The University of London, a partner of HKU SPACE for over 50 years, is this year celebrating the 150^th Anniversary of introducing “Special Examinations for Women” in 1868, which ten years later led to the admission of women to all its degrees, the first University to do so in the UK.

To celebrate this the University is conducting the “Worldwide Conversation on Women’s Higher Education and Equality in the Workplace” and has invited HKU SPACE to organise an event here in Hong Kong.

Distinguished speakers and panellists are invited to the event:

Opening Address:
Ms. Teresa Cheng, GBS, SC, JP, Secretary for Justice

Keynote Speakers and Panellists:
Professor Chan Cheung Ming, Chairperson, Equal Opportunities Commission
Professor Amy Tsui, Professor Emerita, The University of Hong Kong

Panellists:
Professor Cecilia L.W. Chan, R.S.W., J.P., Si Yuan Chair Professor in Health and Social Work, The University of Hong Kong
Ms. Wendy Gan Kim See, Board of Director, HKU SPACE
Ms. Fiona Nott, Chief Executive Officer, The Women’s Foundation

Moderator:
Professor William Lee, Director, HKU SPACE