Ms. Chiu was born in and grew up in Hong Kong. She received a Bachelor of Social Sciences (Hons) in Communication at Hong Kong Baptist College, Master of Arts degree in Legal Studies from the University of Bristol and a Postgraduate Certificate in Laws from City University of Hong Kong.

She has extensive broadcast journalism experience in both reporting and anchoring. Ms. Chiu worked for the television division of Radio Television Hong Kong, Asia Television Limited, Cable TV and Television Broadcasts Limited. In addition, she once worked as an intern at United Nations Radio in New York and as a trainee solicitor in one of the Hong Kong’s largest and leading law firms. Ms Chiu is a solicitor admitted in the High Court of Hong Kong.

Ms. Chiu joined the Department of Journalism as Senior Lecturer in February 2010 and is currently teaching several undergraduate courses including “Broadcast Reporting and Production”, “Advanced Broadcast Reporting and Production”, “News Anchoring” and “Media Law and Ethics”.