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HKU the first world university to launch HeForShe on campus
A UN initiative on gender balance

09 Apr 2015

The University of Hong Kong (HKU) is the first university globally to launch HeForSHe on campus, a United Nations (UN) initiative on gender balance. The launch event will be held at 5pm tomorrow (April 10, Friday) in Loke Yew Hall.

The launch event is in particular a CALL TO ACTION for all the men of HKU: staff, students, alumni, Council members, friends alike. The important difference from previous campaigns on gender balance is that the HeForShe initiative is targeted at men. It aims to get men to talk about, and more importantly, do something about, issues of gender equality.

UN Women is creating an impact group called 10x10x10 comprising 10 Heads of State, 10 CEOs of global corporations and 10 University Presidents. Professor Peter Mathieson, HKU President and Vice-Chancellor, has been invited to be a member of the group which he has enthusiastically agreed. He will make a public commitment to improving gender equality and especially hope the men of HKU will weigh in and help make a real difference.

Members of the media are cordially invited to cover the launch event. Details as below:

Date: April 10, 2015 (tomorrow)

Time: 5 to 6:15pm

Venue: Loke Yew Hall, Main Building, Main Campus, HKU

Host:

Ms Elizabeth Nyamayaro, Head of the HeForShe

Professor Peter Mathieson, President and Vice-Chancellor, HKU

Guests:

Dr York Chow, Chairman, Equal Opportunities Commission, Hong Kong

Dr Richard Armour, Secretary-General, University Grants Committee, Hong Kong

HeForShe official website: http://www.heforshe.org/

HKU’s HeForShe pre-event promo: http://uvision.hku.hk/playvideo.php?mid=19129