The Business School

Dr. Daphne Lau

Before joining BUV, Daphne served as a Research Assistant Professor at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (AACSB and EQUIS accredited). She holds a Ph.D. in Accountancy from the City University of Hong Kong (AACSB and EQUIS accredited). Daphne was awarded a Hong Kong Ph.D. Fellowship by the Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government, recognizing her exceptional research abilities, strong interpersonal skills, and outstanding leadership capabilities.

Daphne is deeply committed to research-led teaching, emphasizing the practical applications of theoretical concepts. Her teaching abilities are well recognized through positive evaluation feedback from students (with teaching excellence award) at both undergraduate and postgraduate Accounting and Finance subjects.

City University of Hong Kong, Doctor of Philosophy in Accountancy
Lingnan University (Hong Kong), Master of Philosophy in Business
Chinese University of Hong Kong, Master of Accountancy
City University of Hong Kong, Bachelor of Business Administration (Hons)

British University Vietnam (BUV)
Lecturer (2025 – Current)
Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
Research Assistant Professor (2023 – 2025)

Climate risk management
Auditing
Disclosure

JIANG Like, LAU Sze-Man Daphne, SU Lixin Nancy, and WONG Ho-Yin William (2022)

Financial Reporting Consequences of Natural Disasters: Evidence from the Impact of Resource Constraints at Audit Offices on Non-Affected Clients
Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, Volume 41, Issue 6

European Accounting Association (EAA) Annual Congress
2024 Bucharest, Romania; 2022 Bergen, Norway
Canadian Academic Accounting Association (CAAA) Annual Conference
2022 Saskatoon, Canada (virtual)
Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ) Conference
2022 Melbourne, Australia
Asian Finance Association (AsianFA) Annual Conference
2022 Hong Kong (virtual)
American Accounting Association (AAA) Annual Meeting
2019 San Francisco, United States

Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Start-up Fund for RAPs under the Strategic Hiring Scheme – HK$250,000
City University of Hong Kong
Prestigious Conference Award – HK$39,000
Research Grants Council of the HKSAR government
Hong Kong Ph.D. Fellowship – HK$903,600

Incentive award for General Research Fund proposal, School of Accounting and Finance – Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Ph.D. Student Teaching Excellence Award, City University of Hong Kong
College of Business BBA (Tutorial) Teaching Excellence Award, City University of Hong Kong