Kuo-Shu Yang Medal (AASP Lifetime Achievement Award), Asian Association of Social Psychology, 2023, to honor her outstanding lifetime contributions to Asian social psychology.

Distinguished Graduate Alumni Award, Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota, 2023, to recognize her distinguished accomplishments in research and scholarship, both basic and applied, as well as the contributions she has made to important societal issues.

Denmark-Gunvald Award for Feminist Research and Service, International Council of Psychologists, 2020, in honour of her contribution as a psychologist with a history of research and service that directly benefits the health, promotion, and well-being of women in the world.

Elected Fellow (10-Social and Economic Sciences), The World Academy of Sciences, 2018, for having demonstrated best practice in test translation and adaptation; raised awareness on indigenous constructs of personality; pioneered the adoption of the combined emic-etic approach to develop culturally relevant personality assessment; established evidence-based gender studies in Chinese societies.

Silver Bauhinia Star Award, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, 2016, for her long and distinguished public and community service, particularly her significant contributions to the promotion of equal opportunities and elimination of discrimination, as well as her exemplary academic achievements in psychology and her internationally renowned cross-cultural and gender studies.

Distinguished Chinese Alumni Award, University of Minnesota, 2015, in honour of her accomplishments and the University’s 100-year history of exchange and engagement with Chinese students, scholars, and institutions.

International Association of Applied Psychology Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to International Advancement of Applied Psychology, 2014, for her leadership in developing and validating culturally relevant assessment tools, making a call to mainstream psychology to incorporate the voice of non-western cultures in their epistemology and training, and pioneering gender research in Chinese societies.

American Psychological Association Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology, 2012, in recognition of her sustained and enduring contributions to international cooperation and to the advancement of knowledge of psychology.

American Psychological Association, Division 52, Outstanding International Psychologist Award, 2005, for her significant contributions to global psychology.

Fulbright New Century Scholars Program, International Scholar, 2004–2005

American Psychological Association, Presidential Citation, Recipient, 2004

Distinguished Leadership Award for Internationals, University of Minnesota, 2003, in recognition of the outstanding accomplishments of an alumna in post-university career.

Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE), awarded by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, 1997

Hong Kong Affairs Advisor, China, 1995–1997

Justice of the Peace (JP), appointed by the Governor of Hong Kong, 1988

Badge of Honour, in recognition of her valuable services rendered to Hong Kong, awarded by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, 1986

Staff Development Scholarship, The British Council, Committee for International Cooperation in Higher Education, Recipient, 1983

Distinguished Visiting Professor Program, U.S. Department of the Air Force (Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center), Texas, Recipient, December 1983