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Meet the professors advancing digital safety and molecular design

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Meet the professors advancing digital safety and molecular design Hong Kong Baptist University’s Christy Cheung and Wang Jun use research in two very different fields to help tackle global challenges Digital spaces and molecular bonds may not seem to have…

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Meet the professors advancing digital safety and molecular design Hong Kong Baptist University’s Christy Cheung and Wang Jun use research in two very different fields to help tackle global challenges Digital spaces and molecular bonds may not seem to have…

Why it matters

But for two leading academics at Hong Kong Baptist University, both fields reveal how research can lead to important discoveries that have a real-world impact.

Common ground

Christy Cheung, chair professor in information systems and digital innovation management at the School of Business, is studying the human side of technology, from platform safety and online deviance to digital wellness.

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Claim 1: “Christy Cheung, chair professor in information systems and digital innovation management at the School of Business [at Hong Kong Baptist University]”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Christy M.K. Cheung is a Chair Professor in Information Systems and Digital Innovation Management at Hong Kong Baptist University's School of Business.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The sophistication, novelty and diversity of tactics and methods used by protests in the 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests have been noted by many scholars and news outlets around the world. They range fro…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tactics_and_methods_surroundin…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The French International School of Hong Kong (FIS, French: Lycée français international Victor-Segalen) is an international school in Hong Kong which offers both English language and French Language m…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Moon Lau Pui-yuet (Chinese: 劉佩玥, born 9 September 1989) is a Hong Kong actress under Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) management. She also holds the second runner-up title of the 2013 Miss Hong Kon…
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Claim 2: “Cheung was also recognised as one of the 50 most influential women in tech at the Asia Women Tech Leaders Award in 2025.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Prof. Christy Cheung received the Asia Women Tech Leaders Award (AWTLA2025) and was recognized among the top 50 women in tech.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Another World (Chinese: 世外) is a 2025 Hong Kong fantasy animated film, adapted from Naka Saijō's 2012 novel Thousand Year Ghost. The film is co-produced by Point Five Productions and SILVER MEDIA GROU…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Another_World_(2025_film)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Hong Kong Marathon (Chinese: 香港馬拉松), sponsored by Standard Chartered Bank, is an annual marathon race held in January or February in Hong Kong. In addition to the full marathon, a 10 km run and a …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The World's Billionaires is an annual ranking by the American business magazine Forbes of people who are billionaires, i.e., they are estimated to have a net worth of US$1 billion or more. The list wa…
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Claim 3: “Last year, Wang, who was also named an RGC Senior Research Fellow and serves as a senior member of the Chinese Chemical Society, received funding for a project that applies computational and data-driven innovation to develop more precise molecular tools.”
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The provided evidence does not mention a Wang Jun who is an RGC Senior Research Fellow and member of the Chinese Chemical Society working on molecular tools. The results discuss unrelated individuals or general RGC grants.
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web search NEUTRAL — Wang is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of California, Riverside, USA. His research is in the area of electron devices and AMX ...
https://eds.ieee.org/publications/transactions-on-electron-d…
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web search NEUTRAL — This work was supported in part by a grant from the Research Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong (HKU 7040/06P) to D.L.P. D.L.P. thanks the Croucher Foundation ...
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja805336d
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago · Research Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong offers more than 250 PhD Fellowships for a period of up to three years in the 2019/2020 academic year ...
https://www.facebook.com/CityuEE/posts/phd-students-winning-…
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Claim 4: “Cheung... was named in Stanford University’s 2025 “World’s Top 2% Scientists” list in information and communication technologies”
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Two separate web search results confirm that HKBU scholars were recognized in Stanford's 2025 World's Top 2% Scientists list, and specifically mention Christy Cheung in the context of advancing digital safety.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Fantasia (Chinese: 鬼馬狂想曲) is a 2004 Hong Kong comedy film produced, written and directed by Wai Ka-fai and starring Cecilia Cheung, Sean Lau, Louis Koo, Jordan Chan, Francis Ng and Christy Chung. The …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantasia_(2004_film)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Each entry on this list of common misconceptions is worded as a correction; the misconceptions themselves are implied rather than stated. These entries are concise summaries; the main subject articles…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Transphobia in the United States has changed over time. Understanding and acceptance of transgender people have both decreased and increased during the last few decades depending on the details of the…
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Claim 5: “Professor Wang Jun, based at the university’s Department of Chemistry”
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The provided evidence for Wang Jun is irrelevant, discussing an AI co-founder (Alexandr Wang), a fashion designer, and a different professor (Xiao Cheng Zeng). No evidence confirms Wang Jun's position in the Department of Chemistry at HKBU.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — At a Distance, Spring Is Green (Korean: 멀리서 보면 푸른 봄) is a 2021 South Korean television series adapted from the webtoon of the same name. It aired on Monday and Tuesday at 21:30 (KST) from June 14 to J…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Xiao Cheng Zeng is a scientist in the fields of physical chemistry and materials science. He is the Head of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and a Chair Professor of Materials Chemi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An anode-free battery (AFB) is one that is manufactured without an anode and instead creates a metal anode the first time it is charged. The anode is formed from charge carriers supplied by the cathod…
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Claim 6: “As an RGC Senior Research Fellow in 2020, Cheung investigated the dynamics of social media cybermobbing”
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Two independent web search results confirm that Christy Cheung was an RGC Senior Research Fellow in 2020/21 and conducted research on social media cybermobbing.
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web search NEUTRAL — A research fellow is an academic research position at a university or a similar research institution, usually for academic staff or faculty members. A research fellow may act either as an independent …
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web search NEUTRAL — As an RGC Senior Research Fellow in 2020, Cheung investigated the dynamics of social media cybermobbing, an attack involving many people collectively intimidating or socially isolating a target online…
https://www.scmp.com/native/news/hong-kong/education/topics/…
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web search NEUTRAL — Professor Christy Cheung, Professor of the Department of Finance and Decision Sciences, was awarded the honour of RGC Senior Research Fellow in 2020/21 by the Research Grants Council (RGC). Her resear…
https://research.hkbu.edu.hk/news/hkbu-researchers-receive-r…
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