Faculty Member
Prof. FUNG Tung
Professor
Department Chairperson
BA, MPhil (Hong Kong)
PhD (Waterloo)
(852) 3943-6535
tungfung@cuhk.edu.hkRESEARCH PROJECTS
Principal Investigator
RGC GRF Grant, “Using UAV-Based Hyperspectral Data and Multi-source Data for Mangrove Survey and Monitoring”, (HK$ 547,691), with Wong Kwan Kit and Huang Bo, 2016-2017.
RGC GRF Grant, “A Multifractal Approach to Multiscale Feature Extraction in Remotely Sensed Images”, (HK$812,322) with Leung Yee and Yu Zu Guo, 2012-2015.
RGC GRF Grant, “Mangrove Species Mapping and Leaf Area Index Modeling Using Optical and Microwave Remote Sensing Technologies in Hong Kong”, (HK$343,700) with Lawal M. Marafa and Lin Hui, 2009-11.
The Planning Department, HKSAR Government, “Revision of Broad Land Use Updating Methodology”, (HK$450,000), with Huang Bo, 2007.
CUHK Direct Grant, “Channel Alteration in the Pearl River Delta: An Analysis with Latest TM/ETM+ Data”, (05/06 – 04/07, $63,300)
Agriculture, Fisheries & Conservation Dept, HKSAR Government, “Provision of Service for Mapping of Distribution and Extent of Mangroves in Hong Kong Using Satellite Image Analysis”, Principal Investigator with MARAFA Lawal, (03/06 – 05/07, $190,000)
Quality Education Fund, HKSAR Government, “Utilizing GIS in School Geography: Education Software Development for Secondary Students in Hong Kong”, with Lam Chi Chung (09/05 – 03/07, $670,300)
RGC Earmarked Research Grant, “A Vision-Based Approach to Remote Sensing Image Classification”, Principal Investigator, with LEUNG Yee, XU Zong-ben, (01/07-12/08, $510,400)
The Planning Department, HKSAR Government, “Consultancy Study to Analyze Broad Land Use Pattern in Hong Kong”, Principal Investigator (with Prof. Ng Sai-leung), (11/00 – 07/01, HK$387,650).
Co-Investigators
Land Use Allocation in High-growth Cities Using Adaptive Multiobjective Optimization, RGC GRF Grant, Huang Bo (P.I.), Fung Tung, Tsou Jinyeu and Meng Qiang, 2009-2011
Program for Geographical Modeling and Geocomputation (SS10350), CUHK Focused Investments Scheme – Scheme B, (HKD 1,500,000), Leung Yee (PI), 2011-2014.
Investigating the Impact of Coastal Water Quality on Hong Kong’s Coral Environment Using Satellite Remote Sensing (CU10592), Research Grants Council – General Research Fund (HK $539,650), Zhang YZ (PI), 2011-2012.
Land Use Allocation in High-growth Cities Using Adaptive Multiobjective Optimization (CU09443), Research Grants Council – General Research Fund (HKD 610,160), Huang Bo (PI), 2009-2012.
Water Quality Monitoring from Multi-satellite Observations in the Coastal Region of Hong Kong and the Pearl River Estuary (CU09549), Research Grants Council – General Research Fund (HK $574,200), Zhang YZ (PI), 2009-2011.
Using Support Vector Machines to Support Land Use Change Modelling, Research Grants Council Earmarked Research Grant (HK$770,200) Huang Bo (P.I.), Cheng J.Q., Fung Tung, Lin H. and Luo P., 2007-2009.
Propagation of Uncertainty in the Fusion of Multi-Source and Multi-Scale Spatial Information, Research Grants Council Earmarked Research Grant (HK$787,200) Leung Yee (P.I.), Fung Tung, 2007-2009.
Siting Locally Unwanted Land Uses: In Your Backyard or In Mine? Research Grants Council Public Policy Research Grant, (HK$472,000) Lam Kin Che (P.I.), Fung Tung, Lai Pong Wai and Lee Wai Ying, 2006-2008.
Effects of Health Scare on Outdoor Recreation and Leisure Trends: Lessons from the SARS Outbreak, University Direct Grant ($32,300), L.M. Marafa and Fung Tung, 2004-2005.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Wong Kwan Kit and Fung Tung, “Habitat Modelling for Conservation Analysis using GIS and Remote Sensing in Lantau Island, Hong Kong”, Universal Journal of Geoscience, 3(4), pp.146-169, 2015.
Wong Kwan Kit and Fung Tung, “Combining EO-1 Hyperion and ENVISAT ASAR Data for Mangrove Species Classification in Mai Po Ramsar Site, Hong Kong”, International Journal of Remote Sensing, 35 (23): pp.7828-7856, 2014.
WONG Kwan Kit and FUNG Tung. 2013, “Combining Hyperspectral and Radar Imagery for Mangrove Leaf Area Index Modeling”. Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing 79 (5): 479-490.
ZHANG Yongjun and FUNG Tung. “A Model of Conflict Resolution in Public Participation GIS for Land-use Planning”. Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design, vol.40 no.3, pp.550-568. United Kingdom: PION Ltd., 2013.05.
WONG Kwan Kit and FUNG Tung. “Combining Hyperspectral and Radar Imagery for Mangrove Leaf Area Index Modeling”. Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, vol.79 no.5, pp.479-490. 2013.05.
ZHOU Daqing; FUNG Tung and CHU LM. “Avian Community Structure of Urban Parks in Developed and New Growth Areas: a Landscape-scale Study in Southeast Asia”. Landscape and Urban Planning, vol.108 no.2-4, pp.91-102. Elsevier Sciences B.V., 2012.09.07.
FUNG Tung; LESBIREL S. Hayden and LAM Kin Che. ed. Facility Siting in the Asia-Pacific – Perspectives on Knowledge Production and Application. 273 pgs. The Chinese University Press, 2011.
CHIOU Chang-tay; LEE Wai Ying Joanna and FUNG Tung. “Negotiated Compensation for NIMBY Facilities: Siting of Incinerators in Taiwan”. Asian Geographer, vol.28 no.2, pp.105-121. Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2011.12.
FUNG Tung and PUN CHENG Shuk Ching Lilian. “Geographic Information Systems”. A New Geography of Hong Kong, Vol. 2 ed. by JIM C.Y., LI Si Ming and FUNG Tung. 1 ed. pp.195-227. Hong Kong SAR: Cosmos Books Ltd, 2010.07.01.
WU Bo; HUANG Bo and FUNG Tung. “Projection of Land Use Change Patterns Using Kernel Logistic Regression”. Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing, vol.75 no.8, pp.971-979. 2009.08.
MENG Deyu; LEUNG Yee; FUNG Tung and XU Zongben. “Nonlinear Dimensionality Reduction of Data Lying on the Multicluster Manifold”. IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics – Part B: Cybernetics, vol.38 no.4, pp.1111-1122. 2008.08.
FUNG Tung; SO L. L. H.; CHEN Y.; SHI P. and WANG J.. “Analysis of Green Space in Chongqing and Nanjing, Cities of China with ASTER Images Using Object-oriented Image Classification and Landscape Metric Analysis”. International Journal of Remote Sensing, vol.29 no.24, pp.7159-7180. Taylor & Francis, 2008.12.
MENG Deyu; LEUNG Yee; XU Zongben; FUNG Tung and ZHANG Qingfu. “Improving Geodesic Distance Estimation Based on Locally Linear Assumption”. Pattern Recognition Letter, vol.29 pp.862-870. 2008.01.
CHEN Yunhao; SHI Peijun; FUNG Tung; WANG Jinfei and LI X. “Object-oriented classification for urban land cover mapping with ASTER imagery”. International Journal of Remote Sensing, vol.28 no.20, pp.4645-4651. Taylor and Francis, 2007.10.20.
LEUNG Yee; FUNG Tung; MI Ju-sheng and WU Wei-zhi. “A Rough Set Approach to the Discovery of Classification Rules in Spatial Data”. International Journal of Geographical Information Science, vol.21 no.9, pp.1033-1058. Taylor & Francis, 2007.10.
FUNG Tung and WONG F. K.K. “Ecotourism Planning Using Multiple Criteria Evaluation with GIS”. Geocarto International, vol.22 no.2, pp.87-105. Taylor & Francis, 2007.06.
Teaching Fields
- Remote sensing
- Geographic Information Systems
Research interests
- Digital image analysis
- Spatial modelling
- Land cover change detection
Services/ Posts
- Associate Vice President, CUHK (2009 – 2017)
- Interim Dean, Faculty of Social Science (08 – 11, 2014)
- Co-Director, Institute of Future Cities, CUHK
- Associate Director, Institute of Environment, Energy and Sustainability, CUHK
- Convenor, Hong Kong Sustainable Campus Consortium (2012 – 2013)
- Member, Advisory Council of the Environment, Environment Bureau, HKSAR
- Member, Foodwise Hong Kong Steering Committee, Environment Bureau, HKSAR
- Member, Panel on Promoting Testing and Certification Services in Environmental Protection Trade, Hong Kong Council for Testing and Certification, ITC, HKSAR
- Member, Task Force on Hong Kong Geological Park, Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, HKSAR
