Prof. Chiu has been very active in the local HR community for many years.  He served as in the council of Hong Kong Institute of Human Resources Management and was a president of the Hong Kong People Management Association for four years and on the board of the Equal Opportunities Commission for six years.  He also serves as a subject matter expert in HRM for the Hong Kong Council of Academic Accreditation and Vocational Qualifications and an academic advisor for a number of local post-secondary educational institutions.  Now he is a panel member of the Appeal Panel of Education Bureau on accreditation and going into his third term as a member of CITAC (HRM) of Qualification Framework.  Prof Chiu is the Director of the Centre for HR Strategy and Development at HKBU. The Centre was established by him and his colleagues to promote best HR practices.  Under the leadership of Prof. Chiu, this centre provides a common platform for academics and managers to exchange and share state-of-the-art HR practices through public forums and conferences.  Prof. Chiu also initiated the joint project with the Hong Kong People Management Association to conduct the annual pay level surveys of Hong Kong and the PRC which have been carried out yearly since 1995.    Prof. Chiu often conducts company surveys, training programmes, seminars, and workshops for companies in various industries including major airlines, hotels, construction companies/builders, hospitals, NGOs, and chain retailers.