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Conference Programme

8 June, 2002

Morning Session
08:45
Registration
09:30
Welcome Remarks by the Hon Tam Yiu-chung, Chairman, Elderly Commission, Hong Kong
Video--floor ( 56k / broadband )
09:40
Opening Address by the Hon Tung Chee-hwa, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Video--floor ( 56k / broadband )
10:00
Plenary Keynotes
Moderator : Prof. Nelson Chow, Chair Professor,
Department of Social Work & Social Administration,
The University of Hong Kong
1)
Framework and Strategy for an Ageing Society
Speaker : Mr. Li Baoku, Vice-minister, Ministry of Civil Affairs;
Executive Deputy Director,
Office of China National Working Commission on Ageing, China
10:45
Coffee Break
11:15
2)
Ageing Population-Economic Perspectives
Speaker : Prof. James Schulz,
Professor of Economics,
Brandeis University, USA
3)
Ageing Population-Business Perspectives
Speaker : Mr. Luk Koon Hoo, Roger,
Managing Director & Deputy Chief Executive,
Hang Seng Bank
Q & A
12:30
Lunch Break
Afternoon Session
14:00
Concurrent Sessions
1) Reconstruct the Image of Ageing
    Mass media
    Lifelong learning
    Intergenerational interactions
    Community inclusion and participation
 
Moderator : Prof. Edward Chen, President, Lingnan University, Hong Kong;
Chairman, Hong Kong Press Council
Speakers : Prof. Chan Yuen-ying, Director,
Journalism and Media Study Centre, The University of Hong Kong
Dr. Philemon Choi, Chairman, Commission on Youth, Hong Kong
Dr. Yitzhak Brick, President, International Federation on Ageing
   
2) Remodel the Living Environment
    Town planning and infrastructure
    Universal Design, product and service design
    Barrier-free building designs
 
Moderator : Prof. Patrick Lau Sau-shing, President,
The Institute of Architects, Hong Kong
Speakers :

Dr Satoshi Kose, Director, Housing and Urban Planning Department,
Building Research Institute, Japan
Mr. Ross Wraight, Vice-President (Technical Management),
International Standards Organization
Mr. Cheung Hau Wai,
Deputy Director of Buildings,
The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

   
3) Reinvest in Ageing
    Integrated life course education/work/leisure
    Changing workforce
    Rethinking retirement and financial security
 
Moderator : Dr Eden Woon, Director,
Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce
Speakers : Prof. Victor Marshall, Director of Institute on Ageing,
University of North Carolina,USA
Mr. Chan King-cheung, Managing Editor,
Hong Kong Economic Journal
Mr. Stuart Leckie, Chairman,
Hong Kong Retirement Schemes Association
   
4) Refocus the Health Maintenance System
    Life-course approach to primary health care
 
Moderator : Dr Donald K T Li, President,
Hong Kong College of Family Physicians
Speakers : Ms Irene Hoskins, Senior Technical Officer,
World Health Organisation
Dr Margaret Chan, Director of Health,
The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
   
15:30
Coffee Break
15:45-16:30
Closing Plenary Forum
 
The Way Ahead
Moderators of concurrent sessions to report gist of discussions
Moderator : Dr E K Yeoh, Secretary for Health and Welfare,
The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

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