Dr Tin Cheung is an interdisciplinary academic and practitioner in the social sciences. Prior to joining HKU in 2026, he gained extensive experience in tackling drug trafficking, illicit markets, money laundering, and related forms of organised crime. His research interests focus on criminological theories, illicit drug markets, organised crime, economic and white-collar crime, anti-money laundering, policing, and criminal justice policy.
PhD in Criminology
The University of Hong Kong
MSocSc in Criminology
The University of Hong Kong
Master of International and Public Affairs
The University of Hong Kong
MA in Financial Economics
University of Essex
Criminological theories
Illicit drug markets
Organised crime
Economic and white-collar crime
Anti-money laundering
Policing
Criminal justice policy
Joe-Laidler, K. A., Lowe, K., Young, S. N., & Cheung, T. H. (2023). The legal response to drugs and social supply: The case of Hong Kong. Hong Kong Law Journal, 53, 913.