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Around 600 high school students worldwide to participate in
Harvard Model Congress Asia conference at HKU

02 Jan 2014

Harvard Model Congress Asia (HMCA) will collaborate with the University of Hong Kong (HKU) to hold its 10th conference from 10 to 12 January 2014. First time in HK, the conference has attracted around 600 high school students from all over the world.

Initiated by a group of Harvard students who are passionate about international relations, government and teaching, the first Harvard Model Congress (HMC) was held in 1986 in Boston. As the leading international and government simulation program for high school students, the model was extended to Asia in 2004 and the Harvard Model Congress Asia (HMCA) was formed and has been committed to providing an immersive educational experience for high school students from across the globe. HKU is their first partner in Hong Kong for 2014 conferences amongst the world. Other than Hong Kong, HMC will also hold conferences in Boston, San Francisco, Dubai and Madrid in 2014. Each year, thousands of high school students have the opportunity to participate in an HMC conference. For details about HMC, please visit http://hmcasia.org/ .

Participating high school students will assume the role of a real life member of government or a representative of a country in an international organization, learn about government and international relations through discussing pressing global issues and possible solutions, and gain knowledge and skills crucial to confront the global challenges of the 21st century. Students will have the opportunity to work with Harvard University student mentors and to interact with HKU’s students.

Press members are cordially invited to cover the opening ceremony of the event. Interviews with the participating HKU students, Harvard University student mentors and high school students will also be arranged. Details as below:

Date: January 10, 2014 (Friday)
Time: 9:00 to 10:00 a.m (Ceremony)
     10:00 to 11:00 a.m (Interview with participants)
Venue: Grand Hall, Lee Shau Kee Lecture Centre, Centennial Campus, Pokfulam, HKU
Officiating guest : HKU Vice-Chancellor Professor Lap-Chee Tsui
Keynote speaker : Dean of Faculty of Social Sciences Professor John P. Burns

For media enquiries, please contact:
Communications and Public Affairs Office Ms Rhea Leung (tel: 2857 8555/ 9022 7446, email: rhea.leung@hku.hk ) or Academic Liaison Section Ms Betsy Lee (tel : 2219 4202/  6373 9927, email: betsylee@hku.hk)