation in Environmental Management for Part-time Students (>50 students) (Course Coordinator)
Project in Environmental Management for Part-time Students (>50 students) (Course Coordinator)
Environmental Health and Risk Assessment (>70 students)
Directed Studies in Environmental Management (6 projects in 2018-19) (Project supervisor)
Biostatistics (300 undergraduates and research postgraduates)
Lecturer (2017-18)
Course Coordinator (2016-17)

Research Interests

Waste management
Environmental education
Environmental pollution
Environmental health risk assessment
Teaching & learning in higher education

Current Research

Waste management
Environmental education
Teaching & learning in higher education

Research Team

Research Dissertation Projects on Environmental Management (2011-2019)
Year
Number of supervised students
Number of examined dissertations
as the second/third examiner
Total number of marked dissertations

2018-19
6
To be confirmed
To be confirmed

2017-18
7
8
15

2016-17
15
14
29

2015-16
7
15
22

2014-15
3
14
17

2013-14
4
12
16

2012-13
4
6
10

2011-12
2
4
6

2010-11
Not applicable
5
5

Supervised Research Projects (2011-2019)
Research Topic
MSc EMVM
Student Name
Year


Waste Management

A case study on Hong Kong plastic recycling practice with the influence of China’s ban of the imported waste
CHAN Chak Cheung
2018-19

Rethink, repackage, recycle: improving product packaging and enhancing their recycling as a means to reduce municipal solid waste in Hong Kong
CHAU Hiu Yan
2018-19

A study on polyfoam waste management in Hong Kong
CHEUNG Ngai Lee
2018-19

A study on factors that affect the willingness of housewives to support Municipal Solid Waste Charging Scheme (MSWCS) in Hong Kong
SUEN Sung Yim Gary
2018-19

The role and challenges of Hong Kong in global waste trade
CHAN Hoi Man Daisy
2017-18

Evaluation of the effectiveness of recycling fund in Hong Kong
CHAN Yung Yeung Riley
2017-18

A study of domestic food waste collection cum waste-to-energy for village households in Hong Kong
CHEUNG Tsz Ching Kimmy
2017-18

The feasibility of introducing food waste policies to facilitate food donation and food waste reduction in Hong Kong
HUI Wai Vivien
2017-18

Environmental impact of construction and demolition (C&D) waste in Hong Kong
LAI Lok Hang Darius
2017-18

Public Awareness and Behaviour towards Food Packaging Waste Management in Hong Kong
POON Wing Tung Tiffany
2017-18

Investigation on the Effectiveness and Promoting Strategies of Municipal Solid Waste Sorting In China
QIAN Jiahao
2017-18

Public acceptance of integrated waste management facilities: a Hong Kong case study
CHAN Kit Wa Emily
2016-17

Full implementation of plastic shopping bag charging and green citizenship on plastic bag behaviour in Hong Kong
CHAU Wung Chun
2016-17

The feasibility of implementing mandatory producer responsibility scheme (PRS) on plastic beverage container in Hong Kong
LAI Pui Wing Vera
2016-17

The clinical waste management system in Hong Kong
NG Chung Hang Thomson
2016-17

The effectiveness of Community Green Stations: a case study on the Sha Tin and the Eastern Community Green Stations
WONG Lok Hin
2016-17

A study on general public's attitude, behaviour and knowledge towards festival waste: Implications for waste reduction strategies in Hong Kong
WONG Tik Man Denis
2016-17

Aseptic carton package recycling: Knowledge and acceptability in Hong Kong
YU Wai Han Veronica
2016-17

Awareness of housewives on sorting and recycling of domestic wastes in Hong Kong
CHAN Ho Wan
2015-16

An investigation on country parks visitors' beverages waste production, reduction and recycling practices in Hong Kong
LUK Tsz Fu
2015-16

Developing effective furniture reuse scheme in workspace of Hong Kong
SZETO Vivian Wai Mun
2015-16

Used cooking oil management in Hong Kong
WONG Ho Yee
2015-16

Students' awareness and opinion on plastic bag levy and recycling plastic shopping bag
YEUNG Wing Hang Rachel
2015-16

Recycling and mandatory waste sorting in Hong Kong: issue and potential
LUK Ting Yan
2014-15

Study of glass bottle recycling programme implemented by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government
CHOW Ho Yin
2013-14

Feasibility of integrated waste management facility in Hong Kong
HO Tin Kau
2013-14

Food waste management in Hong Kong and other countries, public behaviour and views on food waste management.
LO Ka Wai
2013-14

The comparison of using different types of Composting Machines in treating food waste in Hong Kong
SO Chi Fai
2013-14

Food waste management in Hong Kong
NG Chiu Ue
2012-13

A study of municipal solid waste
ROLLINSON David Robert
2012-13


Environmental Education

Environmental education in Hong Kong universities
SO Jun Yin
2018-19

Environmental education in Hong Kong primary schools
CHAN Kam Kong
2016-17

The implementation of an educational programme on recycling in kindergartens
CHENG Tsz Yin
2016-17

Intergenerational influence on environmental sustainability knowledge and practices: A Hong Kong case study
FAUST Tyler Timothy
2015-16

A case-study of green lifestyle and its management programme in a small local secondary school
WONG Sai Lai
2014-15

Students’ perceptions on climate change and engagement in low-carbon behaviours: implications for climate change education in Hong Kong
TSE Ka Ho Alan
2012-13


Environmental Health and Risk Assessment

Environmental health risk assessment of cadmium and mercury in Hong Kong, with a particular focus on dietary exposure
WAN Wing Hong
2017-18

Microbeads in Hong Kong
LAW Ho Yi
2016-17

Endocrine disrupting chemicals in food and their impact on human health
LI Yik Chun
2012-13

E-Waste and human health
CHING Hei Wai
2011-12

Electronic waste and environmental impacts
MAK Ka Cheong
2011-12


Green Building and/or Energy Management

Evaluation on the incentives for participating in green building assessment schemes for existing residential buildings in Hong Kong
CHOI Lok Yin
2016-17

The comparison and analysis of existing energy management system applied to building industry in Hong Kong
LEE Tin Ho
2016-17

Evaluation of green building as a key element to sustainable urban planning: a case study in Hong Kong
YUEN Ming Yin
2014-15


Environmental Sustainability / Policy

Food sustainability
HIOKI GREENBERG Keiko
2018-19

Carbon footprint of food: a study of sustainable food in Hong Kong
LAM Ching
2016-17

Green procurement for Hong Kong's food industry
LAU Tsz Ching
2016-17

The light pollution in Hong Kong: a case study on the use of external lighting in Tsim Sha Tsui areas
YIP Yuen Man
2016-17

The feasibility of building Sponge Eco-city in Hong Kong
WONG Shing Wai
2015-16

Mentor of the following PhD students:
Lai Weng Seng
Lo Chi Chiu
Sham Ronia Chung-tin
Yau Kin Chung Jason
Yeung Wan Yee Katie
Co-supervisor of a PhD student:
Tao Shiru (2014-2018) (Topic: Effects of the trawling ban on demersal crustacean resources in the marine environment of Hong Kong)

Professional Qualifications

Editorial Board Member of HOSA Journal of Toxicology: Current Research (2017-Present)
Honorary Assistant Professor, School of Biological Sciences, HKU (2012-18)
Professional Member of the Hong Kong Institute of Qualified Environmental Professionals Limited (HKIQEP) (2017-Present)
Certified Member (2016-Present) & General Secretary (2014-Present) of the Environmental Management Association of Hong Kong (EMAHK)
Member of the Hong Kong Waste Management Association (HKWMA) (2016-Present)
Organizing committee of the 5thWorld Conference on Climate Change (October 4 – 6, 2018).Conference theme: Climate Change and Sustainable Futures. Park Inn by Radisson, London, UK.
Chair of the organizing committee of the Green Building and Energy Management Conference (April 8, 2017). The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Organizing committee of Workshop on E-waste Recycling and Management (March 5-8 & 9, 2015). Various local recyclers in Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Chair of the organizing committee of Symposium on E-waste Management (March 10, 2015). The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Assessor and facilitator of Hong Kong Green School Award (2015-17)
Social Service Committee Member of Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong (2017-Present)
Service Development and Member Affairs Committee Member of Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong (2012-17)

Publications and News

Book
Our Home, Our Future: Environmental Issues in Hong Kong. Project principal investigator. Published by the School of Biological Sciences, the University of Hong Kong. August 2013. Available here.
Media Coverage
“Fighting Food Contaminants”. June 2016. Yellow Bus (A popular children’s magazine). Hong Kong.
“Food Waste Management in Hong Kong”. 25 Nov 2013. New Thinking in New Management (管理新思維). RTHK Radio 1. Hong Kong
Hong Kong Baptist University. 2014. Alumni Sharing “My Days at HKBU”. Available here.
Press Release
Au WT and Chan JKY (2008) Press release of Friends of the Earth (HK). E-waste transfer poisoning our environment. Dated 11 January 2008. Available here.
Article on United Nations Millennium Development Goals
Janet Chan (2009) Challenges to achieving MDG 5: improving maternal health. In: YMCA World - Sept. 2009 - Gender Justice - Rethinking Masculinities. The World Alliance of YMCAs, Geneva, Switzerland. Available here.
Video about Climate Change
Janet Chan (2009) World Alliance of YMCAs at COP 15. Available here.

Awards and Honours

Environmental Campaign Committee (Student Environmental Protection Ambassador Scheme (SEPAS) (2018/19): Environmental Training Workshops for Teachers) (2019) (HK$5,399)
HKU Continuing Professional Development Grants for attending an international conference on teaching & learning in higher education (covered transportation and accommodation expenses) (2018)
Environment and Conservation Fund(International Conference on Deriving Environmental Quality Standards for the Protection of Aquatic Ecosystems (EQSPAE – 2016)) (HK$386,000) (Co-investigator) (2015)
Arts & Humanities Research Council Award, UK (£43, 300 eq. to HK$562,900) (Co-investigator) (2014 – 15)
HKU Knowledge Exchange Fund (HK$50,000) (2012 – 13)
HKU 82' Green Fund (HK$16,000) (2011 – 12)