HKJSSP
香港聯校心理學會
Our Committee
Program Department Leads
Angus Chung
Project Manager – Education
University of Cambridge
Angus is a Psychology and Education graduate from the University of Cambridge, currently a ministry trainee at Euston Church, London. Born and bred in Hong Kong, he knows deeply how an exam-oriented education system kills the purpose and joy of learning (as well as life). During his stay in the UK, he realised the important role of reflection in the effectiveness and fulfilment of learning. This enlightened him to advocate reflective practices through the projects delivered at HKJSSP.
Joy Wong is a year 3 Psychology student at UCL. Her journey into psychology begins with a question - is there a relationship between perceived intelligence and mindset thinking? Ever since then, she has had great interest in individual differences, especially how it influences explanations into mental health. This deepens her passion in psychopathology. Besides, she becomes more aware of the stigma attached to mental illness in HK through her study experience in the UK, which then motivates her to make changes to people's attitudes. As a project manager, she hopes to break the boundaries and get people to really start taking care of their mental health, just as their physical health.
Joy Wong
Project Manager – Public Events
University College London
Rebecca Ho
Project Manager – Volunteering
Hong Kong Shue Yan University
I am a counselling and psychology graduate from HKSYU, currently a school counselor at a secondary school . The disparity in attitude and stigma surrounding mental health problems has raised my awareness to help people struggling with mental health issues. My previous work experience, in special school and primary school, has gained my passion to advocate for SEN students and facilitate student’s development in reaching their full potential. I look forward to connecting society and promoting the importance of education on different psychological issues and topics. Stay in the loop!!
Jade Ngan
Project Manager – Webinar & Talks
King's College London
I am a second year psychology student at King’s College London. Although certainly grateful for the rising awareness of mental health around the world, there are still lots to be addressed. Unspoken stresses and taboo topics in HK continue to foster misconceptions and stigmatisation which further widen the gap between false believes and psychological knowledge. For example, the LGBTQ community is often stereotyped and misunderstood by the public due to limited education and information.
There are many such gaps waiting to be filled and I am eager to participate and lead projects that fulfill these exigent demands.
Stella is a year three student, majoring in Psychology in the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Psychology is an interesting subject for her because it is related to daily life! She hopes she can promote the importance of mental health and some interesting psychology theories to the public. And she is especially interested in educational psychology and hopes to meet more people who like psychology and learning as well!!!
Stella Chan
Project Coordinator – Public Events (CUHK)
Program Department Associates
Leroy is a Psychology and Language Sciences graduate from UCL. His initial interest in psychology came through his own experiences within the mental health support system during his school years. He later developed a strong passion for sports psychology and developmental psychology, the latter being the main motivator behind his degree choice. He is an ardent supporter of a psychology-informed educational system and is further keen on ensuring that this is done as inclusively as possible so that those on the fringes of conventional education, who hence will require extra educational support, can also reap the benefits of such a system. He is most looking forward to continuing the school based mental health program!
Leroy Hung
Project Officer – Education
University College London
Chloe Chow is a third-year student currently majoring in psychology at the University of Hong Kong. She is interested to explore the field of developmental and educational psychology, particularly about SEN students, due to the goal of being an educational psychologist. As a psychology enthusiasts who is passionate in promoting psychology as well as the importance of mental well being, she is desire to initiate meaningful psychology projects or events. She is looking forward to execute more psychology projects targeted at the public to raise the public awareness about mental health and psychological literacy among public, as well as meeting different people form diverse backgrounds and educate the public.
Chloe Chow
Project Officer – Public Events
The University of Hong Kong
Destiny is a secondary five student who is a keen participant on exploring and acquiring new skills on all fronts. Born and raised in Hong Kong for 16 years, she notices that behind rows and rows of lit skyscrapers, there are countless underrepresented groups who lack access to resources, especially children. Remained stuck in an unending loop of intergenerational poverty, a better life might remain beyond their reach despite their best efforts. Thereby, commitment to education for every child is of particular interest to her, urging her to devote herself into services such as free tuition for the underprivileged children, striving her best to align with them.
Destiny Lim
Project Officer – Volunteering
St. Paul’s Convent School
Sunwoo is a second year student double majoring in psychology and counselling at the University of Hong Kong. She is especially interested in the fields of social and developmental psychology, and aspires to become a clinical psychologist. Through joining the JSSP committee this year, she hopes to raise awareness on the importance of mental health as well as destigmatizing mental health for the general public by hosting various webinars and workshops.
Sunwoo
Project Officer – Webinar & Talks
The University of Hong Kong
Angie is a third-year student studying Psychology with Education at UCL. She has always been a strong advocate for destigmatising mental health issues in society, especially in Hong Kong where people are generally less open to discussing them. She is also passionate about education and thinks that the connection between psychology and schooling is important in creating a positive imp in act. Therefore, she hopes that by being part of HKJSSP she can reinforce the importance of psychology in the education sector. She is excited about introducing psychological knowledge and skills in educational settings, as well as educating the public about reducing the stigma surrounding mental health problems.
Angie Choi
Project Officer – Education
University College London
Sophie is a Year 2 Psychology student at the City University of Hong Kong. Her passion for psychology and mental health sprouted long since she was little, for why people commit suicide and why others would stigmatize this behaviour had always been an unanswered question in her mind. Particularly interested in clinical and educational psychology, she aspires to improve the psychological wellness of children and adolescents in Hong Kong, as well as to accompany people experiencing mental illness and teenagers on their way overcoming their struggles. Realising misconceptions about mental health issues of many Hong Kong people, she aims to promote public awareness of psychological well-being and facilitate discussion related to groups who suffered from prejudice, such as people with mental illness and SEN students, through youth-led interactive projects.
Sophie Lee
Project Officer – Public Events
City University of Hong Kong
Charlotte is a Criminology graduate from CityU. During her secondary school years, she noticed that there were numerous students, children, and people who were struggling with mental health issues. During her tertiary studies, she realised the impact of family setting and childhood experience on growth and personal development. Since then, she has been interested in Clinical and developmental psychology and wished to be a psychologist one day. She strives to lend a helping hand to ease the situation. By joining HKJSSP as a Volunteering Program Officer, she hopes to raise public awareness on this issue and normalise mental health with the kind community.
Charlotte
Project Officer – Volunteering
City University of Hong Kong
Celeste Wong is a second-year student at the University of Melbourne majoring in Psychology, with a particular interest in cognitive and developmental psychology. As an aspiring clinical child psychologist, her passion for psychology stems from observing the effect of different parenting styles on one’s development. Since then, she is fascinated by the complexity of human minds and brains. Being a programme officer in JSSP, she hopes to contribute to raising mental awareness in society, as well as combat mental health stigma through organising educational and enjoyable events.
Celeste Wong
Project Officer - Public Events
University of Melbourne
Lauren is in her fourth year of study as a psychology major and counseling minor student at the University of Hong Kong. She is especially interested in the field of educational psychology and is currently a shadow teacher for SEN students. By joining HKJSSP, Lauren hopes to initiate projects related to SEN, mental health, and psychoeducation. She would also like to promote the spirit of helping and caring for others within the community, hence striving to facilitate volunteering projects.
Lauren Ip
Project Officer - Volunteering
The University of Hong Kong
Jerry is a psychology major and business minor in his fourth year of study. He has shown particular passion and commitment to I/O and social psychology, investigating how individual differences can contribute to diverse behaviours and outcomes. Witnessing the lack of understanding and compassion for minorities within the local community, he is dedicated to heighten people’s awareness of mental wellness - Demonstrate not only empathy for others, but also self compassion.
Jerry Li
Project Officer – Webinar & Talks
The University of Hong Kong
Marketing Department
Jami is a year two student at The University of Hong Kong, majoring in Psychology and Counseling. Her interest in psychology began during her internship in 2018 at a children-based psychological clinic in Hong Kong. Ever since, she has been determined to become a clinical psychologist and has developed a strong passion for mental health. Learning to check in with herself emotionally allowed her to recognise the importance of accepting positive and negative emotions, which is the key to having a good relationship with yourself. For this reason, she wants to be able to help others achieve this goal and understand themselves better. By joining HKJSSP, she believes the society would be a great platform for her to help raise awareness, remove the social stigma around mental illnesses, and educate the next generation.
Jami Cheng
Marketing Officer (Graphics)
The University of Hong Kong
Tia is a final-year Psychology and Counselling student at the University of Hong Kong. She recognizes individual strengths and the capacity to create personal change. Thus, she is also interested in the art of communication and its impact on psychological well-being. She enjoys applying her psychology knowledge in volunteer work, internships, and self-care. Knowing that many have been suffering from emotional distress, she realises the importance of promoting psychology to those in need. In the coming academic year, she hopes to continue researching and promoting the practical applications of psychology. As the marketing coordinator, she also hopes to help facilitate communication within the team so that everyone can benefit from a fruitful learning experience in HKJSSP.
Tia Wong
Marketing Officer (Research)
The University of Hong Kong
Tiffany is a recent graduate at The University of Hong Kong. Even though her major seemed to have no relationship with psychology, her research interests are on eating disorders and weight management in children, teenagers and young adults. Tiffany is dedicated to help patients struggling with eating disorders and negative body image to be well-nourished and regain confidence through interventions with nutrition and psychology. She believed that stigmatization and fat-shaming culture fuels and reinforces irrational behaviors; and non-judgemental, unconditional support could facilitate recovery. She therefore wishes to send correct, well-researched messages to anyone who are struggling to accept who they truly are while serving HKJSSP. With previous experience in social media production, she hopes to join hands with the research team to produce heartwarming and informative posts in supporting those who are going through a rough patch.
Tiffany Fong
Marketing Officer (Graphics)
The University of Hong Kong
Mandy is a first year Psychology student at King’s College London. This is her third year at HKJSSP, aiming to continue raising public awareness of mental health and removing social stigmas attached to mental health treatment. Her personal and internship experiences allowed her to realise the importance of self-love and mental support from others, as well as educating the public about how vital it is to maintain our mental wellbeing. She believes everyone deserves to receive help regardless of their socioeconomic background. By devoting herself to involvement in activities of the society, she hopes to help others embrace the idiosyncrasies of every person as a marketing officer specialising in research for the coming academic year.
Mandy Yeung
Marketing Officer (Research)
King's College London
Brianne is a third year Psychology student at the University of Bath. Her interest in psychology stemmed from coming across a news article about the long waiting times people have to wait before receiving psychological treatment in public hospitals in Hong Kong. With this in mind, she believes that everyone should have the equal opportunity to receive psychological treatment regardless of their background, which increases her passion to assist disadvantaged people within the society in the future. Throughout the years, her experiences with different volunteer and internship work also make her realise the importance of improving the community awareness surrounding mental health issues. By becoming one of the marketing officers in HKJSSP, she hopes to promote psychological knowledge to a broader audience and clear the misconceptions people have surrounding mental health.
Brianne Lee
Marketing Officer (Research)
University of Bath
Cherry is a second year undergraduate student studying Psychology and Education at University College London. Studying IB Psychology has provoked her passion for this topic and she is particularly interested in clinical and educational psychology. She is fascinated by child development, parenting and attachment. She has been involved with volunteer work and internships at non-governmental organisations which allowed her to understand the difficulties people who suffer from mental illness may face. She aspires to use her knowledge to educate the public about psychology and remove social stigmas in relation to mental health issues. This is her second year working at HKJSSP and she hopes to continue promoting the importance of mental health and support one another in this community.
Cherry Lee
Marketing Officer (Research)
University College London
Administrative Department
Rafael (he/him) is a F6 / G12 student at Diocesan Boys’ School with a specific interest in human behaviour and its complex substrates ranging from neurobiology to sociocultural factors. Joining the Society as an Administrative Assistant, he aims to employ his passion to help promote psychology knowledge within the public, where it can be utilised to not only enhance our own mental wellbeing, but also foster a greater appreciation of individual differences in every one of us and lead them towards the destigmatization of mental illnesses. With no particular career aspirations in mind, he aims to gain more exposure to professionals and students working in different fields of psychology and create a safe space for like-minded people to explore their interest in the emerging field.
Rafael Au
Administrative Officer
Diocesan Boys' School