Associate Professor and Head of School of Hospitality
Qualifications:
- Ba. Food & Accommodation Studies, Leeds Beckett University (1984)
- Master Of Education (Curriculum Studies), Deakin University (2001)
- PhD In Human Science, Oklahoma State University (2013)
Teaching and Research Experience:
- Omnibus Survey of tourists’ dining out experiences at Hong Kong’s eating and drinking places and perceptions of Hong Kong as a gourmet paradise.
- Consultancy project to evaluate visitors’ perception and satisfaction towards food and beverage services and facilities at Ocean Park
- Consultancy project to design and develop post-secondary Diploma Programme in Hospitality Management for Guilin’s Institute of Tourism and to conduct teacher training workshops
Research Interest
- Behavioral Sciences in Hospitality and Tourism
- Contemporary Issues in Hospitality and Tourism
- Food and Beverage Trends and Sustainable Development
- Higher Education Development and Quality Assurance
Teaching Interests
- Hospitality Service, Food and Beverage
- Management, Food Culture and Gastronomy
Committee involvement
- Subject Specialist for HKCAAVQ
Publications
- Tang, C., Lai, P., Tang, W., Davies, H., Frankland, S., Oldfield, K., Walters, M., Ng, ML., Tse, P., Taylor, G., Tiwari, A., Yim, M., Yuen, E. (1997). Developing a Context-Based PBL Model. In Conway, J., Fisher, R., Sheridan-Burns, L., and Ryan, G. (Ed.) Research and Development in Problem Based Learning, The Australian Problem Based Learning Network, Brisbane, v.4. pp. 579-595.
- Ng, M.L., and Wong, C.K.S. (2002). Students perception on sexual harassment behaviour and its implication for University education. In Chon, K. and Ogle, A. (Ed.) First Asia Pacific Forum for Graduate Students Research in Tourism. Macao. v.1. pp. 503-512
- Ng, M.L. (2003). An exploratory study of consumers’ choice behavior in their selection of foodservice operations. In 8th. Annual Graduate Education and Graduate Student Research Conference in Hospitality and Tourism. Las Vegas. Nevada. January 2003.
- Ng, M.L., and Tse, P.S.M. (2004). An exploratory study of food safety in small to medium food service establishments in HKSAR. In Chon. K., Hsu, C., and Okamoto, N. (Ed.), Asia Pacific Tourism Association Tenth Annual Conference. Nagasaki, Japan. Globalization and Tourism Research: East meets West. v.10. pp.118 – 126.
