Kim-mui E. Chan develops and co-teaches General Education courses at the University of Hong Kong. She received her Ph.D. at the University of Kent. Her areas of research include cinema studies, cultural theories, gender politics and popular culture. She taught undergraduate and post-graduate courses at Lingnan University, The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Hong Kong Polytechnic University in the areas of film and cinema studies and Hong Kong popular culture. Her articles appeared in journals and newspapers such as Journal of Chinese Cinemas, Crossover, Film Bi-weekly and Hong Kong Economic Times. She was also director and producer of television commercials and documentaries.