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Chinese Name
劉永松
Biography
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
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Battling China’s Childhood Myopia Epidemic: A pragmatic prevention strategy using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research
Song, Y. (PI) & LAU, P. W. C. (CoI)
1/01/22 → 1/12/24
Project: Research project
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How Can the United Kingdom’s Elite Sport Success Inspire Elite Sport Policy in Hong Kong: The Cases of Cycling, Swimming and Taekwondo
LAU, P. W. C. (PI)
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
LAU, P. W. C. (PI)
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
LAU, P. W. C. (PI)
1/01/14 → 30/06/16
Project: Research project
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Additive association of blood group A allele with 15 cardiometabolic diseases: a UK Biobank life-course study
Zhao, R., Xian, W., Ma, Y., Napolioni, V., Lau, P. W. C., Tian, X. L., Le Guen, Y., Franke, A. & Huang, J., 10 Mar 2025, In: Cardiovascular Diabetology. 24, 1, 13 p., 113.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Brisk walking pace offsets venous thromboembolism risk equivalent to established monogenic mutations
Xian, W., Tao, Y., You, C., Sun, R., Ranson, J. M., Napolioni, V., Lau, P. W. C. & Huang, J., 16 Jan 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 34 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Investigating the Impact of Adventure Education on Children’s Physical, Cognitive and Socio-emotional Development: A mixed Method Systematic Review
A Ghani, R. B., Lau, P. W. C., Lu, N., Zhou, P. & Wang, J. J., 30 Jun 2025, In: PLoS ONE. 20, 6, 20 p., e0327181.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Validity and reliability of the movement behaviour questionnaire child in Chinese preschoolers
Song, H., Lu, N., Wang, J., Lau, P. W. C. & Zhou, P., 21 Mar 2025, In: Frontiers in Pediatrics. 13, 9 p., 1544738.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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24-H movement behaviors and physical fitness in preschoolers: A compositional and isotemporal reallocation analysis
Song, H., Lau, P. W. C., Wang, J., Liu, Y., Song, Y. & Shi, L., Jul 2024, In: Journal of Exercise Science and Fitness. 22, 3, p. 187-193 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
Open Access3 Citations (Scopus)
Activities
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International Conference on Olympics as Media
LAU, P. W. C. (Participant) & HUANG, X. (Participant)
10 Apr 2022Activity: Conference/talk/lecture/symposium/speech/workshop, etc › Event organized by non-HKBU units
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PLoS ONE (Journal)
LAU, P. W. C. (Editor)
Oct 2022 → …Activity: Publication peer-review/editorial work › Editor/reviewer for publications (incl. CDCF T61 Journal Editor)
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Journal of Exercise Science and Fitness (Journal)
LAU, P. W. C. (Member of editorial board)
Sept 2022 → …Activity: Publication peer-review/editorial work › Editor/reviewer for publications (incl. CDCF T61 Journal Editor)
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Frontiers in Adolescent Medicine (Journal)
LAU, P. W. C. (Associate editor)
Apr 2022 → …Activity: Publication peer-review/editorial work › Editor/reviewer for publications (incl. CDCF T61 Journal Editor)
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2021 International Conference on Sport History and Culture
HUANG, X. (Participant) & LAU, P. W. C. (Participant)
3 Dec 2021 → 6 Dec 2021Activity: Conference/talk/lecture/symposium/speech/workshop, etc › Event organized by non-HKBU units