Dr. Kit Fung

EDUCATION

  • PhD in Public Health, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. 
  • Master of Applied Science (Safety Management) (Distinction in Dissertation), University of Western Sydney. 
  • Graduate Diploma of Applied Science (Occupational Health & Safety), University of Western Sydney. 
  • B.Sc with 2nd honours 1st division in Environmental Health, Leeds Metropolitan University.

POSITIONS HELD

  • Principal Consultant and Investigator
  • Public Health Researcher
  • Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health Engineer
  • Training Programme Developer and Supplier 
  • Lecturer 
  • Health Inspector

AFFILIATIONS

  • Chartered Safety and Health Practitioner, The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health, the UK
  • Chartered Environmentalist, The Society for the Environment, the UK
  • Chartered Waste Manager, The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management, the UK
  • Member, International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, USA
  • Individual Member, International Solid Waste Association, UK
  • Registered Safety Officer, Labour Department, HKSAR Government

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS

  • Diploma in Public Health Inspection for General Overseas Appointment, the Royal Society of Health, the UK 
  • Diploma in Wastes Management, Institute of Wastes Management, the UK 
  • Certificate of Attendance in Teaching Portfolios, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
  • Certificate in Aligning Teaching & Assessment, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
  • Certificate in Building Studies, Vocational Training Council 
  • Higher Certificate in Wastes Management, Hong Kong Polytechnic 
  • Certificate of Attainment in Introduction to Teaching, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
  • Training Certificate in Risk Assessment, Occupational Safety and Health Council of Hong Kong
  • Continuing Education Certificate in Occupational Safety & Health Occupational Safety & Health Council and City University of Hong Kong
  • Certificate of Competence in Manual Handling, Occupational Safety and Health Council of Hong Kong
  • Certificate of Attainment in Safety Audit, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
  • OHSAS 18001 Leader Auditor Training Course, British Standards Institution certified by International Register of Certificated Auditors (IRCA)

  1. Developing and working out an Occupational Safety and Health Training programme, video/CD Rom with Labour Department and Occupational Safety and Health Council for all HKIVE students as general education
  2. Assisting CW Safety and Security Advisory Committee to prepare the follow-up Audit Report and Action Plan for HKIVE(CW)
  3. Letter of invitation to have an interview with Education Department on 18.2.2000 for the promotion of occupational safety awareness
  4. Letter of invitation to have an interview shooting for the Social Studies Special Programme on Occupational Safety organized by Radio Television Hong Kong on 15.3.2000
  5. Advising CW Safety and Security Advisory Committee on health and safety matter as a committee member
  6. Working on health and safety matters for the Department of Applied Science as a Safety Officer
  • Participation of Occupational Safety and Health for Good Business Conference and Workshop jointly organized by Occupational Safety and Health Council and Labour Department, HK
  • Participation of Pest Management ’98 Education Session organized by National Pest Control Association in Nashville, US
  • Participation of Pest Management ’99 Conference organized by National Pest Control Association in Georgia, US
  • Integrated Waste Management & Pollution Control, Waste 2002, The Waste Conference Ltd, the UK
  • Participation of CIIHK-Conference 2005 on Healthy Building organized by the Construction Industry Institute HK and The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
  • CUHK OSH Seminar
  • Health Authority presentation
  • International Society for Environmental Epidemiology presentation

Knowledge

  • Public Health
  • Epidemiology
  • Chemical Analysis of Formaldehyde at ppb level
  • Laboratory Safety
  • Occupational health
  • Environmental Health
  • Health and Safety
  • Study Design
  • Abstract, Research Protocol, Manuscript write up
  • Design and Development of SOP and Management System

Statistical Analysis (SPSS)

  • Cox’s Proportional Hazards Regression Model
  • Kaplan-Meier Survival Analysis
  • Chi-square Test
  • Paired Samples T-test
  • Wilcoxon Signed-rank Test
  • Log-rank Test
  • Effect Modification/ Stratification Analysis
  • Spearman’s Rank Correlation

Presentation & Communication Skill

  • Lecture giving (30-200 learners)
  • Proposal and Consultancy Projects Presentations
  • Master of Ceremonies (200 – 700 participants)
  • International Research Presentations (150 countries and universities)
  • Summons action and prosecution court witness
  • Health Education
  • BSc programme leader, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Department, PolyU
  • BSc Subject Leaders Faculty of Civil and Environmental Department, PolyU
  • Higher Diploma Subject Leaders, Department of Applied Science, HKTC, IVE
  • MSc Final Project Supervisor, PolyU and University of Western Sydney, Australia
  • SPEED professional top-up programmes course coordinators
  • Development of Safety Management System for HKSAR Government Departments
  • Risk Assessment for HKSAR Government Departments Public and Private Sectors
  • Hazard Assessment for HKSAR Government Departments Public and Private Sectors
  • Development the training programmes tailored made for HKSAR Government Departments Public and Private Sectors
  • Health Profile in HK
  • Pandemics, endemics and epidemics in HK
  • Consultancy projects for HKSAR Government Departments and Public and Private Sectors
  • Public health research
  • Statistical analysis
  • Research funds applications
  • Research study design, operation and write up
  • Research oral and written presentations
  • Letter of acceptance of the referred paper by the Australian and New Zealand Association of Occupational Health and Safety Educators ANZAOHSE Conference
  • Letter of acceptance of the referred paper concerning “Research into Safety Audit in Construction Industry in Hong Kong” by Visions Conference organized by Safety Institute of Australia
  • Letter of invitation to give a talk on the topic of “Can Pest Control be Hazardous” in the Lecture Hall of Hong Kong Science Museum
  • Letter of invitation to give a public speech referring construction wastes handling seminar for Hong Kong Macau (Asia) Co. Ltd.
  • Letter of invitation to give a talk on the topic re. Pest Control and Pesticide Safety for Housing Managers of Housing Authority
  • Li AM, Fung CKC, Yu ITS, and et al. Assocations of wheeze during the first 18 months of life with indoor nitrogen dioxide, formaldehyde, and family history of asthma: a prospective cohort study. Hong Kong Med J. 2019 Feb; 25 Suppl 3(1): 20-23.
  • Fung, CKC, Yu ITS, Goggins WB and et al. Wheeze During the First 18 months of Life: A Prospective Cohort Study to explore the Associations with Indoor Nitrogen Dioxide and Formaldehyde – Preliminary Results.  2010 Joint Conference of International Society of Exposure Science & International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, Abstract No.: 940. Presentation Code: 0-30A7-4, 2010.
  • Poon, S.K., Leung, K.T. & Fung, K.C. Factors Affecting the Planning and Implementation of Occupational Health & Safety Management System. Paper presented at the 12th International Conference on Safety Communities, Hong Kong. 2003.
  • Fung, K.C. “Research into Safety Audit in Construction Industry in Hong Kong” Visions Conference 2001,Australia. 10-12 October 2001.
  • Fung, K.C. “Shall Occupational Safety and Health Training Courses compete or Complementary to each other in support Occupational Safety and Health Legislation in Hong Kong?” ANZAOHSE 2000 Conference, 19-21 January 2000.
  • Fung, K.C. Development of Social Studies Special Programme on Occupational Safety with Education Department (ED) and Radio Television HK, 2000.
  • Fung, K.C. Development of 2-hr OSH Training Programme, Video/CD Rom with Labour Department and OSHC for 14,000 IVE students, 1999.
  1. Registered Safety Officer of Labour Department, HK
  2. Member to the Institute of Wastes Management, the UK
  3. Corporate Member to The Chartered Institute of Wastes Management, the UK
  4. Chartered Environmentalist of the Chartered Society for the Environment, the UK
  5. The Register of Safety Practitioner of the Institution of
  6. Occupational Safety & Health, the UK
  7. Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety & Health
  8. Individual Member of the Institution of Solid Waste Association, UK
  9. Member of International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, USA
  1. Environmental and Occupational Safety and Health Adviser to a Housing Department’s Construction Site
  2. Principal Consultant and Investigator, UCCL
  3. Principal Contract Advisor to Occupational Safety and Health Advisory Committee of Yee Tai Pest Control Company
  4. Project Coordinator and investigator to Health and Health Service Research Funded Project (project management, supervision and chemical analysis)
  5. Project Coordinator and investigator to Health and Medicine Research Funded Project (project management, supervision and chemical analysis)
  • [VTC] Team leader of the Consultancy Project on Household Refuse Deposal in Public Housing Estate for a Swedish Company, Centralsug (Far East) Ltd, 1998.
  • [VTC] Team leader of the Consultancy Project on Pest Control for Hong Kong Pest Control Association, 1999.
  • [VTC] Team leader of the Consultancy Project on Mandatory Safety Training for construction workers validated and recognised by Labour Department, 2000.
  • [VTC] Team leader of the Consultancy Project on Pest Control for Hong Kong Pest Control Association, 2000.
  • [PteC PolyU] Team leader and Key Presenter to the Consultancy project re. Train-the-trainer Kit on Safety Management to KCRC, 2002.
  • [PteC PolyU] Team Leader and Key Presenter to the consultancy project re. Fire Risk Assessment to China Light and Power Holding Company, 2002.
  • [PteC PolyU] Team Leader and Key Presenter to the consultancy project re. Fire Risk Assessment to China Light and Power Holding Company, 2003.
  • [PteC PolyU] Team Leader and Key Presenter to Safety Training and Risk Assessment on Health issue arising from using Display Screen Equipment for the Open University, 2003.
  • [PteC PolyU] Team Leader and Key presenter to the Consultancy project re. Establishment of Safety Management System for Sheraton Hong Kong Hotel and Towers
  • [PteC PolyU] Team Leader and Key Presenter to the consultancy project re. the Establishment of Safety Management System for Government Flying Service, HKSAR Government, 2004.
  • [PteC PolyU] Team Leader and Key Presenter to the consultancy project Risk Assessment about Health issue arising from using Display Screen Equipment Survey Review for Time Warner Hong Kong Ltd, 2004.
  • [PteC PolyU] Team Leader and Key Presenter to the consultancy project re. Risk Assessment on Safety and Health Issues Arising from Potential SARS or Aerosol-borne Infection for Stanley Sewage Treatment Works of the Drainage Services Department, 2005.
  • [CBC PolyU] Team Leader and Key Presenter to the consultancy project re. Health and Safety Management for Lingdong Nuclear Plant, China Mainland, 2005.
  • [SPEED, PolyU] Team Leader and Course-coordinator to the development and design of the training programme re. 40-hour Pest Control and Pesticide Safety training programme successfully validated by Institution of Occupational Safety and Health, UK and recognised by Labour Department, Agricultural, Fisheries & Conservation Department and Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, HKSAR Government, 2007.
  • [PteC PolyU] Team Leader to the consultancy project re. Provision of Safety Management System Enhancement Consultancy Service for Government Flying Service, HKSAR Government, 2007.
  • [PteC PolyU] Team leader and Principal Consultant to the consultant project re. Development and Provision of Occupational Safety and Health Training on Certificate of Environmental Safety and Health for Hospital Authority, HKSAR Government, 2007.