Dr. Jacky Chan is a lecturer (internship coordinator) at the Department of SSPE and the co-founder of the Asian
Council for Health Physical Activity and Fitness. He had been a PE panel head in a secondary school for 7 years
and an education officer at the Physical Fitness Association of HK, China. Jacky received his bachelor degree,
master degree, and doctoral degree from The Chinese University of HK. He is certified as an ACSM exercise
physiologist. He is currently the deputy in-charge of Health, Fitness and Physical Activity Research at the
Department and the vice-chairperson of the Dodgeball Association of HK, China. His recent research focus lies on
fitness assessment and evaluation, and the relationship between physical activity, fitness, and academic
performance.
Research Interest
Measurement, Evaluation, & Statistics in Physical Activity & Fitness
Physical Fitness Appraisal and Exercise Prescription
Chan KW*, Hui SC. Trade-off Between 30-minute Physical Activity and 1-hour Revision Time.
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 2018;50(5S):85.doi: 10.1249/01.mss.0000535363.19714.71
Chan KW*, Hui SC. Low academically-achieved students did not get worse score from being
physically-active. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 2017; 49(5S):211. doi: 10.1249/01.mss.0000517421.95479.23
Chan KW*, Hui SC. Physical activity participation was not associated with academic
performance in ethnic minority students. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise,
2016;48(5S):1049. doi: 10.1249/01.mss.0000488159.68286.c8
Chan KW*, Hui SC. Sports participation did not interfere with mathematics performance in
Chinese adolescents. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 2015;47(5S):484. doi: 10.1249/01.mss.0000477763.36376.ad
Chan KW*, Hui SC, Chan CS. Validity of a 15-meters multistage shuttle run in predicting
VO2max of Chinese boys. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 2014;46:72.doi:
10.1249/01.mss.0000493386.56952.4c
Hui SC*, Chan KW. Physical, psychological, and lifestyle profiles of inactive youth in Hong
Kong. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 2014;46:517.doi: 10.1249/01.mss.0000495017.83783.f5
Chan KW*, Hui SC. Evaluation of body mass index (BMI) for optimal health-related fitness in
Hong Kong adolescents. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 2013;45: 675.
Chan KW*, Glee Path Football Team. Character Football. Delia Memorial School (Glee
Path), 2009.
Funded Research Grants as Principal Investigator (in the past five years)
Does Sports and Physical Activity Participation Affect Academic Performance in Hong Kong Secondary
School Students? A Longitudinal Study. Quality Education Fund, 2015-2016
(Co-investigator) The Effects of a Combined Acute and Chronic Aerobic Exercise Program on Autonomic and
Cognitive Functions with Acute Psychological Stress: Pilot Study with Middle-aged Male Adult. CUHK
Research Committee Funding (Direct Grants), 2019-2020
Courses Taught
Basic Statistics, Test and Measurement for Physical Education
Introduction to Research Methods
Foundation of Physical Education and Sports
Professional Sports Skills
Exercise Prescription for General and Special Populations
Advances in Physical Fitness Assessment: Theory and Practice
Fundamental Movement Skill for Young Children
Selected Professional Services
Co-founder & Board Member, Asian Council for Health Physical Activity and Fitness
Deputy Survey Manager, Consultancy Services for Territory-wide Physical Fitness Survey for the
Community
Chairperson, Staff Club Executive Committee of Chung Chi College, CUHK
Member, University Health Service Committee of CUHK
Vice-chairperson (Special Duty), Dodgeball Assn. of HK, China
Member, Research & Publication Committee of the Physical Fitness Association of HK, China
Member, Education & Professional Development Committee of the Physical Fitness Association of HK, China
Sports Consultant, Sepaktakraw Federation of Hong Kong, China
Sports Consultant, Floorball Federation of Hong Kong, China
