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Professor Patrick WC Lau is the Professor in the Department of Sport, Physical Education and Health, and was the Director of Centre for Olympic Studies, Hong Kong Baptist University. His research area covers the childhood obesity, exercise science and public health, and Olympism. Since 1998, Prof. Lau has published more than 210 research articles and conference papers in international referred journals and publishers in USA, UK, Europe, Australia, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. Prof. Lau is the Accredited Sport Psychologist of British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES) since 2005, Adjunct Professor, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing since 2012, and the Fellow of the European College of Sport Science (FECSS) since 2019. He serves as external examiner/advisor for Hong Kong universities, and has been appointed as advisor or consultant for 18 governmental and commercial organizations in Hong Kong and overseas. Since 2002, he has been invited as the journal reviewer for different international referred journals. He is also the host of radio (RTHK) and TV sports program related to Olympic Games and sport sociology.
Research Interests
- Exercise & overweight children’s behavioral modification
- Olympic Studies
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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How Can the UK's Elite Sport Success Inspire Elite Sport Policy in Hong Kong: The Cases of Cycling, Swimming and Taekwondo
1/09/19 → 14/12/20
Project: Research project
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Intervention study of Active Video Games on intellectual disabled children’s physical activity level, motor ability and physical fitness
1/01/17 → 31/12/18
Project: Research project
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Intervention study of Active Video Games on sedentary children's aerobic fitness, physical activity level and exercise-related self-efficacy
1/01/14 → 30/06/16
Project: Research project
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Investigation of the motor skills assessments of typically developing preschool children in China
Song, H., Lau, P. W. C. & Wang, J., 11 Feb 2022, In: BMC Pediatrics. 22, 1, 17 p., 84.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Longitudinal Shifts in Movement Behaviors during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Relations to Posttraumatic Stress Disorder among University Students
Feng, J., Lau, P. W. C., Shi, L. & Huang, W. Y., 2 Oct 2022, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19, 20, 12 p., 13449.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Movement behaviors and mental health of caregivers of preschoolers in China during the COVID-19 pandemic
Feng, J., Huang, W. Y., Lau, P. W. C., Wong, S. H. S. & Sit, C. H. P., Feb 2022, In: Preventive Medicine. 155, 106913.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Movement behaviors and posttraumatic stress disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic: A retrospective study of Chinese university students
Feng, J., Lau, P. W. C., Shi, L. & Huang, W. Y., Jul 2022, In: Journal of Exercise Science and Fitness. 20, 3, p. 263-268 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Percentile curves for multiple physical fitness components among Chinese Han children and adolescents aged 7–18 years from a national survey based on the total and the normal weight population
Ma, N., Dang, J., Liu, Y., Zhong, P., Yan, X., Zhang, J., Dong, Y., Song, Y., Ma, J. & Lau, P. W. C., 3 Jan 2022, In: Frontiers in Nutrition. 8, 770349.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activities
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International Conference on Olympics as Media
Patrick W C LAU (Participant) & Xingmeng HUANG (Participant)
10 Apr 2022Activity: Conference/talk/lecture/symposium/speech/workshop, etc › Event organized by non-HKBU units
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2021 International Conference on Sport History and Culture
Xingmeng HUANG (Participant) & Patrick W C LAU (Participant)
3 Dec 2021 → 6 Dec 2021Activity: Conference/talk/lecture/symposium/speech/workshop, etc › Event organized by non-HKBU units
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The 16th World Leisure Hybrid Congress
Wen WU (Participant) & Patrick W C LAU (Participant)
15 Apr 2021 → 21 Apr 2021Activity: Conference/talk/lecture/symposium/speech/workshop, etc › Event organized by non-HKBU units
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HKASMSS Student Conference on Sports Medicine, Rehabilitation and Exercise Science 2021 cum AFSM Scientific Symposium 2021
Huiqi SONG (Participant), Borui Zhang (Participant), Jingjing Wang (Participant) & Patrick W C LAU (Participant)
4 Dec 2021 → 5 Dec 2021Activity: Conference/talk/lecture/symposium/speech/workshop, etc › Event organized by non-HKBU units
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2020 International Conference of Sport, Leisure and Hospitality Management
Xingmeng HUANG (Participant) & Patrick W C LAU (Participant)
16 May 2020 → 17 May 2020Activity: Conference/talk/lecture/symposium/speech/workshop, etc › Event organized by non-HKBU units