Bulletin No. 2, 2014

News in Brief  47  International Symposium Promotes LGBTI Rights Local and overseas experts discussed the protection of equal rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) persons in Hong Kong and the European Union (EU) on 29 August at Hong Kong’s first ever ‘Working Together for an Inclusive Society: LGBTI Rights in Comparative Perspective’ International Symposium. Co-organized by the Gender Research Centre of the Hong Kong Institute of Asia Pacific Studies, the Equal Opportunities Commission, and the European Union Office to Hong Kong and Macao, the conference featured the exchange of practical experience of the EU and Hong Kong on introducing legislation to protect LGBTI rights, and its potential impact on business, education, religious organizations and the wider society. Reputed academic and legal professionals from Europe and the US participated as speakers in the conference, including Rev. Duncan Dormor, President and Dean, St. John’s College of the University of Cambridge; Prof. Holning Lau, Professor of Law, University of North Carolina School of Law; and Prof. Aileen McColgan, Professor of Human Rights Law, the Dickson Poon School of Law, King’s College London. South African Minister of Health on Ebola Epidemic Invited by the Centre for Global Health of the Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, Dr. Pakishe Aaron Motsoaledi, Minister of Health of the Republic of South Africa, delivered a lecture ‘Impact of Ebola Epidemic in South Africa and the African Continent’ on 8 September. Dr. Motsoaledi provided in-depth information and an analysis regarding the situation of the Ebola epidemic, its spread and preventative measures in West Africa, and addressed the indirect impact of Ebola on South Africa and the African continent as a whole. Intellectual Cross- Currents