VTC Experts

Health and Life Sciences

Food Safety, Food Science and Technology

Name: CHAN Tsz-chung
Position: Acting Senior Lecturer,
Department of Health and Life Sciences,
Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (Chai Wan)
Tel: 2595 8448
Fax: 2505 9747
Email: tcchan@vtc.edu.hk
Language Spoken: English and Cantonese
Field of Expertise: Food microbiology, Food toxicology, Prevention and control of foodborne disease

Name: Dr CHAN Shun Wan
Position: Head of Department,
Department of Food and Health Sciences,
Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong 
Tel: 2176 1482
Fax: 2176 1899
Email: swchan@thei.edu.hk
Language Spoken: English, Cantonese and Putonghua
Field of Expertise:
Functional food, Food product development, Food testing, Food safety, Testing and certification, Food toxicology, Pharmacology, Chinese medicine, Herb-drug interaction

Membership of Professional Bodies:

• Technical Expert (Food category), The Hong Kong Q-Mark Council
• Member, Hong Kong Food Professionals Association

Name: Dr CHOI Siu-mei, Emily
Position: Assistant Professor, 
Department of Food and Health Sciences, 
Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong
Tel: 2176 1495
Fax: 2176 1899
Email: dremilychoi@thei.edu.hk
Language Spoken: English, Cantonese and Putonghua
Field of Expertise: Food toxicology and risk assessment, Food product development and sensory analysis, Functional food R&D, Food safety management, Food processing technology, Food testing

Membership of Professional Bodies:

• Chairman, International Food Safety Association
• Professional Member, Institute of Food Technologists, USA