Day 2: May 22

Day 2: May 22, 2007 (Tuesday)

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
0900-1100 Council Chamber, 8/F
Meng Wah Complex, HKU		 Panel II: Defamation, Part II
A regional comparison of public figures, matters of public interest, excessive penalties, litigation strategies, successful experiences and how these issues might be addressed by international law.

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

1100-1130

Council Chamber

Break
1130-1300 Council Chamber, 8/F
Meng Wah Complex, HKU		 Panel III: Regional Defamation Case Studies: The Sumpinya (Thailand) and the Tempo (Indonesia) Cases

Moderator: Mark Stephens, Partner, Fine Stephens Innocent, London
Supinya:
Somchai Homlaor
Robert Balin
Tempo:
Dr Todung Mulya Lubis
Bambang Harymurti, Editor-in-Chief, Tempo
1300-1430 Joseph’s Restaurant,
Graduate House

Lunch
1430-1600 Council Chamber, 8/F
Meng Wah Complex, HKU		 Panel IV: Other Criminal Liabilities Journalists Fase

Moderators: David Goldberg and Danilo Leonardi, PCMLP, Oxford University
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

note: Panel members may change
1600-1615

Break
1615-1700 Council Chamber, 8/F
Meng Wah Complex, HKU		 Panel V: Additional Litigation/Advocacy Startegies: Using other Actors, including the Mediam NGOs

Moderator: Roby Alampay
The Philippines: Melinda Quintos de Jesus
Cambodia: Ou Virak
International: Peter Noorlander
The Philippines: Harry Roque
Indonesia: Misbachuddin Gasma
Hong Kong/Taiwan: Prof Yuen-Ying Chan

1700-1720 Break
  Council Chamber, 8/F
Meng Wah Complex, HKU

Keynote Address:
Free Speech: Next Stop Asia
[Via Live Video Conference]

Justice Geoffrey Robertson QC,
Head of Doughty Street Chambers, London

Moderator: MArk Stephens (Live Q&A session)
1845-2000 University Lodge, HKU Reception by Prof. Lap-chee Tsui, Vice-Chancellor, HKU