Day 1: May 21

Day 1: May 21, 2007 (Monday)

Time

Venue

Topic/Event

Speaker/Participants
0730-0830 Robert Black College Breakfast Facilitators only
0800-0900 Council Chamber, 8/F
Meng Wah Complex, HKU		 Breakfast All participants
0900-0915 Council Chamber, 8/F
Meng Wah Complex, HKU		 Opening session Introduction by Doreen Weisenhaus,
Director of Media Law Project, JMSC, HKU
Greetings from organisers:
Prof. Yuen-Ying Chan, Director, JMSC, HKU
Melinda Quintos de Jesus, SEAPA Co-Founder and Board Secretary
Danilo Leonardi, PCMLP, Oxford University
0915-0945 Council Chamber, 8/F
Meng Wah Complex, HKU		 Keynote Address:
Press Freedom and Censorship

Introduction by Prof Johannes Chan, Dean, Faculty of Law, HKU

Soli Sorabjee, former Attoney-General of India
0945-1015 Council Chamber, 8/F
Meng Wah Complex, HKU		 Conference Overview:
Freedom of Expression in Southeast Asia: Trends and Challenges in Media Law 		Peter Noorlander, Article 19 Global Campaign for Free Expression
1015-1045

Break
1045-1300 Meng Wah Complex, HKU
S702 Cambodia
S714 Singapore
S723 Thailand
S322 Malaysia
S324 The Philippines
S325 Indonesia		 National sessions in media defense litigation
(Concurrent breakout sessions)		 Conducted by national facilators:
Cambodia: Mao Somvutheary (Theary)
Singapore: Dr Kevin Tan
Thailand: Somchai Homlaor
Malaysia: Dato’ Mohammed Shafee Abdullah
The Philippines: Prof Raul Pangalangan
Indonesia: Dr Todung Mulya Lubis
1300-1430 Joseph’s Restaurant,
Graduate House

Networking Lunch
1430-1545 Council Chamber, 8/F
Meng Wah Complex, HKU		 National Wrap-up (joint session) Moderator: Roby Alampay, Executive Director, SEAPA
National facilitators:
Cambodia: Mao Somvutheary (Theary)
Singapore: Dr Kevin Tan
Thailand: Somchai Homlaor
Malaysia: Dato’ Mohammed Shafee Abdullah
The Philippines: Prof Raul Pangalangan
Indonesia: Dr Todung Mulya Lubis
1545-1600

Break
1600-1800 Council Chamber, 8/F
Meng Wah Complex, HKU		 Regional media law session
Panel I: Defamation, Part I
A regional comparison of truth as a defense, opinion v. fact, due diligence and good-faith mistakes, with case studies.		 Moderator: Robert Balin, Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine, USA
International: Peter Noorlander
Cambodia: Mao Somvutheary (Theary)
Singapore: Dr Kevin Tan
Thailand: Somchai Homlaor
Malaysia: Dato’ Mohammed Shafee Abdullah
The Philippines: Prof Raul Pangalangan
Indonesia: Dr Todung Mulya Lubis
1800-1900 Transit to Dinner
1900-2100 Cafe Deco, The Peak Welcome Dinner