Prof. CHAN Koon Hung

Professor
Rita Tong Liu School of Business and Hospitality Management


Key Research Areas

  • Auditing theory and audit quality
  • Taxation, tax avoidance, and book–tax differences
  • International accounting and transfer pricing
  • Corporate governance and agency theory
  • Accounting and institutional development in China and Hong Kong

 

 

 

 

Core Areas of Expertise

Prof. CHAN Koon Hung is a distinguished accounting scholar specializing in empirical research on auditing, taxation, and international accounting, with a strong focus on China and Hong Kong. He is widely recognized for pioneering China‐based accounting research and contributions to top-tier international journals in Accounting.

 

 Recent Publications

2025
  • Auditors' Response to Controlling Shareholders' Share Pledging: Evidence from Audit Opinions and Audit Fees
  • High speed-railways, audit partner changes across audit offices and audit quality: Evidence from China
2024
  • Long-Term Tax Strategy and Corporate Acquisition Payment Structure: An analysis based on the Book-Tax Tradeoff Theory
  • Informativeness of Internal Control Weakness Disclosure on Acquirers' M&A Decisions
2023
  • Does IFRS convergence improve earnings informativeness? An analysis from the book-tax tradeoff perspective

 

Awards & Patents

  • Rated as a Top 2% researcher in Accounting and Top 1% researcher in Auditing and Taxation research by ScholarGPS in 2025.
  • Appointed by UGC as a Member of the Collaborative Research Fund Selection Panel, 2026-2029.
  • Appointed by RGC as a Member of the Oversea Research Fellowship Scheme Committee, 2026-2029.