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Professor Maurice Yap completed his BSc and PhD degrees at the University of Bradford, UK. After postdoctoral studies, he joined the Hong Kong Polytechnic in 1987. From 1991-8, he served as senior lecturer in the Department of Optometry and Vision Science at the University of Auckland. He returned to the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 1998 as Professor and was promoted to Chair Professor of Optometry in 2003. He was the K.B. Woo Family Professor in Optometry until his retirement in 2022.
Professor Yap has served as Head of the Department of Optometry and Radiography (1998-2005) and the School of Optometry (2005-7). He was Associate Dean (2010-1) and Dean of the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences (2011-7). He has served on numerous university committees/panels, and chaired the University Equipment and General Purchases Tender Committee (2018-22) as well as the Grievance Committee (2020-2).
Professor Yap was a member of the Hospital Authority Board from 2011-8 and served on several of its functional committees, including the Executive Committee. He chaired the Main Tender Board (2012-8)and the Medical Services Development Committee (2013-8) . He has served on numerous appointment panels for senior management staff and chaired panels reviewing clinical governance and sentinel & serious untoward events policy. He served as a member of the Hospital Governing Committee of the Hong Kong Children’s Hospital (2018-20) and currently chairs the Hospital Governing Committee of Shatin Hospital.
Professor Yap has served on various committees and panels of the Food and Health Bureau of the HKSAR Government and currently serves on the Grant Review Board of the Health & Medical Research Fund. He has also served on programme accreditation and review panels for the Nursing Council (HKSAR), the Optometry Council of Australia and New Zealand and the Open University of Hong Kong.
In recognition of his public service, Professor Yap was appointed a Justice of the Peace by the HKSAR Government in 2015.
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Visiting Professor , Eye College, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2019 → …
Visiting Professor , North Sichuan Medical College
2017 → …
Non-official Justice of the Peace, Government of Hong Kong SAR
1 Jul 2015 → …
Honorary Professor , Department of Ophthalmology, The University of Hong Kong
2007 → …
PhD Mentor, West China School of Medicine
2007 → …
Visiting Professor, West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University
2006 → …
Research output: Journal article publication › Journal article › Academic research › peer-review
Research output: Journal article publication › Journal article › Academic research › peer-review
Research output: Journal article publication › Journal article › Academic research › peer-review
Research output: Journal article publication › Journal article › Academic research › peer-review
Research output: Unpublished conference presentation (presented paper, abstract, poster) › Conference presentation (not published in journal/proceeding/book) › Academic research › peer-review
Yap, Keng Hung Maurice (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Honorary award › Honorary award (research)
Yap, Keng Hung Maurice (Recipient), 2003
Prize: Other distinction › Other distinction (research)
Yap, Keng Hung Maurice (Recipient), 2002
Prize: Other distinction › Other distinction (research)
Yap, Keng Hung Maurice (Recipient), 1990
Prize: Other distinction › Other distinction (research)
Cho, Pauline (Recipient), Yap, Keng Hung Maurice (Recipient), To, Chi Ho (Recipient), Edwards, Marion H. (Recipient), Lam, Carly S.Y. (Recipient) & Lam, Kwok Cheung Andrew (Recipient), 3 Apr 2021
Prize: Prize (research)
Keng Hung Maurice Yap (Chair / President)
Activity: Office holder / membership of professional bodies › Office holder / member of other professional body
Keng Hung Maurice Yap (Member)
Activity: Office holder / membership of professional bodies › Office holder / member of other professional body
Keng Hung Maurice Yap (Member)
Activity: Office holder / membership of professional bodies › Office holder / member of other professional body
Keng Hung Maurice Yap (Other)
Activity: Office holder / membership of professional bodies › Office holder / member of other professional body
Keng Hung Maurice Yap (Member)
Activity: Office holder / membership of professional bodies › Office holder / member of council
11/05/18
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media
Keng Hung Maurice Yap & Wai Ping Cecilia Tsang
21/06/17
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media
11/05/17
2 items of Media coverage
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