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From Left to Right:  Professor Peter Mathieson, HKU President and Vice-Chancellor; Mr. Matthew Cheung Kin-chung, HKSAR Secretary for Labour and Welfare and Mr. T Brian Stevenson, Chairman of The Hong Kong Jockey Club

HKU President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Peter Mathieson, Chairman of The Hong Kong Jockey Club Mr. T Brian Stevenson, and HKSAR Secretary for Labour and Welfare Mr. Matthew Cheung Kin-chung were officiating guests at the opening ceremony this morning. 

The International Conference on Grief and Bereavement in Contemporary Society (ICGB) is a renowned tri-annual international event that brings together over 1,000 local and overseas scholars, leading healthcare professionals and experts in Thanatology to provide a platform for knowledge exchange, skill sharing and multidisciplinary collaborations across cultural and geographical boundaries.

The conference, held in Asia for the first time, is funded by a donation of HK$1.48 million from The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust and organised by the HKU Faculty of Social Sciences in collaboration with the HKSAR Social Welfare Department and IGCB.

Over 250 papers and reports will be presented during the four-day conference for academic exchange and 20 professional training workshops will be held to enhance the skills of healthcare professional and practitioners.

For the programme of the conference, please visit:  http://www.socsc.hku.hk/icgb2014/programme.html.

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