Annual Conference
Date: 4th November, 2018
Time: 10:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.
Venue: Hong Kong International School
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Time: 10:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.
Venue: Hong Kong International School
Click HERE for travel directions
Guest speakers
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Lisa Rizzo
Legal Officer | Justice Centre Hong Kong Lisa is an Australian qualified lawyer who holds degrees in law (LLB) from Macquarie University and commerce (B.Com) from and the University of New South Wales. As Legal Officer she is part of a small team that assist legally unrepresented people achieve better access to justice, including preparing cases for judicial review in the High Court of Hong Kong. Prior to her time in Hong Kong Lisa lived in Bangkok, Thailand, where she had a unique opportunity to support Thai people in the infamous Klong Toey slums, particularly new mothers. She spent the early part of her career in Sydney, Australia working as a human resources and employment law specialist. |
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Hei Kiu Au | Li Po Chun United World College
Hei Kiu is a student from Li Po Chun United World College in her last year of IB. She is the Co-Founder and Chairperson of the Board (Internal Affairs) for "I Am Not A Criminal", a student-led fundraising campaign to deliver 1000+ bags of hope to Hong Kong refugees in dire need of material assistance. She is also an avid MUN debater, having won and participated in many university-level conferences such as Korea University MUN, City University MUN, HKBUMUN, and chaired in ISMUNHK and LPCMUN. She plans to pursue philosophy at university and is passionate about political philosophy and decision-making theories. In her free time, she loves to cook and is a theatre nerd with Portuguese and Chinese roots. Please email heiqau@gmail.com to contact her! Hei Kiu AU VSA '17 | LPCUWC '19 | LinkedIn (+852) 67339829 |
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Hi everyone!
I’m Ruth Scharff-Hansen, a Year 12 student in German Swiss International School. With a Swiss-Danish father, a Singaporean-Chinese mother and a life in Hong Kong, I’m the definition of a third-culture child. I’ve often felt foreign in a country that is not my own and can only imagine the suffering of refugees who not only don’t speak Cantonese, but are being systematically excluded and discriminated against in their poverty. We all have a responsibility to provide for asylum-seekers, and as a debater, I am a firm believer that all of our voices hold weight. Human rights abuses occur not just on a policy level but a personal level, and organic change always starts with a shift in attitude- a shift that we can initiate. I can’t wait to see what we do! |
