WOMEN'S COMMISSION Secretary's Report - 婦女事務委員會

WoC 05/13(for information)WOMEN’S COMMISSIONSecretary’s ReportINTRODUCTIONThis paper informs Members of the women-related activities andmeetings held or participated by the Women’s Commission (WoC) since the71 st meeting held on 5 December 2012.MEETINGS AND ACTIVITIES HELD BY WoC SINCE 5 DECEMBER 20122. Meetings and activities held by WoC since 5 December 2012 areas follows -• Women’s Commission Conference 2012 “Bringing Together Women’sWisdom for a Better Future” Pre-Conference Activity• Women’s Commission Conference 2012 “Bringing Together Women’sWisdom for a Better Future”• Meeting of Steering Committee of Capacity Building MileageProgramme• Meeting of the Working Group on Public Education• Meeting of the Working Group on Enabling Environment• Meeting of Working Group on Collaboration• Meeting of Working Group on Empowerment• Cocktail Reception cum Presentation Ceremony of the GenderMainstreaming Award to Celebrate International Women’s Day 2013ACTIVITES PARTICIPATED BY WoC SINCE 5 DECEMBER 20123. Women-related activities participated by WoC since 5 December2012 are as follows -• 女 樂 禮 年 co-organised by 利 女 • Small and Medium Enterprises and Services Industry HumanResources Managers' Club Meeting organised by the LabourDepartment

• 5 th Anniversary Banquet of the Junior Chamber International CityLady (Hong Kong) organised by Junior Chamber International CityLady (Hong Kong)• 年 organised by Yuen Long District Women’sAssociation• 60 th Anniversary “With Love and Dream Along – Positive Thinking,Positive Life” Variety Show organised by Hong Kong Christian Service• The 6 th Committee Inauguration Ceremony organised by Hong KongWomen Development Association Ltd.• Launching Ceremony of LARTE Campaign Musical Premiereorganized by Family Council• 茶 organised by YauTsim Mong Women Association• Graduation Ceremony of Eastern District Women Leadership TrainingWorkshop organised by Carnation Women’s Association• 樂 年 organised by Ching Fai Women Association Ltd.• “Fair Healthy Music Variety Show organised by We Are Family• 186 organized by The Chinese General Chamberof Commerce• Meeting with Central and Western District Council• organised by Well Women Clinics of Tung WahGroup of Hospitals• 女 禮 jointly organised by 女 參 and • Interview by RTHK Radio 2 “Made in Hong Kong 李 ” onCapacity Building Mileage Programme• 女 行 立 15 年 ” 更 ” 麗 organized by Hong KongCentral and Western Women Association• “Women in the Boardroom” Luncheon Presentation by Dame JoanStringer, Principal & Vice-Chancellor, Edinburgh Napier Universityorganized by Asia Society Hong Kong Center• 靈 Women’s Health Exhibition and Seminar organizedby Hong Kong Island Women Association• 女 @ Sou - 女 禮 organized bythe Funding Scheme for Women’s Development Organizing Committee(Wan Chai District)• Sharing Session with New Home Association• 2013-14 年 度 理 禮 聯 organized by the HongKong Federation of Women2

• 28 th Anniversary cum Inauguration Ceremony of the 11 th ExecutiveCommittee organized by Yin Ngai Central Council 立 8 年 行 禮 • 3 • 8 Good ShowLaunching Ceremony• 57th session of UNCSW held at UN Headquarters in New York• Opening Ceremony of Women and Family Enhancement Centreorganised by Hong Kong Family Welfare Society• WoC Chairperson was interviewed by radio programme “GenderEquity” of RTHK Radio 1, and the text version of the interview was alsopublished on the Hong Kong Economical Journal on the same day• Education Institutes and Trading Industry Human ResourcesManagers' Club Meeting organised by the Labour Department • Launch of the “30% Club Hong Kong” organised by The Women’sFoundation• Meeting with Kowloon City District Council• Luncheon organized by The China Energy Fund• International Women’s Day Cocktail Reception organised by theLiaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong KongSpecial Administrative Region• 女 念 女 聯 organised by TheAll-China Women's Federation Hong Kong Delegates Association Ltd.• Retail Industry, Hotel & Tourism Industries and Catering IndustryHuman Resources Managers' Club Meeting organised by the LabourDepartmentADVICE SOUGHT4. Members are invited to note the activities and meetings as listedin paragraphs 2 and 3 above.Women’s Commission SecretariatMarch 20133