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HKU to hold “The First International Conference on Food Safety:
From Experience to Perspectives” to address the global impact of food safety issues

11 Jun 2014

In recent decades, an aging population, changing agricultural practices, globalization of our food supply, among other factors, have created new and emerging food safety threats while traditional concerns persist. As a result, issues in food safety impact the well-being of humans and, importantly, the global economy.

In order to address the emerging issues and the diverse aspects of food safety with special emphasis on global impact, the School of Biological Sciences of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) will hold “The First International Conference on Food Safety: From Experience to Perspectives” at the Rayson Wong Theater, HKU, from June 16 to 18, 2014 (next Monday to Wednesday).

Members of the media are cordially invited to the Opening Ceremony of the Conference. Below please find the details:
Date:    16 June 2014 (next Monday)
Time:   10:00 to 11:00am
Venue: Rayson Huang Theatre, Main Campus, HKU (Map)

Officiating guests: 

• Professor Peter Mathieson, the President and Vice-Chancellor, HKU
• Dr Ko Wing-man, Secretary for Food and Health,  Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government

Keynote Speakers:

• Professor Chen Junshi, fellow of the Chinese Academy of Engineering Chinese Center of Disease Control and Prevention
• Professor Rao Pingfan, President of IUFOST, Fuahou University, China
• Mr. William Marker, the Food Safety Law Firm, USA
• Mr. Peter Hutt from Covington & Burling LLP, USA
• Dr Peter Chan, Director General, Pest Management Regulatory Agency at Health, Canada
• Professor Steven Chen, Director of the Institute for Food Bioresource Engineering, Perking University, China

For more information of the Conference, please visit http://www.cpao.hku.hk/media/ICFS_ProgrammeBook_FINAL.pdf or  http://www.biosch.hku.hk/icfs1/. 

For media enquiries, please contact:  Communications and Public Affairs Office Ms Rhea Leung (Tel: 2857 8555 / 9022 7446 / Email: rhea.leung@hku.hk) or School of Biological Sciences Ms Esther Liu (Tel: 2299 0803/Email: epyliu@hku.hk)