President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Peter Mathieson will be speaking at the HeForShe IMPACT 10x10x10 University Parity Report Launch in his capacity as a University IMPACT Champion. The press conference will be held at the United Nations headquarters in New York City during the United Nations General Assembly on 20th September 2016 at 11:00 EST (23:00 Hong Kong time).

Professor Mathieson will be announcing HKU initiatives to promote gender equity and diversity at the meeting.

To watch the live stream of the meeting, go to http://webtv.un.org

To watch the reception after the meeting, which will be attended by UN Global Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson, go to http://www.HeForShe.org/TurnsTwo on September 21, 2016 at 19:00 EST (7:00 Hong Kong time).

HeForShe is a United Nations initiative on gender equality and the University of Hong Kong was the first university globally to launch HeForShe on campus in April 2015. The Impact Group 10x10x10, of which Professor Mathieson is a member, comprises 10 Heads of State, 10 CEOs of global corporations and 10 University Presidents.

For more about the HeForShe initiative, go to http://www.heforshe.org/en