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HKU to hold Equal Opportunity Festival 2013 opening ceremony

04 Nov 2013

 

The University of Hong Kong will hold the Equal Opportunity Festival 2013 from November 5 to November 22. The theme of this year’s Festival is “To build an inclusive society with respect to sexual equality”.  Events covering talks, forum, exhibition and book exhibition and film show will be organized by the Equal Opportunity Unit in collaboration with the Library, CEDARS and General Education Unit during the Festival.

The Opening Ceremony of Equal Opportunity Festival 2013 will be held at HKU on November 5 (Tuesday). Dr. York Chow, Chairperson of the Equal Opportunities Commission and Professor Roland T. Chin, HKU Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost, will officiate at the ceremony. The Opening Ceremony will be featured by the Inauguration Ceremony for Equal Opportunity Student Ambassadors. This is a new programme launched this year, where a group of students with different backgrounds will work together to maintain an accessible, equitable and diversified campus for all. The Student Ambassadors will also perform in the Inauguration Ceremony. Booths by NGOs including the Equal Opportunities Commission, the Family Planning Association, Anti-480 Anti Sexual Violence Resource Centre, Speak for Humanity and Queer Straight Alliance will be set up for the promotion of equal opportunity on campus.

Members of the media are cordially invited to cover the event, details of the opening ceremony are as follows:

Date: November 5, 2013 (Tuesday)
Time: 12:45pm to 2:00pm
Venue: Sun Yat-Sen Place (Happy Square)

For media enquiries, please contact Ms Melanie Wan (Senior Manager (Media), Communications and Public Affairs Office) tel: 2859 2600 email: melwkwan@hku.hk.