Fanny Vong Chuk Kwan is a Macau teacher and scholar, specializing in studying the tourism and gambling industry in Macau. She has been the president of the Institute for Tourism Studies in Macau since 2001. Vong occupies several significant government offices in relation to Macau's tourism industry, including sitting on the Tourism Development Committee, the Cultural Industry Committee, the Talent Development Committee, and the Guangdong-Macau Development Strategies Group. In 2020, Macau Business listed her as one of the 20 most influential women in Macau. She has published widely on tourism development and management, focusing especially on the impact of tourism for gambling in Macau.
Fanny Vong Chuk Kwan | |
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| Born | |
| Occupation(s) | President, Institute for Tourism Studies |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Macau |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Business administration |
| Sub-discipline | Tourism and gambling |
Biography
editVong was born in Macau, and completed her bachelor's and master's degree in business administration from the University of Macau.[1] She completed her doctorate in business organisation and management from the Instituto Superior de Ciências do Trabalho e da Empresa in Portugal, and also conducted research at Stockholm University while she was there.[1] She speaks Cantonese, Mandarin and English.[2]
Career
editVong was a lecturer at the University of Macau, and joined the Institute for Tourism Studies in Macau in 1999,[2] becoming the president of the institute in 2001.[3] During her time there, she has established the institute's post-doctoral program, including master's, doctoral, and post-graduate diploma programs.[1]
Vong also plays a significant role in developing Macau's tourism industry. She is part of the Macau government's Tourism Development Committee, the Cultural Industry Committee, the Talent Development Committee, and the Guangdong-Macau Development Strategies Group.[1] [3] She is also a member of the management board of the Pacific Asia Travel Association.[3]
She has published widely on the development of tourism as an industry,[1] and her research has studied, among other things, the impact of the gambling industry on Macau residents,[4] the psychology of gambling tourists in China,[5][6] and the impact of regulation on the gambling industry in Macau.[7]
In 2020, Macau Business listed her as one of the 20 most influential women in Macau.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Special Report – "The Future is Feminist" * (1 – 5) | Macau Business". Retrieved 2022-02-13.
- ^ a b "Fanny Vong, President of the Macao Institute for Tourism Studies". Macao News. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
- ^ a b c "Dr. Fanny Vong". Pacific Asia Travel Association. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
- ^ Vong, Fanny (2012-12-18). "Influence of Personal Factors on Macau Residents' Gaming Impact Perceptions". UNLV Gaming Research & Review Journal. 12 (1). ISSN 2327-8455.
- ^ "Special Report – The myth of the Chinese gambler | Macau Business". Retrieved 2022-02-13.
- ^ Vong, Fanny (2007-04-01). "The Psychology of Risk-taking in Gambling among Chinese Visitors to Macau". International Gambling Studies. 7 (1): 29–42. doi:10.1080/14459790601157731. ISSN 1445-9795. S2CID 145436801.
- ^ Vong, Fanny (2008-07-07). "Changes in Residents' Gambling Attitudes and Perceived Impacts at the Fifth Anniversary of Macao's Gaming Deregulation". Journal of Travel Research. 47 (3): 388–397. doi:10.1177/0047287508322787. ISSN 0047-2875. S2CID 154688170.