29 Research Projects Received Grants

Noise Simulation in Virtual Environment for Urban Design and Planning ($777,400)
Sponsor: Innovation and Technology Fund, Innovation and Technology Support Programme—Normal Tranche (Tier 3)
Principal investigator: Prof. Hui Kin-chuen (Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering)

Piezoelectric Actuators with Passive Damping for Precision Positioning Devices ($1,000,000)
Sponsor: Innovation and Technology Fund, Innovation and Technology Support Programme—Normal Tranche (Tier 3)
Principal investigator: Prof. Liao Wei-hsin (Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering)

Prevalence of Physical Activity and Depression and Their Interrelationships with Self-care Compliance among Patients with Diabetes Mellitus in Hong Kong ($330,000)
Sponsor: Health and Health Services Research Fund (HHSRF)
Principal investigator: Prof. Lau Tak-fai Joseph (Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health)

A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Effectiveness of Traditional Chinese Style Physical Exercise (Tai Chi) in the Maintenance of Cognitive and Functional Abilities in Subjects with Mild Cognitive Impairment ($620,400)
Sponsor: Health and Health Services Research Fund (HHSRF)
Principal investigator: Prof. Lam Chiu-wa Linda (Department of Psychiatry)

Regulation of HIV Protease Inhibitors Cellular Transport by mdr1 Targeting ($788,504)
Sponsor: Research Fund for the Control of Infectious Diseases (RFCID)
Principal investigator: Prof. Kwok Tim-tak (Department of Biochemistry)

Study the Design Challenges of 90nm Technology UHF RFID Tag IC ($1,999,965)
Sponsor: Collaboration with the Hong Kong R&D Centre for Logistics and Supply Chain Management Enabling Technologies Limited (LSCM)
Principal investigator: Prof. Choy Chiu-sing (Department of Electronic Engineering)

Attitudes and Behaviour towards the Use of Traditional Chinese Medicine amongst Allopathic Physicians in Hong Kong ($65,000)
Sponsor: Health and Health Services Research Fund (HHSRF)
Principal investigator: Prof. Sian Griffiths (School of Public Health)

Xiqu Information Centre 2007/08 ($400,000)
Sponsor: Hong Kong Arts Development Council
Principal investigator: Prof. Chan Sau-yan (Department of Music)

Establishment of Comprehensive Care Centre for Elderly with Fragility Fractures in the Community ($768,000)
Sponsor: S K Yee Medical Foundation
Principal investigator: Prof. Leung Kwok-sui (Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology)

Wholesome Development for Physically Disabled Children – Therapy through Music and Arts ($120,610)
Sponsor: S K Yee Medical Foundation
Principal investigator: Prof. Hung Leung-kim (Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology)

Can Low Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound Accelerate Osteoporotic Fracture Healing ($93,988)
Sponsor: AO Research Fund
Principal investigator: Prof. Cheung Wing-hoi Louis (Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology)

Internet Robotics Innovation Park ($2,599,966)
Sponsor: Innovation and Technology Fund, General Support Programme
Principal investigator: Prof. Liu Yun-hui (Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering)

Industrial Scale Sonochemical Fabrication of Mesoporous Photocatalysts ($608,696)
Sponsor: Nano and Advanced Materials Institute Limited
Principal investigator: Prof. Yu Chai-mei Jimmy (Department of Chemistry)

Battery-less Tire Pressure Monitoring System ($1,630,010)
Sponsor: Automotive Parts and Accessory Systems R&D Centre Limited
Principal investigator: Prof. Liao Wei-hsin (Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering)

Bi-level Optimisation for Network Planning under Uncertainty ($31,100)
Sponsor: Consulate General of France in Hong Kong and Research Grants Council
Principal investigator: Prof. Leung May-yee Janny (Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management)

Algebraic Switching and Network Coding ($512,000)
Sponsor: National Natural Science Foundation of China and Research Grants Council
Principal investigator: Prof. Li Shuo-yen Robert (Department of Information Engineering)

Determination of the Clinical and Biological Significances of Platelet Factor 4(PF4), a Tumour Suppressor Gene Encoding an Angiogenesis Inhibitor and Regulated by Promoter Methylation at 4q13.3 in Multiple Myeloma ($796,000)
Sponsor: National Natural Science Foundation of China and Research Grants Council
Principal investigator: Prof. Ng Heung-ling Margaret (Department of Anatomical and Cellular Pathology)

Joint Collaborative Research in Fabrication and Application Functional Gradient Tumour Bone Repair Materials Based on Rapid Prototyping Techniques ($703,000)
Sponsor: National Natural Science Foundation of China and Research Grants Council
Principal investigator: Prof. Shekhar M. Kumta (Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology)

Engineering Ferromagnetic Semiconductors at Room Temperature ($579,000)
Sponsor: National Natural Science Foundation of China and Research Grants Council
Principal investigator: Prof. Xu Jianbin (Department of Electronic Engineering)

Flexible Scheduling of Algorithms ($12,800)
Sponsor: Germany Academic Exchange Service of Germany and Research Grants Council
Principal investigator: Prof. Leong Heng-wai Philip (Department of Computer Science and Engineering)

The Effects of Combinations of Nanocrystalline Hydoxyapatite and Collagen Type I or Phosphoserine on Bone Defect Healing in Osteoporotic Bone – An Experimental Study in Goats ($25,600)
Sponsor: Germany Academic Exchange Service of Germany and Research Grants Council
Principal investigator: Prof. Cheung Wing-hoi (Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology)

Characterization of Proteins Interacting with Rrad (Ras-related Associated with Diabetes) ($29,800)
Sponsor: Germany Academic Exchange Service of Germany and Research Grants Council
Principal investigator: Prof. Mary Waye (Department of Biochemistry)

Atlas of Pupulation and Health Characteristics of Hong Kong ($50,000)
Sponsor: Hong Kong College of Community Medicine – Training and Research Scholarship
Principal investigator: Prof. Yeoh Eng-kiong (School of Public Health)

Establishment of a Reliable Random Amplification Method of DNA Extracted from Paraffin Sections, for Genome Wide Array CGH Analyses (US$20,000)
Sponsor: World Health Organization(WHO), International Agency for Research on Cancer – Collaborative Research
Principal investigator: Prof. Ng Ho-keung (Department of Anatomical and Cellular Pathology)

A Qualitative Study to Invertigate Patterns of HIV and STD Risk Perceptions Communication and Their Relationships with Preventive Behaviours in MSM in Hong Kong ($169,479)
Sponsor: AIDS Trust Fund
Principal investigator: Prof. Lau Tak-fai Joesph (Centre fo Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health)

Setting Up of a Population-based HIV Behavioral Surveillance Survey (BSS) of the Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) Population in Hong Kong ($292,625)
Sponsor: AIDS Trust Fund
Principal investigator: Prof. Lau Tak-fai Joesph (Centre fo Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health)

A Comprehensive Study for Utilization of VCT Services in MSM – Prevalence, Patterns, Needs and Associated Factors ($280,725)
Sponsor: AIDS Trust Fund
Principal investigator: Prof. Lau Tak-fai Joesph (Centre fo Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health)

A Journey in Hong Kong with Science in Action (Virtual Museum for China Digital Science and Technology) (RMB$300,000)
Sponsor: China Academy of Sciences and the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China
Principal investigator: Prof. Poon Wai-yin (Centre for Promoting Science Education)

Evaluating Health Interventions for Children in Rural China (£44,333)
Sponsor: University of Oxford
Principal investigator: Prof. Sian Griffiths (School of Public Health)