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Kwo Fung Shek. PhD candidate in Tourism of University of Algarve since 2024 October. He holds a Master’s Degree in Social Science in Sustainable Tourism from the Department of Geography and Resource Management at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. His main research interests include sustainable tourism and cultural and community-based tourism. He published 4 articles in journals and has 1 book(s). In his curriculum Ciência Vitae the most frequent terms in the context of scientific, technological and artistic-cultural output are: Multi-sensory experience; Public parks; Sensory impairment; Behavioural geography; Hearing impairment; Park visitors. His current research direction is on tourism storytelling strategies.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Kwo Fung Shek
Gender
Male

Citation names

  • Kwo Fung Shek

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
4314-5304-06B2
ORCID iD
0000-0003-4487-5848

Knowledge fields

  • Social Sciences

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2)
Chinese (Mother tongue)
Education
Degree Classification
2024/10/01 - 2027/12/31
Ongoing
 Turismo (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2015/09/01 - 2016/10/31
Concluded
 Master of Social Science in Sustainable Tourism (Master)
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China
" Community participation in cultural heritage tourism A case study on Yim Tin Tsai, Hong Kong " (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Graduate with distinction
2011/09/01 - 2013/06/30
Concluded
 Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Convention and Event Management (Bachelor)
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR China
" An assessment of tourism development strategies in Sai Kung" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 First Class Honour (Second Division)
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/03/01 - 2024/06/30 Research Assistant (Research) The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Trevor Sofield; Lawal Mohammed Marafa; Fung Mei Sarah Li; Kwo Fung Shek. Heritage-Making in Hong Kong Through Culture and Religion. Springer Nature Singapore. 2024.
    10.1007/978-981-97-4339-1
Journal article
  1. Chan, C.-S.; Shek, K.F.; Lu, Y.; Wong, S.Y.. "Narratives come alive: enhancing cultural heritage experiences through sensorial narrative-based guiding tours". Journal of Heritage Tourism (2025): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-105002615330&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1080/1743873X.2025.2478837
  2. Chung Shing Chan; Kwo Fung Shek; Dora Agapito. "Comparing Sensory Experience Creation Process of Visitors with Hearing Impairment and General Visitors in Hong Kong Wetland Park". Sustainability (2022): https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/13/7676.
    10.3390/su14137676
  3. Chan, Chung-Shing; Shek, Kwo Fung; AGAPITO, DORA. "The sensory experience of visitors with hearing impairment in Hong Kong Wetland Park based on spatial sensory mapping and self-reported textual analysis". (2022): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/19218.
    10.1016/j.landurbplan.2022.104491
  4. Chan, C.-S.; Shek, K.F.. "Are Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Bay area cities attractive to university students in Hong Kong? Leading the potential human capital from image perception to locational decisions". Journal of Place Management and Development 14 4 (2021): 404-429. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85099714134&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1108/JPMD-04-2020-0032
Activities

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2023/06/01 - 2027/08/31 Consumer Relations Panel, Travel Industry Authority of Hong Kong
Member
 Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People, Hong Kong SAR China