Kick-off of Respect Awareness Campaign

The Committee Against Sexual Harassment held the inaugural ceremony of the campus-wide Respect Awareness Campaign on 21 March. Officiating at the ceremony were Prof. Rocky S. Tuan (2nd right), CUHK Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Alfred Chan Cheung-ming (3rd left), Chairperson of the Equal Opportunities Commission and Prof. Diana Lee (2nd left), Chairperson of the Committee.

Professor Tuan said in his opening remarks, ‘The University is committed to ensuring an environment for staff and students which provides equality of opportunity and is free of any discrimination and harassment. In 1995, the University established the Committee Against Sexual Harassment and formulated the Policy Against Sexual Harassment, stating clearly the University’s stance on sexual harassment and putting an appropriate procedure in place to ensure that all allegations or complaints will be handled fairly. We all should take sexual harassment issues seriously. I would like to take this opportunity to invite all of you to support and be part of the Campaign. Only through collective efforts can we achieve a respectful and sexual harassment-free campus.’

To bolster awareness of the importance of mutual respect on campus and create an environment of gender equality, the Committee is organizing a year-long programme of educational events and activities including roving exhibitions, seminars, movie screening and drama performance.