Staff Profile

Biography

Dr. Kwong is currently an Assistant Professor in Economics and Programme Leader of the Bachelor of Social Sciences with Honours (JS9009) at the Hong Kong Metropolitan University. He received his Doctor of Philosophy in Economics from Newcastle University upon Tyne, the UK. Prior to this, he earned a Master of Science in Finance from the City University of Hong Kong, a Master of Philosophy in Computing and a Bachelor of Arts in Computing, both from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Dr. Kwong is a CFA charterholder and a certified Financial Risk Manager (FRM). Dr. Kwong also serves on the HKDSE Subject Committee for Economics of the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority (HKEAA), and as a reviewer of the Best Corporate Governance and ESG Awards organised by the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA).

Teaching Areas & Research Interests

• Economics; Economic Analysis in Public Policy
• ESG integration; Green FinTech; Market Microstructure; Management; Pedagogical Methods

Academic & Professional Experience

Before joining HKMU, Dr. Kwong served as a Senior Lecturer at CPCE, HKPU. At CPCE, he was the Programme Leader of the Associate Degree in Business (Business Management) and the Award Leader for the BA(Hons) Business in Finance. Additionally, he was the Discipline Leader in Accounting and Finance. As an educator, Dr. Kwong specializes in economics, risk management, investments, and FinTech. At CPCE, he earned the “Caring Teacher Award”, “Inspiring Teaching Award” and “Lively Teaching Award”.

Research Grants

• 2025–2026, Principal Investigator (PI) — Public Policy Research Funding Scheme (PPRFS), Chief Executive’s Policy Unit, HKSAR Government — “Assessing the Integration of Retirees into the Professional Gig Economy: Addressing Talent Shortages and Enhancing Well-being in Hong Kong”, HK$619,804.

• 2025–2027, Co-Investigator (Co-I) — Faculty Development Scheme (FDS), University Grants Committee (UGC), Education Bureau, HKSAR Government — “Career Up or Down? A Moderated Mediation Model of Gig Workers in Hong Kong”, HK$412,825.

• 2022–2024, Co-Investigator (Co-I) — Faculty Development Scheme (FDS), UGC, Education Bureau, HKSAR Government — “Value Statements are More Than a Buzzword: Impact of Green Value Statement and Employee Green Values on Financial Performance and Employee Green Behaviors via Green Human Resource Management”, HK$571,650.

• 2021–2023, Co-Investigator (Co-I) — Quality Enhancement Support Scheme (QESS), Education Bureau, HKSAR Government — “Development of Virtual Reality (VR) Systems for Business and Tourism Education”, HK$6,176,000.

• 2022–2023, Co-Investigator (Co-I) — CPCE Research Fund — “Take and Give: Impact of Idiosyncratic Deals from the Pygmalion Effect Perspective”, HK$30,000.

• 2022–2023, Principal Investigator (PI) — CPCE Teaching Excellence Fund — “Motivational Regulation Strategies: From Self-Regulatory Focus Perspective”, HK$28,800.

• 2020–2023, Principal Investigator (PI) — CPCE Research Fund — “Evaluating the Effectiveness of Intraday Technical Analysis in the Hong Kong Stock Market”, HK$47,371.

• 2020–2022, Principal Investigator (PI) — CPCE Pedagogical Innovation Fund — “Does Flipped Classroom Improve Student Performance?”, HK$39,926.25.

• 2013–2016, Principal Investigator (PI) — CPCE Research Fund — “Relationship Between Stock Returns and Exchange Rates under a Pegged Exchange Rate System: Evidence from Hong Kong”, HK$19,687.50. 

Selected Publications

Books

• Lee, B., Kwong, R., & Chan, W. (2018). An introduction to business studies, volume 1: Management and financial studies, The Hong Kong Shue Yan University.
• Wong, B., Lee, B., & Kwong, R. (2015). Essentials of commercial banking in Hong Kong. McGraw Hill.

Journal Articles

• Kwong, R. and Kwok, M.L.J. (2025), “Connecting the dots: the interplay between individual and environmental factors on learning engagement and student performance via goal orientation”, Interactive Technology and Smart Education, ahead-of-print(ahead-of-print). https://doi.org/10.1108/ITSE-11-2024-0290
• Kwok, M. L. J., Kwong, R., Ng, P. M. L., Chan, J. K. Y., & Lau, M. M. (2025). “I am proud of using ChatGPT”: a moderated-mediating model of bandwagon effect on pride through habit formation. Online Information Review, ahead-of-print(ahead-of-print). https://doi.org/10.1108/OIR-06-2024-0407
• Kwong, R., Kwok, M.L.J. & Wong, H. Autonomous and controlled motivation in a flipped-classroom approach. Asia Pacific Education Review. (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12564-024-09983-0
• Wong, S., Yeung, J. K. W., Lau, Y. Y., Kawasaki, T., & Kwong, R. (2024). A Critical Literature Review on Blockchain Technology Adoption in Supply Chains. Sustainability, 16, 5174. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16125174
• Kwok M.L.J., Kwong, R., Hui, C., Liu, K.H.K. (2024). Unraveling the Sustainability Components of Organizational Value Statements: A Q-Sort Methodology Approach. Sustainability, 16, 4091. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16104091
• Kwong, R., Kwok, M.L.J., & Wong, H.S.M. (2023). Green FinTech Innovation as a Future Research Direction: A Bibliometric Analysis on Green Finance and FinTech. Sustainability, 15, 14683.
• Kwok, J.M.L & Kwong, R. (2023). I will learn from my mistakes if we are close and supportive: A moderated-mediating model of learning from mistakes, Education + Training, 65(1), 58-73.
• Kwong, R. & Wong, H. (2022). Value-at-Risk in the Presence of Asset Price Bubbles. Journal of Applied Economics, 25(1), 361-384. https://doi.org/10.1080/15140326.2021.1927441
• Kwok, J.M.L, Kwong, R., Wong, M. (2022). How to facilitate motivational regulation strategies: Perspectives on teacher humility and teacher-student relationship. Computers and Education, 191, 104645.
• Wong, B., Wong, R., Ko, A., & Kwong, R. (2022). Directors' interests, family control and firm performance: Evidence from Hong Kong listed firms, Afro-Asian Journal of Finance and Accounting, 12(5), 551-573.
• Kwok, M.L.J., Kwong, R., Wong, M. (2022). Great leaders do everything: a moderated mediation model of transformational leadership, trust in leader, helping behaviour, and idiosyncratic deals. Asian Business and Management 22, 549–569
• Liu, J., & Kwong, R. (2007). Automatic extraction and identification of chart patterns towards financial forecast. Applied Soft Computing, 7(4), 1197–1208. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asoc.2006.01.007

Selected Professional & Community Services

• Member of HKDSE Subject Committee (Economics), Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority (HKEAA), Sept 2024 – Present
• Best Corporate Governance and ESG Awards, Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA), 2023, 2024, 2025

Modified Date: 31 May, 2025
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