Mr. Archie Cheng is a Speech Therapist in the Accredited Register of the Department of Health, Hong Kong SAR. He has 20 years of clinical experience across public and private educational, medical, residential care, and home-care settings. He provides speech therapy services in Cantonese, Putonghua, and English.

His areas of expertise include supporting children with various Speech, Language & Communication Needs and autism spectrum-related needs. He also provides communication and swallowing rehabilitation service for adults and geriatrics with stroke, Parkinson’s disease, dementia, and other neurological conditions.

Archie graduated from The University of Hong Kong (HKU) in 2006 with a Bachelor degree in Speech & Hearing Science. He subsequently completed a Master of Education (Inclusive and Special Education) at HKU in 2011, graduating with Distinction. He is currently a PhD Candidate at HKU, where his research focuses on mealtime and swallowing difficulties among people living with dementia.

Archie has undertaken a range of local and overseas professional training programs in communication and swallowing rehabilitation for pediatric and adult clients. He adopts a person-centred approach to support the communication & swallowing needs and the quality of life of his clients.

 

Educational Background:

• PhD Candidate, The University of Hong Kong (HKU)

• Master of Education (Inclusive and Special Education), HKU

• Bachelor of Science in Speech and Hearing Sciences, HKU

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Professional Qualifications:

• Speech Therapist in the Accredited Register of The Department of Health, Hong Kong SAR

• Member of The Hong Kong Association of Speech Therapists (HKAST)

• Qualified Examiner, Test of Preschool Oral Language (Cantonese) (TOPOL)

• Qualified Examiner, Hong Kong Children’s Oral Language Scale  (HKCOLAS)

• Accredited Examiner, Hong Kong Graded Character Naming Test (HKGCNT)

• Qualified Examiner, Hong Kong Cantonese Articulation Test (HKCAT)

 

Professional Development:

Child Communication Development Program

• DIRFloortime® Basic

• Hanen Program – It Takes Two To Talk

Oral-motor Training

• PROMPT-trained Therapist

• Beckman Oral Motor Assessment & Intervention

Feeding and Swallowing Therapy

• Deep Pharyngeal Neuromuscular Stimulation (DPNS) 

• VitalStim® and The Guardian Way Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES) 

• Myofascial Release

• SOS Approach to Feeding Provider

Voice Therapy

• Parkinson Voice Project SPEAK OUT!® Provider

• Lessac-Madsen Resonant Voice Therapy (LMRVT) Provider 

• Adventures in Voice (AIV) Voice Therapy Provider

Other Professional Training

• Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST)

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Professional Experience
Preschool Services

• Early Education and Training Centres (EETC)

• Integrated Child Care Centres (ICCC)

• On-site Preschool Rehabilitation Service (OPRS)

• Special Child Care Centres (SCCC)

• The Hong Kong Association for the Deaf

School-Age and Other Educational Services

• Local mainstream schools (Primary & Secondary) and Special schools

• Speech therapy services for the Vocational Training Council (VTC)

• Guest Lecturer, The Education University of Hong Kong

Medical, Residential and Home-Care Services

• Residential Care Homes (Elderly / Mentally Handicapped Persons)

• Private hospitals

• Home-based Community Care and Support Services

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Research Output and Publications:

• Year 2026, Japan Society for Dysphagia Rehabilitation (JSDR) – Poster Presentation of research findings on the mealtime support needs of elderly home residents with dementia in Hong Kong.

• Cantonese Translator of Clinician & Patient Manuals for 《Adventures In Voice》(2012)

• Authors of published training materials for vocabulary, story-telling and passage comprehension in Chinese.