Competitive Research Funding Schemes for the
Local Self-financing Degree Sector 2015/16 - Funding Results
FACULTY DEVELOPMENT SCHEME (FDS)
| No. | Project Reference No. | Project Title | Principal Investigator | Institution | Funding Period (Months) | Amount Awarded by RGC (Inclusive of On-costs) (HK$) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UGC/FDS14/B10/15 | Adaptive Word-of-Mouth Behavior and Online Forum Design: A Cross-Cultural Investigation into the Dynamic Nature of Online Consumer Reviews |
Dr CHAN Haksin
|
Hang Seng
|
24
|
607,430
|
| 2 | UGC/FDS23/H04/15 | "Target not found": Explaining negative responses in visual search tasks |
Dr CHAN Ka-ho
|
HKBU SCE
|
36
|
838,879
|
| 3 | UGC/FDS11/M02/15 | Investigation of the differential roles of centrally located GLP-1 receptors in emesis and feeding in Suncus murinus | Dr CHAN Sze-wa |
Caritas
|
36
|
1,149,606
|
| 4 | UGC/FDS16/B04/15 | Round number biases, buy-sell imbalances and transaction time: The international evidence |
Dr CHEN Tao
|
OUHK
|
24
|
460,575
|
| 5 | UGC/FDS14/B03/15 | A Global Network Decision Support System for Air Passenger and Freight Businesses |
Dr CHEUNG King-yin
|
Hang Seng
|
24
|
236,900
|
| 6 | UGC/FDS15/H02/15 | An exploratory study of the positive side of work-family dynamics |
Dr CHIO Hin-man
|
Shue Yan
|
24
|
525,964
|
| 7 | UGC/FDS17/H03/15 | The effectiveness of learning field triage skills in a web 3D game-based virtual world | Dr CHOW Meyrick Chum-ming |
Tung Wah
|
36
|
603,750
|
| 8 | UGC/FDS14/P04/15 | Fuzzy Generalised Gaussian Density Segmentation Model: Mathematical Analysis and Applications | Dr CHOY Siu-kai |
Hang Seng
|
36
|
870,550
|
| 9 | UGC/FDS13/H04/15 | Collations and Annotations to Liuyingtang Ji and a Study on Liang Peilan in Lingnan Culture and History of the Late Ming-Early Qing Period | Dr DUNG Chau-hung |
Chu Hai
|
36
|
495,068
|
| 10 | UGC/FDS15/H05/15 | Mapping Diasporic Networks: The Case of the Indonesian Chinese | Dr HUI Yew-foong |
Shue Yan
|
24
|
585,350
|
| 11 | UGC/FDS16/B03/15 | CEO compensation and dividend policy in family firms | Ms HUNG Hie-yiin |
OUHK
|
36
|
439,493
|
| 12 | UGC/FDS11/H02/15 | A Study of Ethnic Economy of Disadvantaged Ethnic Minorities in Hong Kong: Exploring Experiences in the Process of Social Integration | Dr KWOK Kim |
Caritas
|
24
|
549,735
|
| 13 | UGC/FDS24/B01/15 | "Care or Fair"?: A Social Comparison Perspective on Servant Leadership and I-deals | Dr KWOK Man-lung |
PolyU SPEED
|
36
|
522,785
|
| 14 | UGC/FDS16/H06/15 | Teacher knowledge of early childhood teachers in Hong Kong, with a focus on Mathematics in early childhood education | Dr LAO Kam-ling |
OUHK
|
24
|
695,405
|
| 15 | UGC/FDS15/H06/15 | People without identity: Exploring the social experiences of asylum seekers in Hong Kong | Dr LAU Flora Pui-yan |
Shue Yan
|
24
|
437,000
|
| 16 | UGC/FDS16/B01/15 | Why don't they return the favor? A study of antecedents to team-member exchange and its impact on work-life balance | Dr LAU Rebecca Suk-yin |
OUHK
|
24
|
479,550
|
| 17 | UGC/FDS25/M05/15 | Molecular Characterization of Endocytic Recycling in Plant Cells | Dr LAW Angus Ho-yin |
THEi
|
36
|
1,009,286
|
| 18 | UGC/FDS16/B02/15 | Situated knowledge in power relations: Its legitimization, sharing and appropriation | Dr LAW Kuok-kei |
OUHK
|
24
|
416,173
|
| 19 | UGC/FDS25/E03/15 | Improvement of indoor and outdoor air quality by clear photocatalytic-film-coated glass curtain walls for high-rise buildings | Prof LEE Amazon Kin-man |
THEi
|
24
|
812,130
|
| 20 | UGC/FDS25/H03/15 | Expression of refusals by Cantonese Preschoolers | Prof LEUNG Cheung-shing |
THEi
|
30
|
749,570
|
| 21 | UGC/FDS15/E01/15 |
Construction safety index for skyscrapers in Hong Kong: A Multi-criteria decision-making approach | Dr LI Rita Yi-man |
Shue Yan
|
30
|
449,190
|
| 22 | UGC/FDS16/H04/15 | Political discourses in Hong Kong: A systemic functional perspective | Dr LI Sum-hung |
OUHK
|
30
|
690,719
|
| 23 | UGC/FDS14/B07/15 | The Emergence of Second-Tier Auditors in China: An Analysis of Audit Quality | Dr LIU Junxia |
Hang Seng
|
24
|
526,125
|
| 24 | UGC/FDS11/H03/15 | For Whom and for What? Examining the Impact of Self-financing Sub-degree Education on Social Mobility of Hong Kong Youth | Ms LO Villy Suk-ling |
Caritas
|
24
|
622,150
|
| 25 | UGC/FDS12/M01/15 | A comparative study of the bird communities in urban parks of Hong Kong in 1996 and 2016 | Dr LOCK Nga-yi |
Centennial
|
28
|
392,806
|
| 26 | UGC/FDS11/H06/15 | Exploring family caregiving experiences and identifying the process of the ageing carers' planning for continuation of care for the community-dwelling person with intellectual disability | Dr LOW Lisa Pau-le |
Caritas
|
24
|
601,404
|
| 27 | UGC/FDS12/H02/15 | Academic discourse socialization of EFL students: A holistic approach to teaching speaking for academic purposes in a self-financing institute in Hong Kong | Dr MAK Ho-yan |
Centennial
|
30
|
540,500
|
| 28 | UGC/FDS14/E01/15 | Sustainable Development for Community Dial-a-ride Services: Driving more People without more Vehicles | Dr MO Yiu-wing |
Hang Seng
|
24
|
692,530
|
| 29 | UGC/FDS11/E03/15 | Vision-based Two-hand Gesture Recognition and Evaluation System for Healthcare Training | Dr PANG Wai-man |
Caritas
|
36
|
884,839
|
| 30 | UGC/FDS11/E02/15 | An Automated Student Program Assessment Framework with Tailorable and Automated Test Oracle for Computer Science Education | Prof POON Chung-keung |
Caritas
|
36
|
769,925
|
| 31 | UGC/FDS25/H02/15 | Transnational Migration and Reconstructing "Home": The African Diaspora in Hong Kong | Dr SHUM Chun-tat |
THEi
|
24
|
567,907
|
| 32 | UGC/FDS16/H11/15 | Revisioning Ibsen: The aesthetics and politics of staging the self in China and Hong Kong | Prof TAM Kwok-kan |
OUHK
|
36
|
452,216
|
| 33 | UGC/FDS25/M04/15 | Working hand-in-hand: building engineered yeasts for semi-synthetic cephalosporins | Dr TSANG Wai-kei |
THEi
|
24
|
788,495
|
| 34 | UGC/FDS16/H01/15 | An investigation of Hong Kong students' perceptions and experiences of English academic writing: A case study at The Open University of Hong Kong | Dr TSO Wing-bo |
OUHK
|
18
|
523,825
|
| 35 | UGC/FDS24/H02/15 | Determinants of Public Support for Waste Management Policy in Hong Kong | Mr WAN Kar-ho |
PolyU SPEED
|
24
|
395,600
|
| 36 | UGC/FDS25/E06/15 | Chemical and Toxicological Characterization of Particulate Emissions from Diesel Vehicles | Dr WANG Bei |
THEi
|
24
|
929,315
|
| 37 | UGC/FDS25/E05/15 | Formation, fate and toxicity of chlorination byproducts generated in seawater desalination by reverse osmosis | Dr WANG Chao |
THEi
|
30
|
918,850
|
| 38 | UGC/FDS14/E02/15 | Relative Attribute Based Configurator Design for Mass Customization | Dr WANG Yue |
Hang Seng
|
24
|
783,150
|
| 39 | UGC/FDS25/B01/15 | Career strategies of hotel senior managers in Hong Kong | Dr WONG Simon Chak-keung |
THEi
|
24
|
490,763
|
| 40 | UGC/FDS17/M02/15 | Investigate FosPeg� mediated PDT efficiency on Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma using 3D cell model approaches | Dr WU Wing-kei |
Tung Wah
|
24
|
881,130
|
| 41 | UGC/FDS24/B05/15 | Is R&D Rewarded by the Stock Market? Evidence from China | Dr XU Ming |
PolyU SPEED
|
24
|
320,850
|
| 42 | UGC/FDS17/H01/15 | An exploratory study on the medium of instruction (MOI) of the self-financing tertiary institutions in Hong Kong | Dr YEUNG Marine Yim-king |
Tung Wah
|
24
|
495,075
|
| 43 | UGC/FDS14/P02/15 | Sparse Optimization Models with Application to Portfolio Management | Dr YU Kwok-wai |
Hang Seng
|
36
|
1,006,183
|
| 44 | UGC/FDS14/M01/15 | Investigation of Spatio-temporal Relationship between the Structure and Function in Glaucoma Using Partial Least Squares Regression (PLS-R) | Dr YU Marco Chak-yan |
Hang Seng
|
36
|
1,059,083
|
| 45 | UGC/FDS25/M03/15 | Fermentative Production of Tetrodotoxin (TTX) from Marine Microorganisms for Pharmaceutical and Medical Applications | Dr YU Peter Hoi-fu |
THEi
|
24
|
865,398
|
| 46 | UGC/FDS11/E04/15 | OREO: Cross-Layer Optimization for Power Efficient OLED Display | Dr ZHAO Yingchao |
Caritas
|
36
|
638,250
|
| 47 | UGC/FDS15/M01/15 | Empowering Caregivers of People with Schizophrenia: Comparing Intervention Effectiveness of Family Link Education Programme (FLEP), Narrative Practice Group (CNGP) and Integrative Peer Support Growth Group (IPSGG) | Dr ZHOU Dehui |
Shue Yan
|
28
|
849,850
|