前任香港大学助理教授（研究），双主修经济学及社会学，在1993年完成社会学硕士学位，研究性别主义及后现代主义，论文题目为The Gender Bias and Social Theory；1999年完成社会学博士学位，论文为“香港新纪元运动”（New Age Movement ,现时多称为“身心灵”）．

2019年正式开办《生命教练团队证书课程》，致力推动生命志工的培育。有关课程亦正式纳入社联辖下的社企商业中心编制及审核的“社企指南”之内。郑博士亦为注册企业教练、注册个人教练，获得生命领袖证书、生命教练证书。

2017年开始分别出任“传承学院”首席家族教练及客席讲师，赛马会更生教练课程总教练，亦出任教育及心理顾问中心“越己堂”生命教育导师及教练。早前曾开办不公开招生的《生命教练私塾》，2018年完成撰写《生命教练秘笈》。

曾为多份报章及杂志撰写专栏，包括《信报》、《东方日报》、《太阳报》、《香港商报》、《招职》，亦早在 2001 年开始为《招职》撰写《富爸爸》系列，亦曾是财经杂志《I-money》最受欢迎的专栏作者之一。

大学毕业后，加入《香港电台》担任助理节目主任，之后从事新闻工作超过十年，期间亦曾服务《亚洲电视》及《壹周刊》。于2000年，离开新闻行业，时任《亚洲电视》副新闻采访主任。

2002年加入香港大学亚洲研究中心，出任香港大学助理教授（研究）。在任内，郑博士统筹“香港文化及社会研究计划”，其中包括一套十本的《香港读本系列》的出版。

2005年出任医院管理局研究项目顾问，研究公共医疗体系收费问题，曾出任中信泰富政治及经济研究部特约研究员。又曾出任香港大学亚洲研究中心名誉研究员、香港人文社会研究院名誉研究员及岭南大学兼任导师。

2003年首次在香港大学学分课程中首次引入相学课堂，2005至2010年担任岭南大学兼任导师，主讲通识学分课程“知人口面就知心？”，是全港首个享有学分的大学相学课程．其后，郑博士发展出破除迷信、改变面相的《心相学》四个课程。

2012年开始在推动生命成长及社会服务的慈善机构“自在社”(Dreams Possible)担任义务生命教练，2015年开始出任特约导师及总生命教练，并发展出《知心术》(肢体语言沟通)研习班及《明心法》(语言沟通)研习班两个课程。

 

 

 

 

（对学员的一句话）：紅塵滾滾我好怕怕，拂塵拭身卻渾身掉渣渣。逆天改命吹喇叭，遠離好為人師大喇叭。願與有緣人互作心灵護航，滴答滴答滴滴答….

 

 

 

 

 

 

Former Assistant Professor (Research) at The University of Hong Kong

 

Academic Background

Double-majored in Economics and Sociology

 

1993: Completed MPhil in Sociology with thesis The Gender Bias and Social Theory (analyzing genderism and postmodernism)

 

1999: Awarded PhD in Sociology for groundbreaking research on Hong Kong’s New Age Movement (now commonly termed “Mind-Body-Spirit” culture)

 

Professional Milestones

2019: Launched the Certified Life Coach Team Program, dedicated to training volunteer life mentors. The program was officially listed in the Social Enterprise Directory audited by the HKCSS Social Enterprise Business Centre.

 

Credentials: Registered Corporate Coach, Registered Personal Coach, Certified Life Leader, Certified Life Coach.

 

2017: Appointed as:

 

Chief Family Coach & Guest Lecturer at Legacy Academy

 

Head Coach for the HKJC Rebirth Coaching Program

 

Life Education Mentor & Coach at Transcend Academy (an educational psychology consultancy)

 

Earlier pioneered the Life Coach Apprenticeship (a closed-door training program) and authored The Life Coach Codex (2018).

 

Media & Publications

Columnist for major newspapers/magazines: Hong Kong Economic Journal, Oriental Daily, The Sun, Hong Kong Commercial Daily, Careers Express.

 

2001: Authored the Rich Dad series for Careers Express; later became one of the most popular columnists for financial magazine I-money.

 

Early Career

Began at RTHK as Assistant Programme Officer.

 

Over 10 years in journalism, serving Asia Television (ATV) and Next Magazine.

 

2000: Left media industry as Deputy News Editor of ATV.

 

Academic & Research Leadership

2002: Joined HKU’s Centre of Asian Studies as Assistant Professor (Research), spearheading the Hong Kong Culture and Society Research Project—including the publication of the 10-volume Hong Kong Reader Series.

 

2005: Served as:

 

Consultant for the Hospital Authority’s study on public healthcare pricing.

 

Visiting Researcher for CITIC Pacific’s Political & Economic Research Division.

 

Honorary Fellow at HKU’s Centre of Asian Studies and Hong Kong Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences.

 

Adjunct Lecturer at Lingnan University.

 

Pioneering Courses

2003: Introduced Hong Kong’s first credit-bearing university course on physiognomy at HKU.

2005–2010: Taught Lingnan University’s liberal arts course “Can Faces Reveal Hearts?”—the city’s sole accredited physiognomy class.

 

Later developed Heart-Physiognomy, a 4-course program demystifying facial myths and teaching intentional self-transformation.

 

Community Engagement

2012: Began volunteering as a Life Coach at Dreams Possible (a charity promoting personal growth and social service).

2015: Expanded roles as Lead Mentor & Chief Life Coach, creating two innovative workshops:

 

The Art of Mind-Reading (nonverbal communication)

 

The Language of Clarity (verbal communication)

 

To Students:

“The dusty world whirls—oh how it scares!

I whisk my robe, yet flakes cling everywhere.

To defy fate, I toot my horn,

But shun those who preach with scorn.

May kindred souls guard hearts together,

Tick-tock, tick-tock… dancing with fate’s tether.”