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Before her tenure at the HKU Business School, Dr. Vera Yuen occupied teaching roles at Hong Kong Baptist University and at HKUST. She was appointed the position of an examiner for the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA). In addition, she served as a consultant for Our Hong Kong Foundation, contributing to its housing and land project. Furthermore, Dr. Yuen was invited by the Consumer Council and an international publisher to review economics textbooks for both secondary and university levels. She professionally reviewed for Scientific Reports and PLOS ONE.

Vera is eager to serve the community. She was a member of the Selection Committee of the Deputies to the Thirteenth National People’s Congress from the HKSAR of the PRC, the Fifth Election Committee of the HKSAR, the Panel of Film Censorship Adviser of the Office for Film, Newspaper, and Article Administration, the Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) Programme Advisory Panel, the Appeal Panel (Housing), and the Sir Jack Cater Scholarship Fund Selection Committee.

She is a current affairs commentator and columnist in major newspapers and media. She hosted two series of academic talk shows, “Economic Insight” and “Social Science Insight,” on Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK), sharing academic thoughts with the public. She received the Chang Kuo-sin Award for Young Aspiring Communicators for her merit in commentaries. Joining hands with NGOs, she engages herself in youth education and policy education.