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Selected Publications
  • Chan, F.W.H. (2005) China's Electronic Signature Act 2005: a great leap forward or backward? Computer and Telecommunications Law Review, 11 (2), 47-50.
  • Chan, F.W.H. (2006) E-commerce all at sea: China welcomes digital bills of lading under the Electronic Signature Law 2005. Oklahoma Journal of Law and Technology, 3 (31), 1-15.
  • Chan, F.W.H. (2007) Ship mortgage and vessel arrest laws in Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan - a comparative analysis. The Journal of American Academy of Business, 11 (2), 118-123.
  • Chan, F.W.H. and Chan, W.S. (2003) On selection of the discount rate for actuarial assessment of damages in personal injury litigation in Hong Kong. Law, Probability and Risk, Oxford University Press. 2 (1), 15-24.
  • Chan, F.W.H. and Chan, W.S. (2003) A loglinear analysis of legal representation statistics on hearings of civil cases in the District Court of Hong Kong. Hong Kong Law Journal, 33, Part 3, 523-542.
  • Chan, F.W.H. and Chan, W.S. (2004) The paradigm shift in personal injury litigation in Hong Kong - the actuarial perspectives. The Business Review, 2 (1), 250-255.
  • Chan, F.W.H. and Chan, W.S. (2004) How well do judges understand money? The reform of personal injury litigation in Hong Kong. Tort Law Review, 12, 1-6.
  • Chan, F.W.H. and Chan, W.S. (2006) An empirical inquiry into the recent trends of personal injury compensation in Hong Kong. The Business Review, 5 (1), 194-200.
  • Chan, F.W.H., Chow, W.W.S. and Wu, R.W.S. (2006) Developing active learning of skills in professional legal education in Hong Kong - from theory to ethnography. Asian Journal of Comparative Law, 1 (1), Art.4, 1-19.
  • Chau, K.T., Cheng, M. and Chan, C.C. (2002) Nonlinear magnetic circuit analysis for a novel stator-doubly-fed doubly-salient machine. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 38 (5), 2382-2384.
  • Chau, K.T., Chung, S.W. and Chan, C.C. (2003) Neuro-fuzzy speed tracking control of traveling-wave ultrasonic motor drives using direct pulse width modulation. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 39 (4), 1061-1069.
  • Chau, K.T., Wu, K.C., Chan, C.C. and Shen, W.X. (2003) A new battery capacity indicator for nickel-metal hydride battery powered electric vehicles using adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system. Energy Conversion and Management, 44 (13), 2059-2071.
  • Chau, K.T., Wu, K.C. and Chan, C.C. (2004) A new battery capacity indicator for lithium-ion battery powered electric vehicles using adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system. Energy Conversion and Management, 45 (11-12), 1681-1692.
  • Cheng, M., Chau, K.T. and Chan, C.C. (2003) New split-winding doubly salient permanent magnet motor drive. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, 39 (1), 202-210.
  • Cheng, W.K. and Leung, D.Y.C. (2002) Dynamometer testing of in-service vehicles using biodiesel and ultra low sulphur diesel. In C.A. Brebbia and J.F. Martin-Duque (eds.) Air Pollution X, WIT Press, U.K., pp. 401-410.
  • Cheung, W.M., Wong, S.C. and Tong, C.O. (2006) Estimation of a time dependent origin-destination matrix for congested highway networks. Journal of Advanced Transportation, 40, 95-117.
  • Chung, H.Y., Yung, N.H.C. and Cheung, P.Y.S. (2005) An efficient parameter-less quadrilateral-based segmentation method. IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, 27 (9), 1446-1458.
  • Ferreira, J., Diao, M., Zhu, Y., Li, W. and Jiang, S. (2010) Information Infrastructure for Research Collaboration in Land Use, Transportation, and Environmental Planning. Transportation Research Record: Journal of Transportation Research Board, No. 2183, pp. 85-93.
  • Flaxman, M. and Li, W. (2009) Urban Growth Models as Web Services. Paper presented at the 11th International Conference on Computers in Urban Planning and Urban Management (CUPUM), 16-17 June, Hong Kong.
  • Fung, G.S.K., Yung, N.H.C. and Pang, G.K.H. (2003) Camera calibration from road lane markings. Optical Engineering, 42 (10), 2967-2977.
  • Fung, S.W.C., Tong, C.O. and Wong, S.C. (2005) Validation of a conventional metro network model using real data. Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems, 9 (2), 69-79.
  • Guo, Y. and Leung, D.Y.C. (2003) Analysis on the biodiesel production using grease trap oils from restaurants. Macro Review, 16, 421-426.
  • Hau, T.D. (1985) A Hicksian approach to cost-benefit analysis with discrete-choice models. Economica, 52 (208), 479-490.
  • Hau, T.D. (1986) Distributional cost-benefit analysis in discrete choice. Journal of Transport Economics and Policy, 20 (3), 313-338.
  • Hau, T.D. (1987) Using a Hicksian approach to cost-benefit analysis in discrete choice - an empirical analysis of a transportation corridor simulation model. Transportation Research Part B, 21 (5), 339-357.
  • Hau, T.D. (1990) Electronic road pricing - developments in Hong Kong 1983-1989. Journal of Transport Economics and Policy, 24 (2), 203-214.
  • Hau, T.D. (2005) Economic fundamentals of road pricing: a diagrammatic analysis, Part I - Fundamentals. Transportmetrica, 1 (2), 81-117.
  • Hau, T.D. (2005) Economic fundamentals of road pricing: a diagrammatic analysis, Part II - Relaxation of assumptions. Transportmetrica, 1 (2), 119-149.
  • Hau, T.D. (2006) Congestion charging mechanisms for roads, Part I - Conceptual framework. Transportmetrica, 2 (2), 87-116.
  • Hau, T.D. (2006) Congestion charging mechanisms for roads, Part II - Case studies. Transportmetrica, 2 (2), 117-152.
  • He, X.C. and Yung, N.H.C. (2006) New method for overcoming ill-conditioning in vanishing-point-based camera calibration. Optical Engineering, 46 (3), 037202.
  • Ho, H.W., Wong, S.C., Yang, H. and Loo, B.P.Y. (2005) Cordon-based congestion pricing in a continuum traffic equilibrium system. Transportation Research Part A, 39, 813-834.
  • Ho, H.W., Wong, S.C. and Loo, B.P.Y. (2006) Combined distribution and assignment model for a continuum traffic equilibrium problem with multiple user classes. Transportation Research Part B, 40, 633-650.
  • Ho, H.W., Wong, S.C. and Hau, T.D. (2007) Existence and uniqueness of a solution for the multi-class user equilibrium problem in a continuum transportation system. Transportmetrica, 3 (2), 107-117.
  • Li, W. and Ferreira, J. (2011) Planning for Land-use and Transportation Alternatives: Towards Household Activity-based Urban Modeling for Metro Lisbon. Paper presented at the 12th International Conference on Computers in Urban Planning and Urban Management (CUPUM), 5-8 July, Lake Louise, Canada.
  • Jiang, S.Z., Chau, K.T. and Chan, C.C. (2003) Harmonic reduction in DC-link current of a dual-inverter pole-changing induction motor drive for electric vehicles. Electric Power Components and Systems, 31 (11), 1063-1081.
  • Jiang, S.Z., Chau, K.T. and Chan, C.C. (2003) Spectral analysis of a new six-phase pole-changing induction motor drive for electric vehicles. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 50 (1), 123-131.
  • Lai, P.C. and Chan, W.Y. (2004) An application of GIS for road accident analysis in Hong Kong. Journal of Geographic Information Sciences, 10 (1), 58-67.
  • Lai, P.C. and Yeh, A.G.O. (2004) Assessing the effectiveness of dynamic symbols in cartographic communication. The Cartographic Journal, 41 (3), 229-244.
  • Lai, P.C., Li, C.L., Chan, K.W., and Kwong, K.H. (2007) An assessment of GPS and GIS in recreational tracking, Journal of Park and Recreation Administration, 25 (1), 128-139.
  • Lai, P.C., Chan, K.W., and Mak, A.S.H. (2008) Resource Package on the Use of Geographic Information System (GIS) for Developing Enquiry Learning in Geography, Education Bureau, Book and CD, forthcoming.
  • Lai, P.C., So, F.M. and Chan, K.W. (2008) Spatial Epidemiological Approaches in Disease Mapping and Analysis: A handbook on Operational Procedures, CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, LLC, USA, forthcoming.
  • Lam, W.H., Gallagher, J., Rossen, D. and Choi, S. (1996) Case study: a study of air pollution due to both the diesel and gasoline vehicles in Hong Kong. Pan Asia Roads, Hong Kong.
  • Lam, W.H., Lam, W.K. and Lam, G.Y.K. (1996) Case study: the development of intelligent transport systems in Hong Kong. Pan Asia Roads, Hong Kong.
  • Lam, W.W.L., Pang, C.C.C. and Yung, N.H.C. (2007) Vehicle component identification using multi-scale texture couriers. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 8 (4), 681-694.
  • Lau, W.W.T., Poon, P.S.T., Tong, C.O. and Wong, S.C. (2005) The Hong Kong second parking demand study. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Transport, 158, 53-59.
  • Leung, D.Y.C. and Guo,Y. (2006) Transesterification of neat and used frying oil: optimization for biodiesel production. Fuel Processing Technology, 87, 883-890.
  • Leung, D.Y.C., Cheng, S.W.K. and Koo, B.C.P. (2004) Experience gained from the testing of biodiesel fuels in Hong Kong. In B. Mao, Z. Tian and Q. Sun (eds.) Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Traffic and Transportation Studies, Science Press, pp. 698-708.
  • Leung, D.Y.C., Koo, B.C.P. and Guo, Y. (2006) Degradation of biodiesel under different storage conditions. Bioresource Technology, 97, 250-256.
  • Leung, D.Y.C., Luo, Y., Chan, T.L. (2006) Optimization of exhaust emissions of a diesel engine fuelled with biodiesel. Energy and Fuel, 20, 1015-1023.
  • Lo, H.K. and Szeto, W.Y. (2002) A cell-based variational inequality formulation of the dynamic user optimal assignment problem. Transportation Research Part B, 36, 421-443.
  • Lo, H.K. and Szeto, W.Y. (2002) A methodology for sustainable traveller information services. Transportation Research Part B, 36, 113-130.
  • Lo, H.K. and Szeto, W.Y. (2002) A cell-based dynamic traffic assignment model: formulation and properties. Mathematical and Computer Modelling, 35, 849-865.
  • Lo, H.K. and Szeto, W.Y. (2004) Modeling Advanced Traveler Information Services: static versus dynamic paradigms. Transportation Research Part B, 38, 495-515.
  • Lo, H.K. and Szeto, W.Y. (2009) Time-dependent transport network design under cost-recovery. Transportation Research Part B, 43, 142-158.
  • Loo, B.P.Y. (2003) Tunnel traffic and toll elasticities in Hong Kong: some recent evidence for international comparisons. Environment and Planning A, 35 (2), 249-276.
  • Loo, B.P.Y. (2006) Validating crash locations for quantitative spatial analysis: a GIS-based approach. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 38 (5), 879-886.
  • Loo, B.P.Y. (2008) Passengers' airport choice within multi-airport regions (MARs): some insights from a stated preference survey at the Hong Kong International Airport. Journal of Transport Geography, 16, 117-125.
  • Loo, B.P.Y. and Li, D.Y.N. (2006) Developing metro systems in the People's Republic of China: policy and gaps. Transportation, 33 (2), 115-132.
  • Loo, B.P.Y. and Liu, K. (2005) A geographical analysis of potential railway load centers in China. Professional Geographer, 57 (4), 558-579.
  • Loo, B.P.Y. and Tsui, K.L. (2007) Factors affecting the likelihood of reporting road crashes resulting in medical treatment to the police. Injury Prevention, 13, 186-189.
  • Loo, B.P.Y., Ho, H.W. and Wong, S.C. (2005) An application of the continuous equilibrium modelling approach in understanding the geography of air passenger flows in a multi-airport region. Applied Geography, 25 (2), 169-199.
  • Loo, B.P.Y., Hung, W.T., Lo, H.K. and Wong, S.C. (2005) Road safety strategies: a comparative framework and case studies. Transport Reviews, 25 (5), 613-639.
  • Loo, B.P.Y., Lai, P.C. and Lin, Hui (2006) Integrating Transportation and Geographic Information Systems: A Problem-solving Approach. 5 volumes, Institute of Space and Earth Information Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
  • Loo, B.P.Y., Wong, S.C. and Hau, T.D. (2006) Introducing alternative fuel vehicles in Hong Kong: views from the public light bus industry. Transportation, 33 (6), 605-619.
  • Lu, F. and Lai, P.C. (2006) A shortest path algorithm based on limited search heuristics. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 3967, 487-497.
  • Lu, Y., Wong, S.C., Zhang, M., Shu, C.W. and Chen, W. (2008) Explicit construction of entropy solutions for the Lighthill-Whitham-Richards traffic flow model with a piecewise quadratic flow-density relationship. Transportation Research Part B, 42, 355-372.
  • Mak, S.H., Yip, K.M. and Lai, P.C. (2005) Developing a city skyline for Hong Kong using GIS and urban design guidelines. URISA Journal, 17 (1), 33-42.
  • Ngan, H.Y.T., Pang, G.K.H. and Yung, N.H.C. (2007) Motif-based defect detection for patterned fabric. Pattern Recognition, 41 (6), 1878-1894.
  • Pang, C.C., Lam, W.L. and Yung, N.H.C. (2004) A novel method for resolving vehicle occlusion in monocular traffic image sequence. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 5 (3), 129-141.
  • Pang, C.C.C. and Yung, N.H.C. (2007) A method for accurate vehicle count in the presence of multiple vehicle occlusions in traffic images. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 8 (3), 441-459.
  • Poon, M.H., Wong, S.C. and Tong, C.O. (2004) A dynamic schedule-based model for congested transit networks. Transportation Research Part B, 38, 343-368.
  • Shen, Q. and Zhang, F. (2007) Land-use changes in a pro-smart-growth state: Maryland, USA. Environment and Planning A, 39, 1457-1477.
  • Shen, W.X., Chan, C.C., Lo, E.W.C. and Chau, K.T. (2002) Adaptive neuro-fuzzy modeling of battery residual capacity for electric vehicles. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 49 (3), 677-684.
  • Shen, W.X., Chau, K.T., Chan, C.C. and Lo, E.W.C. (2005) Neural network-based residual capacity indicator for nickel-metal hydride batteries in electric vehicles. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 54 (5), 1705-1712.
  • So, F.M. and Lai, P.C. (2007) Spatial epidemiology of asthma in Hong Kong. In P.C. Lai and A.S.H. Mak (eds.) GIS for Health and the Environment: Development in the Asia-Pacific Region, Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, pp. 154-169.
  • Szeto, W.Y. and Lo, H.K. (2004) A cell-based simultaneous route and departure time choice model with elastic demand. Transportation Research B, 38, 593-612.
  • Szeto, W.Y. and Lo, H.K. (2006) Dynamic traffic assignment: properties and extensions. Transportmetrica, 2, 31-52.
  • Szeto, W.Y. and Lo, H.K. (2006) Transportation network improvement and tolling strategies: the issue of intergeneration equity. Transportation Research Part A, 40, 227-243.
  • Szeto, W.Y. (2007) Competition between information service providers and toll road operators: modeling frameworks. Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems: Technology, Planning, and Operations, 11, 41-56.
  • Szeto, W.Y. and Lo, H.K. (2008) Time-dependent transport network improvement and tolling strategies. Transportation Research Part A, 42, 376-391.
  • Tan, Z.G., He, X.C. and Yung, N.H.C. (2006) A novel merging criterion incorporating boundary smoothness and region homogeneity for image segmentation. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 4319, 238-247.
  • Tong, C.O. and Wong, S.C. (1999) A schedule-based time-dependent trip assignment model for transit networks. Journal of Advanced Transportation, 33, 371-388.
  • Tong, C.O. and Wong, S.C. (1999) A stochastic transit assignment model using a dynamic schedule-based network. Transportation Research Part B, 33, 107-121.
  • Tong, C.O. and Wong, S.C. (2000) A predictive dynamic traffic assignment model in congested capacity-constrained road networks. Transportation Research Part B, 34, 625-644.
  • Tong, C.O., Wong, S.C., Poon, M.H. and Tan, M.C. (2001) A schedule-based dynamic transit network model - recent advances and prospective future research. Journal of Advanced Transportation, 35 (2), 175-195.
  • Tong, C.O., Wong, S.C. and Leung, B.S.Y. (2004) Estimation of parking accumulation profiles from survey data. Transportation, 31, 183-202.
  • Wang, Y., Chau, K.T., Gan, J., Chan, C.C. and Jiang, J.Z. (2002) Design and analysis of a new multiphase polygonal-winding permanent-magnet brushless DC machine. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 38 (5), 3258-3260.
  • Wong C.K. and Wong S.C. (2003) Lane-based optimization of signal timings for isolated junctions. Transportation Research Part B, 37, 63-84.
  • Wong G.C.K. and Wong S.C. (2002) A multi-class traffic flow model - an extension of LWR model with heterogeneous drivers. Transportation Research Part A, 36, 827-841.
  • Wong, S.C. and Tong, C.O. (1998) Estimation of time-dependent origin-destination matrices for transit networks. Transportation Research Part B, 32, 35-48.
  • Wong, S.C. and Wong, G.C.K. (2002) An analytical shock-fitting algorithm for LWR kinematic wave model embedded with linear speed-density relationship. Transportation Research Part B, 36, 683-706.
  • Wong, S.C., Yang, C. and Lo, H.K. (2001) A path-based traffic assignment algorithm based on the TRANSYT traffic model. Transportation Research Part B, 35, 163-181.
  • Wong, S.C., Wong, W.T., Leung, C.M. and Tong, C.O. (2002) Group-based optimization of a time-dependent TRANSYT traffic model for area traffic control. Transportation Research Part B, 36, 291-312.
  • Wong, S.C., Leung, B.S.Y., Loo, B.P.Y., Hung, W.T. and Lo, H.K. (2004) A qualitative assessment methodology for road safety policy strategies. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 36, 281-293.
  • Xia, J. and Leung, D.Y.C. (2005) Study on the wind field and pollutant dispersion in street canyons using a stable numerical method. Journal of Environmental Sciences, 17, 488-490.
  • Xia, J., Leung, D.Y.C. and Hussaini, M.Y. (2006) Numerical simulations of flow-fields interactions between moving and stationary objects in idealized street canyon settings. Journal of Fluids and Structures, 22, 315-326.
  • Xie, X., Liu, C.H., Leung, D.Y.C., Leung, M.K.H. (2006) Characteristics of air exchange in a street canyon with ground heating. Atmospheric Environment, 40, 6396-6409.
  • Xie, X., Liu, C.H., Leung, D.Y.C. (2007) Impact of building facades and ground heating on wind flow and pollutant transport in street canyons. Atmospheric Environment, 41, 9030-9049.
  • Xu, J., Liao, B., Shen, Q., Zhang, F. and Mei, A. (2007) Urban spatial restructuring in transitional economy - changing land use pattern in Shanghai. Chinese Geographical Science, 17, 19-27.
  • Yang, H. and Wong, S.C. (2000) A continuous equilibrium model for estimating market areas by competitive facilities with elastic demand and market externality. Transportation Science, 34, 216-227.
  • Yang, X.Z., Pang, G.K.H. and Yung, N.H.C. (2005) Robust fabric defect detection and classification using multiple adaptive wavelets. IEE Proceedings in Vision, Image and Signal Processing, 152 (6), 715-723.
  • Ye, C., Yung, N.H.C. and Wang, D. (2003) A fuzzy controller with supervised learning assisted reinforcement learning algorithm for obstacle avoidance. IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, 33 (1), 17-27.
  • Yeh, A.G.O., Lai, P.C., Wong, S.C. and Yung, N.H.C. (2004) The architecture for a real-time traffic multimedia internet geographic information System. Environment and Planning B, 31 (3), 349-366.
  • Yue, Y. and Yeh, A.G.O. (2004) Determining optimal critical junctions for real-time traffic monitoring for transport GIS. In Peter Fisher (ed.) Developments in Spatial Data Handling, Springer Verlag, Berlin, pp. 447-458.
  • Yue, Y. and Yeh, A.G.O. (2004) Determining optimal critical junctions for real-time traffic monitoring for transport GIS. Paper presented at the 11th International Symposium on Spatial Data Handling, GISc Commission, International Geographical Union, 23-25 August, Leicester, UK.
  • Yue, Y. and Yeh, A.G.O. (2004) The determination of critical junctions for transport network. Paper presented at the Greater China GIS Conference, Hong Kong GIS Association, 9-11 December, Hong Kong.
  • Yue, Y. and Yeh, A.G.O. (2008) Spatial-temporal traffic flow dependency and short-term traffic forecasting. Environment and Planning B, Forthcoming.
  • Zhang, F. and Lin, L. (2011) TOD-China revisited: A travel outcome-based perspective. Proceedings of 2011 5th International Association for China Planning Conference, pp. 62-68.
  • Zhang, F., Shen, Q. and Clifton, K. (2008) An examination of traveler responses to real-time bus arrival information using panel data. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2082, 107-115.
  • Zhang, F., Clifton, K. and Shen, Q. (2007) Reexamining ICT impact on travel using the 2001 NHTS data for Baltimore metropolitan area. In Societies and Cities in the Age of Instant Access, edited by Harvey Miller. New York: Springer. Chapter 10, pp. 153-166.
  • Zhu, J. and Yeh, A.G.O. (2006) Enhanced self-learning ability of transport forecasting system of GIS-T: a dynamic hybrid forecasting algorithm. Paper presented at the 7th International Asia GIS Conference, 9-10 March, Unkiversiti Technologi Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia.