Prof. CHAN Siu Ming (陳紹銘)

Visiting address
LI-5631
Phone: +852 34427994

Author IDs

Willing to take PhD students: yes
Willing to talk to media: yes

Biography

Dr. Siu Ming CHAN worked as a frontline social worker in community settings for eight years before embarking on his academic journey. He served the underprivileged, including homeless people, low-income families living in cubicles and subdivided flats, poor children, and the elderly, through direct service, group work, and community organizing. He also conducted policy research and surveys related to vulnerable groups facing poverty, housing problems, and other community issues.

He began teaching social work courses part-time at The Chinese University of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong College of Technology. The teaching courses included social policy, community work, philosophy of social work, social research, and social welfare. After obtained his Ph.D. in Social Welfare from the CUHK in 2020, he worked as a postdoctoral fellow in the Institute of Health Equity in CUHK. He joined the Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences at the City University of Hong Kong in 2021.

His principal areas of research interest include poverty, housing, social welfare, social work, and mental health. His vision is to enhance the well-being of vulnerable and disadvantaged groups. He aims to explore new initiatives and extend intervention strategies by analyzing social problems and human behavior by means of evidence-based and theory-informed academic research.

Dr. Chan's dedication to his field has been recognized through several awards, including the Thetos Young Scholar Award and Teaching Excellence Award in 2025, the New Researcher Award in 2024, and the Excellence in Knowledge Transfer Award (Certificate of Merit) in 2024.

Research Interests/Areas

  • Poverty and inequality
  • Housing, homelessness, and transitional social housing
  • Social work, social welfare and social policy
  • Social determinants of health
  • AI education and application

Prizes/Honours

  • Thetos Young Scholar Award - City University of Hong Kong (2025)
  • Teaching Excellence Award - City University of Hong Kong (2025)
  • New Researcher Award - City University of Hong Kong (CLASS) (2024)
  • Excellence in Knowledge Transfer Award (Certificate of Merit) - City University of Hong Kong (CLASS) (2024)
  • CUHK Reaching Out Award - The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2019)
  • CUHK - University of Bristol PhD Student Exchange Programme Award - The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2019)
  • CUHK Social Work Junior Distinguished Alumni - The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2014)
  • 21st Outstanding Juior Social Worker - Hong Kong Social Workers Association (2012)
  • CUHK Master of Social Work Scholarship - The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2010)
  • Shui Hung Social Service Award - The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2007)
  • HSBC Social Work Scholarship - HSBC / The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2006, 2007)

Projects

  1. Urban Graduation Approach to Uplift Poor Households out of Poverty (Trust-Initiated Project) - PROJECT LIFT. PI. HKD 45,070,000. The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust (2023 – 2028).
  2. KeySteps@JC  (Trust-Initiated Project). Co-PI. HKD 84,210,000. The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust (2022 – 2027).
  3. Developing Artificial Intelligence Chatbots for Understanding Vulnerable Populations and Community Resource Mapping: A Student-led Team-Based Learning Initiative. PI. HKD 99,540. UGC: Teaching Development and Language Enhancement Grant (2024 - 2025).
  4. Applications of AI Based Chatbot ChatGPT and E-learning for Practicing Social Casework Skills through Role-play and Web-based Multimedia Technology. Co-I. HKD 239,200. UGC: Teaching Development and Language Enhancement Grant (2024 - 2025).
  5. Engaging the disadvantaged groups and addressing community issues with Artificial Intelligence. PI. HKD 99,600. UGC: Teaching Development and Language Enhancement Grant (2023 - 2024).
  6. Programme Evaluation & Capacity Building of the 21st Century Integrated Children and Youth Services Centres (ICYSCs)  (Trust-Initiated Project). Co-I. HKD 6,970,000. The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust (2022 – 2026).
  7. Review of the Professional Competence Framework for Social Work and Development of Measuring Instruments. Co-I. (2022-2026).
  8. Hong Kong Waste Pickers Census Project 2023. Co-PI. (2023-2024).
  9. Enhancement of the Housing and Poverty Situation of the Grassroots. PI. HKD 300,000. City University of Hong Kong (2022 – 2023).
  10. Yip Shing Street Social Housing Project. Co-PI. Hong Kong Council of Social Service (2022 – 2026)
  11. Investigation of the links between Poverty, Housing and Health. PI. HKD 100,000. City University Strategic Research Grant (2022 – 2023).
  12. The Effectiveness of Experiential Learning Supported by a University in Enhancing Interest and Knowledge of Engineering and Improving STEM Education. Co-PI. HKD 1,000,000. City University of Hong Kong, Research Matching Grant Scheme (RMGS) (2022 – 2023).
  13. Trajectories of healthy life expectancy by sex and districts in Hong Kong: A population-based retrospective cohort study. Co-I. HKD 99,760. Health and Medical Research Fund (HMRF) (2022 – 2023).
  14. Hong Kong Homeless Census Project 2021. Co-PI. (2021 – 2022).
  15. Social Impact Assessment regarding ‘Incubating Efficacy in Community for Decent Livelihood through Modular Social Housing Project in Nam Cheong Street’. Co-PI. HKD 248,828. Hong Kong Council of Social Service (2020 – 2022).
  16. Health & Social Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Young People across the Socioeconomic Ladder: A Cross-Country Comparative Study. Co-I. HKD 200,000. Worldwide Universities Network Research Development Fund (2020 – 2022).

Editor or Editorial Membership

  • Editorial board member of Journal of Social Distress and Homelessness
  • Editorial board member of Social Sciences and Humanities Open
  • Editorial board member of Discover Global Society
  • Peer Review Panel member of Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development 
  • Journal reviewer for Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development, Applied Research in Quality of Life, Children and Youth Services Review, Discover Global Society, Health & Social Care in the Community, Hong Kong Journal of Social Work, Housing Studies, Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, Journal of Asian Public Policy, Journal of Housing and Built Environment, Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy, Journal of Public Health, PLOS ONE, Social Indicators Research, and Social Policy & Society

Services in CityUHK

  • College Board Member, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, City University of Hong Kong (2022 – 2024)
  • Associate programme leader of BSocSc Social Work, City University of Hong Kong (2022 – 2024)
  • Year coordinator of BSocSc Social Work, City University of Hong Kong (2022 – 2024)
  • Admission Tutor of BDSS programme (2022-24)
  • Member of BSocSc Social Work admission panel, City University of Hong Kong (2022 – 2024)

Services outside CityUHK

  • Member of Task Force on research and advocacy agenda (health and housing of the grassroots), The Hong Kong Council of Social Service (2021 – 2024)
  • Member of the Community Development Network, The Hong Kong Council of Social Service (2021 – 2024)
  • Judge of the Global Undergraduate Awards (2022 – 2024)
  • Research consultant for the Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong Lam Tin Centre (2021)
  • Research consultant for the St. James Settlement Community Development Service (2022 – 2023)

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