Francis Wong
Biographic Data
| ID | 6504444 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Francis Wong |
| GIVEN NAMES | Francis |
| FAMILY NAME | Wong |
| SIGNATURE | WONG F |
| AFFILIATIONS | Hong Kong Polytechnic University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5275-0415 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 92 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 12 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1982 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Moments
Since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020, I have been working on a memoir that reflects upon my experiences as a community worker and musician. A recurring theme is the lessons I have learned through my various personal and working relationships over the decades. I have begun to share these stories informally through a series of chapbooks. What follows are a few of the chapbook entries that explore how various influences have shaped my thought…
Trends in Medical Debt During the Covid-19 Pandemic
This cross-sectional study evaluates the association between the COVID-19 pandemic and reported new medical debt from 2018 to 2021 across the US
“Enculturalling” Multilingualism
Though the two languages most frequently used in the homes of Chinese Singaporeans are English and Mandarin Chinese, there is not much information on how the home language can influence language use and attitudes toward these two languages. This study investigates the family language ecology in bilingual homes and aims to compare attitudes toward Mandarin Chinese between Chinese Singaporean young adults from English-speaking homes (ESH) and those…
Accidents of Electrical and Mechanical Works for Public Sector Projects in Hong Kong
A study on electrical and mechanical (E&M) works-related accidents for public sector projects provided the opportunity to gain a better understanding of the causes of accidents by analyzing the circumstances of all E&M works accidents. The research aims to examine accidents of E&M works which happened in public sector projects. A total of 421 E&M works-related accidents in the "Public Works Programme Construction Site Safety and Environmental Sta…
A Bayesian Network Model for Reducing Accident Rates of Electrical and Mechanical (E&M) Work
Accidents in Repair, Maintenance, Alteration, and Addition (RMAA) work have become a growing concern, in recent years. The repair and maintenance works of electrical and mechanical (E&M) installations involves a variety of trades, a large number of practitioners and a series of high-risk activities. The uniqueness of E&M work, in the RMAA sector, requires a discrete and specific research to improve its safety performance. Understanding the causal…
Housing choices of migrant workers in China
Housing affordability, preferences and expectations of elderly with government intervention
Residential satisfaction of migrant workers in China
Strategic assessment of building adaptive reuse opportunities in Hong Kong
Affordable housing in China
Urban Housing Reform in China
Deng Xiao-ping put forth the idea of “Marketization” of housing in China in 1980. Since then, the mechanism of “market” has been implicitly accepted by Socialist China. This has resulted in many changes in the urban housing system in which home purchase is now encouraged. This paper reviews the urban housing reform programme which was proposed by the State Council since 1987. Also, the emergence of the dual track housing system in Beijing will be…
Education, political development and social equity in Malaysia
Education, political development and social equity in Malaysia
Urban Housing Reform in China
Deng Xiao-ping put forth the idea of “Marketization” of housing in China in 1980. Since then, the mechanism of “market” has been implicitly accepted by Socialist China. This has resulted in many changes in the urban housing system in which home purchase is now encouraged. This paper reviews the urban housing reform programme which was proposed by the State Council since 1987. Also, the emergence of the dual track housing system in Beijing will be…
Affordable housing in China
Strategic assessment of building adaptive reuse opportunities in Hong Kong
Housing affordability, preferences and expectations of elderly with government intervention
Residential satisfaction of migrant workers in China
Housing choices of migrant workers in China
Accidents of Electrical and Mechanical Works for Public Sector Projects in Hong Kong
A study on electrical and mechanical (E&M) works-related accidents for public sector projects provided the opportunity to gain a better understanding of the causes of accidents by analyzing the circumstances of all E&M works accidents. The research aims to examine accidents of E&M works which happened in public sector projects. A total of 421 E&M works-related accidents in the "Public Works Programme Construction Site Safety and Environmental Sta…
A Bayesian Network Model for Reducing Accident Rates of Electrical and Mechanical (E&M) Work
Accidents in Repair, Maintenance, Alteration, and Addition (RMAA) work have become a growing concern, in recent years. The repair and maintenance works of electrical and mechanical (E&M) installations involves a variety of trades, a large number of practitioners and a series of high-risk activities. The uniqueness of E&M work, in the RMAA sector, requires a discrete and specific research to improve its safety performance. Understanding the causal…
“Enculturalling” Multilingualism
Though the two languages most frequently used in the homes of Chinese Singaporeans are English and Mandarin Chinese, there is not much information on how the home language can influence language use and attitudes toward these two languages. This study investigates the family language ecology in bilingual homes and aims to compare attitudes toward Mandarin Chinese between Chinese Singaporean young adults from English-speaking homes (ESH) and those…
Trends in Medical Debt During the Covid-19 Pandemic
This cross-sectional study evaluates the association between the COVID-19 pandemic and reported new medical debt from 2018 to 2021 across the US
Moments
Since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020, I have been working on a memoir that reflects upon my experiences as a community worker and musician. A recurring theme is the lessons I have learned through my various personal and working relationships over the decades. I have begun to share these stories informally through a series of chapbooks. What follows are a few of the chapbook entries that explore how various influences have shaped my thought…
Business (9 works) · Economics (7 works) · Economic growth (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · China (4 works) · Engineering (4 works) · Market economy (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Affect (linguistics (3 works) · Computer Science (3 works)