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Age-friendly Cities with Cooperation & Participation — The Asian Pacific Perspective Regional Conference

18 Nov 2010

Age-friendly Cities with Cooperation & Participation - The Asian Pacific Perspective Regional Conference will be hosted by the Faculty of Social Sciences, The University of Hong Kong on 19 and 20 November (Friday & Saturday). The conference aims at providing a platform for the participants from around the world to share experiences of policy, research, and practices on how age-friendly city framework as promoted by World Health Organization (WHO) has been achieved in the Asia Pacific region.

There are more than 40 overseas speakers, including the following internationally renowned experts and academics who will also be available for individual interviews on November 19:

Dr. John Beard, Director, Department of Ageing and Life Course, WHO
Dr. Jane Barratt, Secretary General, International Federation on Ageing
Professor Hiroyuki Murata, President, Murata Associates, Inc.; Professor, Smart Ageing International Research Center, Tohoku University
Mr. Yan Qing-chun, Vice President, China National Committee on Ageing
Ms Alice Chin, Vice-president, Strategic Planning, Council for Third Age (C3A) Singapore

You are cordially invited to cover the event. Details are as follows:

Day 1 - Opening Ceremony and Conference

Date:      November 19 (Friday)
Time:      9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Venue:     Rayson Huang Theatre, The University of Hong Kong

Programme rundown:
0845 Media registration
0900 Welcoming Address
           Dr. Ernest Chui Wing-tak, Co-chairman, Conference Organizing Committee
        Opening Address
           Ms. Christine Fang Meng-sang, JP , Chief Executive, The Hong Kong Council of Social Service
        Officiating Address
        Dr. the Hon Leong Che-hung, GBM, GBS, JP, Chairman, Elderly Commission
09:15 Souvenir Presentation
           Professor Ian Holliday, Dean of Social Sciences, The University of Hong Kong
09:30 Keynote Speech - The Age-friendly Cities
            Dr. John Beard, Director, Department of Ageing and Life Course, WHO

For details of the Conference, please visit: http://www.hku.hk/socsc/afccp/

Please contact Miss Vanessa Sit, Faculty of Social Sciences, The University of Hong Kong at 2859 2983 or 9267 8877 for press enquiries or individual interview arrangements.

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