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I am a middle-class professional in the field of Education and Teaching English as a Second Language. Born in Guangzhou and brought up in Hong Kong, I hold a BA in English Language and Literature, a Diploma in Education and an MA in TESL. I am keen on using technology in my profession, for communication, for enhancing communication, and for improving teaching or work processes. I worked in a local secondary school as English Panel Chairperson for five years before joining Vocational Training Council (VTC) as Lecturer. After that, I worked with City University of Hong Kong, as Lecturer and Multimedia Communication Laboratory Manager, for 12 years. I re-joined the VTC in June 2007 and worked for 2 contracts of 8 eights in its Quality Assurance and Accreditation Office.
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My last full-time job-------------------------------------------------------------------------
I early-retired in July 2015. My last job concerned quality assurance and the central coordination of accreditation matters in the VTC.
My duties included:—
* Assisting to facilitate and maintain smooth and effective operation of the VTC’s Quality Assurance System
* Assisting to ensure that all matters related to accreditation by the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications (HKCAAVQ) are in good order
* Coordinating matters related to accreditation by professional bodies
* Assisting to foster a quality, proactive and learning culture among VTC staff
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My hobbies -------------------------------------------------------------------------
I enjoy singing, in karaoke or with a band of musicians, particularly Cantonese Operatic singing. I like travelling as well and have been to the States, Canada, Australia, UK, Greece, France, Japan, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Korea, and a few cities in the Mainland. I also like driving and playing mahjong.
To pursue my hobbies, I joined a Cantonese Operatic singing group and sometimes go to Shenzhen for a practice session, singing along with a live band of Chinese musicians.
The fun with Cantonese Operatic singing is that the singer leads the performance. The musicians echo. You sing one way, they play to echo your sining. You sing in a different way, they play in a different way as well. It's instantaneous and interactive.
Please view my performance videos at the Gallery.
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After retirement, my major endeavours lie in communication design, song lyrics writing and video editing & production. Please visit my Facebook page and Youtube channels to view some of my latest works.
One of my recent Cantonese song lyrics won an hononary mention at the Song Writers' Association of Hong Kong (香港音樂創作人協會) and was highlighted at its annual concert (2020年度會員大會暨齊SING抗疫音樂會) on 29 August 2020.
In the past few years, I started learning to write Cantonese opera drama scripts. In 2019, a writing project I took part in won a prize in a competition:
In 2022, I wrote two mini-Cantonese operatic songs, which won prizes (《街坊廚神》榮獲十大金曲獎,《我愛廣東話 》榮獲優秀作品獎) at the 4th Worldwide Mini-Cantonese Operatic Song Writing Competition「全球微粵曲大賽第四屆作品創作賽」.
To view 《街坊廚神》, please click here. For more details, please refer to my Facebook posts.
In 2023, another mini-Cantonese operatic song I wrote《中華武術》榮獲金曲獎 at the 5th Worldwide Mini-Cantonese Operatic Song Writing Competition「全球微粵曲大賽第五屆作品創作賽」.
To view 《中華武術》, please click here.
2024年，我的第一首粵曲作品在香港面世了。 蒙兩位粵劇新秀演員梁振文、梁芷萁不嫌， 於3月4日他們的演唱會選唱了我的作品《佛門巧遇結良緣》。 歡迎各位按入以下鏈接欣賞，點讚及分享：
《佛門巧遇結良緣》
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