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Biography
Kenneth N. K. Fong is Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences. His background training is in occupational therapy. He is now management committee member of the Research Institute in AIoT, chairman of University Ethics Committee, and elected member of Senate, PolyU. He had been programme leaders of the BSc(Hons)OT, MOT, and MOT(China) programmes. He is now the Editor-in-Chief of Hong Kong Journal of Occupational Therapy (HKJOT) (2021 SCI Impact Factor: 1.476), and honorary advisors of several NGOs and supporting organizations for people with chronic diseases and disabilities in Hong Kong.
He received the Department Outstanding Teaching Award in 2011, the Department Outstanding Team Teaching Award in 2018, and the Faculty Team Teaching Award of the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences in 2010 and 2019 respectively. He has completed supervision for 6 PhD students before; currently, he is supervising 3 PhD students and 5 DHSc students, and co-supervising 7 PhD students at present. His undergraduate and postgraduate students have received numerous awards in the design of assistive technology products in both local and international events including the Global Students Innovation Challenge, i-CREATe, in Asia.
His competitive public research grants as Principal Investigator include:
Research Impact Fund (RIF) (R5028, 2021-), Research Grants Council, University Grants Committee, Hong Kong
General Research Fund (GRF) (15105919M, 2019-22) (15103915M, 2016-18), (560812M, 2013-16), Research Grants Council, University Grants Committee, Hong Kong
Hospital and Medical Research Fund (HMRF) (01121966, 2014-16), Food & Health Bureau, Hong Kong
Innovation and Technology Fund – Mid-stream Research Programme for Universities (MRP/011/17X, 2018-21), Innovation and Technology Commission, Hong Kong
Beat Drugs Fund (BDF190052, 2019-), Narcotics Division, Security Bureau, Hong Kong
He is co-investigator of the following competitive public research grants:
General Research Fund (GRF) (14104422M, 2022-), (15100120, 2021-), (15105915M, 2020-), (15200619E, 2019-), (15104415M, 2016-), and Early Career Scheme (ECS) (25100219M, 2019-), Research Grants Council, University Grants Committee, Hong Kong; Innovation and Technology Fund For Better Living (ITF/FBL/4015/19P, 2020-), Innovation and Technology Commission, Hong Kong; Health and Medical Research Fund (HMRF) (09101331, 2012-) & (06070571, 2008-), Health Bureau, Hong Kong SAR.
Research interests
- Mechanism of human performance particularly in the integration of cognitive and motor performances
- Neurorehabilitation for clients with stroke, brain injury and dementia
- Environmental issues & assistive technology for people with disabilities
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
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):
Education/Academic qualification
Professional Diploma in Occupational Safety and Health, Hong Kong Baptist University
Professional Diploma in Occupational Therapy, Hong Kong Polytechnic
Master of Science in Health Care (Occupational Therapy), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Certificate in Child Mental Health, University of Hong Kong
Doctor of Philosophy (Education), University of Hull
Bachelor of Science (Health Studies), University of Paisley
Postgraduate Diploma in Biomechanics, University of Strathclyde
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Research output
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Biomarkers for prognostic functional recovery poststroke: A narrative review
Zhang, J., Sanchez Vidana, D. I., Chan, N. M., HUI, S. K. E., Lau, K. K., Wang, X., Lau, W. M. & Fong, K. N. K., 9 Jan 2023, In: Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 10, p. 1 23 p., 1062807.Research output: Journal article publication › Review article › Academic research › peer-review
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Development and feasibility of first- and third-person motor imagery for people with stroke living in the community
Welage, N., Bissett, M., Coxon, K., Fong, K. N. K. & Liu, K. P. Y., 3 Mar 2023, In: Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 9, 1, 33.Research output: Journal article publication › Journal article › Academic research › peer-review
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Application of virtual reality for peritoneal dialysis exchange learning in patients with end-stage renal disease and cognitive impairment
Lee, C. M. S., Fong, K. N. K., Mok, M. M. Y., Lam, M. K., Kung, Y., Chan, P. P. W., Ma, M. K. M., Lui, S. L., Kwan, L. P. Y., Chu, W. L., Hui, P. C., Yau, C. S. F., Kwan, I. W. L., Chan, K. Y. M. & Chan, T. M., 3 Dec 2022, In: Virtual Reality.Research output: Journal article publication › Journal article › Academic research › peer-review
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A Systematic Review Exploring the Theories Underlying the Improvement of Balance and Reduction in Falls Following Dual-Task Training among Older Adults
Khan, M. J., Kannan, P., Wong, W. L., Fong, K. N. K. & Winser, S. J., 15 Dec 2022, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19, 24, p. 1-33 33 p., 16890.Research output: Journal article publication › Review article › Academic research › peer-review
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Community planning for a “healthy built environment” via a human-environment nexus? A multifactorial assessment of environmental characteristics and age-specific stroke mortality in Hong Kong
Ho, H. C., Guo, H., Chan, T. C., Shi, Y., Webster, C. & Fong, K. N. K., Jan 2022, In: Chemosphere. 287, 132043.Research output: Journal article publication › Journal article › Academic research › peer-review
Prizes
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Departmental Outstanding Teaching Award 2010/2011
Fong, Nai Kuen (Recipient), 5 Jul 2011
Prize: Prize (teaching & learning)
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Department Outstanding Team Teaching Award in Rehabilitation Sciences 2018/2019
Fong, Nai Kuen (Recipient), 20 Jul 2019
Prize: Prize (teaching & learning)
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Faculty/ School Awards for Outstanding Performance/ Achievement 2009/2010
Fong, Nai Kuen (Recipient), 26 Nov 2010
Prize: Prize (teaching & learning)
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The Faculty Team Award for Outstanding Performance/Achievement in Teaching 2018/2019
Fong, Nai Kuen (Recipient), 24 Apr 2020
Prize: Prize (teaching & learning)
Activities
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15th International Convention on Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology, Hong Kong
Kenneth N. K. Fong (Co-chair)
1 Jan 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organizer / committee member
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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Organisational unit)
Nai Kuen Fong (Chair / President)
1 Jul 2021Activity: Office holder / membership of professional bodies › Office holder / member of board
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Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence of Things (Organisational unit)
Nai Kuen Fong (Executive member)
1 Jul 2021Activity: Office holder / membership of professional bodies › Office holder / member of board
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Hong Kong Society for the Aged (External organisation)
Nai Kuen Fong (Member)
2021Activity: Office holder / membership of professional bodies › Office holder / member of board
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Hong Kong Association of Gerontology (External organisation)
Nai Kuen Fong (Council member)
2019Activity: Office holder / membership of professional bodies › Office holder / member of board