July 2022

Volume 23, Issue 3

Newsletter of School of Hotel & Tourism Management
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

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ACHIEVEMENTS AND RECOGNITION

SHTM staff members successfully obtained major publicly funded competitive research grants this year. The General Research Fund of the Research Grants Council will provide funding for Professor Sam Kim's project "Strategic Approaches to Measure and Enhance the Mental Health of Hotel Employees by Developing a Validated Measurement Scale and Analyzing Its Antecedents and Consequences", Dr Mimi Li's project "I Hope S/He Can Love This Beautiful World: Travel by Families Living with Autism Spectrum Disorder", Dr Pearl Lin's project "Under the Gig Economy, Better Work, Better Life? The Role of Job Embeddedness in the Food Delivery Sector" and Dr Eden Jiao's project "Interdependency and Spatial Spillovers of Tourism Demand in Asia: A Hong Kong Economic Policy Perspective".

Club Managers' Association (CMA) SHTM Student Chapter received the Student Club of the Year Award 2021/22. This award is presented annually to a student club recognised by the SHTM for demonstrating excellent performance. CMA is committed to offering student members a well-rounded set of experiences to increase their interest in the private club industry, boost their industry awareness and prepare them for career success.

Seven SHTM faculty and staff members, namely Professor Cathy Hsu, Dr Karin Weber, Mr Joey Wu, Ms Almen Yau, Ms Flora Ng, Ms Eling Yim and Ms Noriko Leung, were honoured by PolyU with Long Service Awards in recognition of their loyal and dedicated service to the institution over the years.

Dr Catherine Cheung, Dr Emily Chen and Ms Kyla Huang, Year 2 student in BSc (Hons) in the Hotel Management programme, received the following five awards at the Learning to Learn Video Contest Awards Presentation Ceremony, organised by PolyU Educational Development Centre on 8 June 2022.

Best Video Award (Gold): "The Teaching Game"
Best Video Award (Bronze): "A Day of Online Study"
Most Useful Video Award (Gold): "The Teaching Game"
Most Creative Video Award (Gold): "I Am Still Learning, Are You?"
Most Inspiring Video Award (Bronze): "A Day of Online Study"

Doctor of Hotel and Tourism Management (D.HTM) student Ms Min Joo Leutwiler-Lee received the Prof Bob McKercher Scholarship. The scholarship assists students pursuing the D.HTM programme offered by the SHTM in Hong Kong.

Mr Lawrence Chan, Professor of Practice (Hospitality Asset Management) and Chairman of Park Lane Capital Holdings Limited, was conferred the honorary title of University Fellowship at the PolyU University Fellowship Conferment Ceremony 2021/2022 on 8 July, in recognition of his significant contribution to the University and the community.

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