Most senior staff members of the Department provide scholarly service to the community as external examiners, referees of courses, journal editors, members and chairs of programme validating panels, or members of subject committee of the Education Bureau / Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority.
Staff members of the Department have also undertaken contract research or consultancy work in terms of professional language training, courseware development, and language advice with the Government and prestigious institutions which include:
Government Bodies:
- Civil Service Training and Development Institute
- Correctional Services Department
- Department of Health
- Department of Justice
- Education Bureau
- Electrical and Mechanical Services Department
- General Grades Office
- Government Laboratory
- Home Affairs Department
- Hong Kong Housing Authority
- Hong Kong Monetary Authority
- Hong Kong Police Force/li>
- Hong Kong Police Force - 999 Centre
- Hong Kong Police Force - Translators Section
- Labour Department
- Leisure and Cultural Services Department
- Radio Television Hong Kong
- Securities and Futures Commission
- Standing Committee on Language Education and Research
Private Sector
- Airport Authority Hong Kong
- CLP Power Hong Kong Limited
- Hong Kong Society of Accountants
- Law Society of Hong Kong
- Hongkong Land Limited
- Kowloon Motor Bus
