Prof. CHAN, Moung Yin Anthony 陳孟賢教授

 

Senior Advisor and Visiting Professor 高級顧問及訪問教授

Office: RHB438

Phone: 2804 8531

E-mail: mychan@hksyu.edu

 

Academic Qualification

  • PhD, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
  • MBA and BBA, York University, Canada
  • FCPA, FCMA: Fellow of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario, Canada
 

 

 

 

Academic Experiences

  • Prof. Chan has taught at universities in Hong Kong, mainland China and Canada, including The Chinese University of Hong Kong and City University of Hong Kong. In his 40 years of academic career, Prof. Chan has served as Vice-President (Academic), Associate Vice-President, Special Advisor of Institutional Development, etc. at different universities.  Prof. Chan was a member of the Accountancy Training Board, Hong Kong Vocational Training Council, newspaper columnist, board director of social service organizations. Prof. Chan is a seasoned researcher, award-winning teacher, visionary academic administrator, community servant-leader, and pioneering liberal arts and applied sciences educator.

 

Areas of Interest

  • Cross-cultural Management Practices in Global Economy
  • Strategies and Policy-making
 

Courses Taught

  • Management Accounting courses

 

 
Publication (Selected)
  • Chan, Anthony M.Y. (1986), “The Pattern of the Theoretical Basis of International Accounting Standards: Accounting Theory Models at the International Level”, The International Journal of Accounting, Vol.22 (1), pp.101-117.
  • Chan, Anthony M.Y. (1986), “Academic Concerns Reflect Business Issues and Economic Developments: The Case of Hong Kong from 1965-1986”, Hong Kong Journal of Business Management, Vol.4, pp.89-114.
  • Chan, Anthony M.Y. and Li, B.W.K. (1992), “An Analysis of the Comparability of Financial Statements of Listed Companies in Hong Kong”, Asian Review of Accounting, Vol.1 (2), pp.78-89.
  • Chan, Anthony M.Y. and Kwong, K.S. (1992), Accounting Issues in Hong Kong (eds.), The Chinese University Press, Hong Kong, 333 pages (in Chinese). 
  • Chan, Anthony M.Y., Chan, P.Y., Chan, W.L., Leung, M.Y., and Won, N.Y. (1993), “Segmental Reporting and Risk Reduction: The Hong Kong Experience”, The International Journal of Accounting, Vol.28 (3), pp.232-247.
  • Chan, Anthony M.Y. (1993), “Giddens and His Structuration Theory”, Twenty-First Century, published by The Chinese University of Hong Kong, No.15, pp.87-92 (in Chinese). 
  • Chan, Anthony M.Y., Sit, C.L.K., Tong, M.M.L., Wong, D.C.K., and Chan, R.W.Y. (1996), “Possible Factors of the Accuracy of Prospectus Earnings Forecast in Hong Kong”, The International Journal of Accounting, Vol.31 (3), pp.381-398.
  • Chan, Anthony M.Y. (1996), Accounting in People’s Republic of China, The Commercial Press, Hong Kong, 255 pages (in Chinese).
  • Chan, Anthony M.Y. (1996), “Accounting in China”, in Simon S.M. Ho (ed.) Accounting: A New Perspective, The Commercial Press, Hong Kong, Chapter 19, pp.401-419 (in Chinese).
  • Chan, Anthony M.Y. and Lee, M.M. (1997), “Applicability of Management Control Theories in China: A Case Study”, Advances In International Accounting, Vol.10, pp.165-183.
  • Chan, Anthony M.Y., Liu, K.C., and Ng, Patrick P.H. (1997), “Accounting in Hong Kong”, in N. Baydoun, A. Nishimura, and R. Willett (eds.) Accounting in The Asian-Pacific Region, John Wiley & Sons Ltd., Singapore, Chapter 4, pp.81-98.
  • Chan, Anthony M.Y. (1999), Accounting and Management in Hong Kong (ed.), The Chinese University Press, Hong Kong, 397 pages (in Chinese).
  • Chan, Anthony M.Y. (2007), “Critique of Contemporary Accounting Research Methods”, Accounting Research, published in People’s Republic of China, Vol.28, No.4, pp.2-9 (in Chinese).
  • Chan, Anthony M.Y. 陳孟賢 (2008), 「從教育理想看高校的全人教育:西方古典教育理念的角度」,信報財經月刋Hong Kong Economic Journal Monthly, No.379, October 2008, pp.137-139 (in Chinese).
  • Chan, Anthony M.Y. 陳孟賢 (2008), 「從近代教育理論看高校的全人教育」,明報月刋Ming Pao Monthly, October 2008, pp.98-100 (in Chinese).
  • Chan, Anthony M.Y. (2011), “Critique of Western Accounting Regulation and Standard-setting Research”, Accounting and Finance Studies, published in People’s Republic of China, Issue 65, pp.24-30 (in Chinese).
  • Chan, Anthony M.Y. (2012), “Accounting Research: A Synthetic View of Epistemological Differences”, Journal of Modern Accounting and Auditing, Vol.8, No.11, pp.1623-1631.
  • Chan, Anthony M.Y., Liu, G. and Sun, J. (2013), “Independent Audit Committee Members’ Board Tenure and Audit Fees”, Accounting and Finance, Vol.53, Issue 4, pp.1129-1147.
  • Chan, Anthony M.Y. (2015), "Accounting Regulation Research and Structuration Theory," Journal of Modern Accounting and Auditing (USA), Vol.11, No.3, pp.131-137.
  • Chan, Anthony M.Y. (2017), "Accounting Systems in Cultural Context: A Research Framework for China Studies in Global Economy,” Journal of Modern Accounting and Auditing (USA), Vol.13, No.2, pp.45-50.
  • Chan, Anthony M.Y. (2018), How to Promote Discipleship: Many Faces of Mentoring, Tien Dao Publishing House, Hong Kong, 244 pages (in Chinese).
  • Chan, Anthony M.Y., Lo, P. and Ng, K. (2020), “An Analysis of Management Accounting System Development from the Structuration Theory Viewpoint,” Journal of Accounting, Business and Management, Vol.27, No.1, pp.1-18.
  • Chan, Anthony M.Y. (2022), “Reflections on Teaching and Practice as Cross-cultural Communication”, University Affairs, May 2022, published by Universities Canada Website.
Conference Papers (Selected)
  • Chan, Anthony M.Y. (2024), “The Hong Kong Accounting Standard Setting Process and Dynamics: A Structuration Study of Colonial Culture, International Identity and Commercialism”, presented at the Society of Interdisciplinary Business Research 2024 Conference on Interdisciplinary Business and Economics Research, held in Japan, July 4-6, 2024.
  • Chan, Anthony M.Y. (2025), “Accounting Education: A Survey of Student Perceptions of Teaching Quality”, presented at the Society of Interdisciplinary Business Research 2025 Conference on Interdisciplinary Business and Economics Research, held in Osaka, July 3-5, 2025.

 

Research Grants (Selected)

  • “Towards an Understanding of Social/Cultural Environments Intertwining with Accounting Standard Setting in the People’s Republic of China: Aiming at Contributions to Harmonize Hong Kong Accounting and Chinese Accounting before and after 1997” funded by the City University of Hong Kong Strategic Research Grant 1991-1992 at HK$143,315 and the Hong Kong Government University and Polytechnic Grants Committee Competitive Earmarked Research Grant 1993-1994 at HK$180,000
  • “Partially Privatizing Chinese State Enterprises: Changes in Accounting Variables as Efficiency Measures” funded by the City University of Hong Kong Strategic Research Grant 1994-1995 at HK$242,980