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The Conference co-organised by Centre for Comparative and Public Law (CCPL), Faculty of Law, the University of Hong Kong (HKU) and Plan International Hong Kong to be held tomorrow (September 8, 2018), aims to serve as a vehicle for thought leadership in driving systemic change in how professionals and practitioners working with children carry out child-related assessments in policy making and implementation.

The conference will also launch the findings of the research on Child Rights Impact Assessment (CRIA) and Lessons from International Best Practice, conducted by Puja Kapai, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law of CCPL, HKU.

More specifically, the Conference will:
1) Introduce Child Rights Impact Assessment Framework (“the CRIA Framework”);
2) Identify gaps and challenges in current practices related to child protection issues;
3) Assess state of knowledge and skills required for the implementation of the CRIA Framework; and
4) Develop a community of practice to enhance protection of children by adapting international best practice for the Hong Kong context.

The Conference aims to inspire cross-sector collaboration to improve the protection and consideration of children’s best interests in Hong Kong and to improve practices, decisions and outcomes involving children. The event will host two Guests of Honour: Ms Mikiko Otani, Member of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child will deliver her Keynote Address at 9:25am and Mr Matthew Cheung Kin-chung, Chief Secretary for Administration of the HKSAR and Chairperson of the Commission on Children will deliver the Concluding Remarks for the event at 5:15pm.

Details are as follows:
Date： September 8, 2018 (Saturday)
Time： 9:00 am to 5:40 pm (Registration for Media: 8:45 am)
Venue：Large Moot Court, 2/F, Cheng Yu Tung Tower, the University of Hong Kong (map)

Speakers & Panelists：

• Mr. Matthew CHEUNG Kin-chung, Chief Secretary for Administration of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Chairperson of Commission on Children
• Ms. Mikiko OTANI, Member, United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child
• Ms. Anne-Claire BLOK, Human Rights Advisor, Plan International United Nations Office in Geneva
• Dr. Hon. Fernando CHEUNG Chiu-hung, Member of Legislative Council
• Dr. CHOW Chun-bong, BBS, JP, Honorary Clinical Professor, Department of Paediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, University of Hong Kong
• Prof. Ian Grenville CROSS, SBS, QC, SC, Honorary Consultant to the Child Protection Institute, and Former Director of Public Prosecutions for Hong Kong
• Ms. Puja KAPAI, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Hong Kong
• Mrs. Priscilla LUI Tsang Sun-kai, BBS, Chairperson of Hong Kong Committee on Children’s Rights
• Ms. Cindy PUN Siu-fung, Chairperson on Council of Non-profit Making Organizations for Pre-primary Education
• Mr. Rasa SEKULOVIC, Head of Child Protection and Partnerships of Plan International Asia’s Office
• Dr. Kanie SIU, CEO of Plan International Hong Kong
• Mr. Andrew WEIR, Board Chairman of Plan International Hong Kong
• Ms. Donna WONG, Acting Director, Against Child Abuse

About Plan International Hong Kong
Founded in 1937 and headquartered in the UK, Plan International has a history of 80 years and is one of the world’s leading child-focused development organisations. Plan International operated a field office in Hong Kong from 1959 to 1973, providing support to nearly 12,000 children and their families. Plan International Hong Kong office was set up again in 2009. For more details about Plan International, please visit www.plan.org.hk.

About Centre for Comparative and Public Law
CCPL was established in 1995 as a non-profit virtual research centre in the Faculty of Law. Its goals are to (1) advance knowledge on public law and human rights issues primarily from the perspectives of international and comparative law and practice; (2) encourage and facilitate collaborative work within the Faculty of Law, the University of Hong Kong, and the broader community in the fields of comparative and public law; and (3) make the law more accessible to the community and more effective as an agent of social change.

The Centre’s projects and events generally come within one of the following themes: Comparative Public Policy; Comparative Human Rights; Constitutional Societies; and International Law in the Domestic Order. To learn more about CCPL, please click https://www.law.hku.hk/ccpl/ .

Media Contact:
Miss Winnie Law
Secretary, Centre for Comparative and Public Law
Faculty of Law, The University of Hong Kong
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Email: winniewm@hku.hk

Amy Lau, Senior Marketing and Communications Manager,
Plan International Hong Kong
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Yuki Pang, Senior Communications Officer,
Plan International Hong Kong
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Email: yuki.pang@plan.org.hk