HKSMUN 2013 conference booklet

HKSMUN 2013 // Hosted by the Canadian International School of Hong Kong // 22 & 23 November 2013

CONFERENCE BOOKLET

HKSMUN 2013 is proudly hosted by Participating schools

“Achieving the Millennium Development Goals”

HKSMUN 2013 is proudly hosted by


A V I S I O N F O R H K S M U N

The vision for HKSMUN is to:

- facilitate discussion of relevant and current global issues,

- foster public speaking in the English language,

- model discussion and decision-making within the United Nations frame-work,

- raise awareness of the role of the UN in solving international and regional issues and conflicts,

- create opportunities for students to demonstrate leadership,

- develop relationships between secondary schools in Hong Kong’s Southern district.

And finally, we hope you will make new friends! The theme of the 2013 conference is “Achieving the

Millennium Development Goals” and each of the six councils and committees1 will discuss at least one issue

associated with one of the eight goals set by the United Nations in 2000 (see also www.un.org/millenniumgoals).

Have fun and learn lots!

The HKSMUN team of directors & The Secretaries-General Halle Hagan and Natalie Chow

H O W T O G E T T H E R E ?

CDNIS and the Leo Lee Arts Centre are located at 36 Nam Long

Shan Road, off Wong Chuck Hang Road. Schools are recommended

to organize their own transport on Friday and Saturday.

There are several public buses (see info below) that stop at the Wong

Chuk Hang Bus Terminus at the bottom of the ‘hill’. From this bus

stop it is a 5-minute walk to CDNIS.

< BUS STOP

HKSMUN SITE http://bit.ly/hksmun


HKSMUN 2013 – ROOM ALLOCATIONS

GENERAL AREAS

General Assembly Main Refreshments Area

Auditorium Leo Lee Arts Centre (LLAC) Theatre Lobby (LLAC)

COMMITTEES

Security Council

L10 Library Pit / Rotunda (Main Building)

Disarmament and International Security Committee

Room 608 (CDNIS)

Sustainable Development Committee

Room 609 (CDNIS)

Economic and Social Council – ECOSOC

Room 610a (CDNIS)

Special Political and Legal Committee

Room 610 (CDNIS)

Humanitarian and Cultural Committee

Room 611 (CDNIS)

OFFICES

Hong Kong South Press Team Secretary General & Committee Chairs

L10 Library Workroom 3 (Main Building) L10 Library Workroom 2 (Main Building)

Student Officers Room (Ushers & Runners) Vetting Panel Teachers’ Work Area

L10 Library Workroom 1 (Main Building) Room 611a Room 611a


HKSMUN 2013 – COMMITTEES & ISSUES

1. Disarmament and International Security Committee

i. Nuclear weapon free zones in North-East Asia

ii. Containing and combating cyber warfare

iii. Ensuring protection of the rights of the child in areas of conflict (MDG 2 & 4)

2. Sustainable Development Committee

i. Promoting ecotourism for poverty eradication and environmental protection

ii. Achieving food security through sustainable and equitable agricultural systems

iii. Increasing access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation in LEDCs (MDG 7)

3. Economic and Social Council - ECOSOC

i. Promoting sustainable economic growth for social development

ii. Improving road safety globally

iii. Reversing the spread of HIV/AIDS (MDG 6)

4. Special Political and Legal Committee

i. Measures against arbitrary detention

ii. Establishing an international legal framework for the protection of journalists

iii. Elimination of protectionist measures in global trade (MDG 8)

5. Humanitarian and Cultural Committee

i. Protecting the rights of non-national domestic workers

ii. Protecting cultural heritage in countries at war

iii. Eliminating gender disparity in primary and secondary education (MDG 3)

6. Security Council

i. The issue of disputed territories in the South China Sea

ii. The issue of Syria

iii. The issue of the role of MONUSCO in the DR Congo


HKSMUN 2013 – AGENDA (FRIDAY)

Friday 22 November 2013 08:00 - 08:30 CHAIRS & USHERS MEETING / CDNIS Library Room #1 & #3

08:00 - 08:45 REGISTRATION & REFRESHMENTS / in LLAC Lobby

09:00 - 09:45 GENERAL ASSEMBLY OPENING CEREMONY / in LLAC Auditorium

LLAC Auditorium (Welcome address by Secretaries-General Natalie Chow & Halle Hagan

Opening Addresses by CDNIS Management representative & Mr Ian Burchett (Canadian

Consul General to Hong Kong & Macau). Introduction of officers & Agenda Approval

9:45 ROLL CALL, OFFICIAL START & SPEECHES BY AMBASSADORS

10:30 MORNING BREAK / Refreshments available in LLAC Lobby

10:50 COMMITTEE ROOMS ACCESSIBLE

Committee 1 in 608, Committee 2 in 609, Committee 3 in 610a, Committee 4 in 610,

Committee 5 in 611, Security Council in Library Rotonda, Approval Panel / Teacher's Room

611a, Ushers & Pages Team in Library room #1

10:55 - 11:30 COMMITTEE AGENDA APPROVAL & SPEECHES BY DELEGATES

11:30 - 13:15 CAUCUS / Lobbying & Merging of Resolutions

11:30 MEETINGS FOR APPROVAL PANEL & PRESS TEAM

Approval Panel (teachers) in 611a / Press in Library Room #2

13:15 - 14:00 LUNCH BREAK Level 6 Cafeteria (free of charge)

14:00 - 15:30 ALL COMMITTEES, SECURITY COUNCIL AND APPROVAL PANEL IN SESSION

15:30 - 15:45 AFTERNOON BREAK / Refreshments available in LLAC Lobby


First edition of 'South MUN Afternoon Post' published

17:00 - 17:30 CHAIRS’ MEETING / Level 9 Board room

“Is there a dress code?” Students should wear formal attire. Students dressed casually will be asked to go home and change. Students should avoid wearing their school uniform, although this is not enforced. More information can be found on the HKSMUN 2013 website at http://bit.ly/hksmun

“Is there a participation fee?” Yes. Every delegate and every committee chair needs to pay a $250 HKD fee to cover the cost of the conference. In return we will provide our facilities, free snacks, refreshments, lunch buffets on Friday and Saturday as well as a Mocktail Farewell reception on Saturday. Teacher supervisors will need to pay the total sum in cash or by Crossed Cheque – made payable to “Canadian International School of Hong Kong Limited” or “CDNIS” – at the registration desk on Friday. An invoice is available upon request. Teacher supervisors, Press team members and conference ushers are free of charge.


HKSMUN 2013 – AGENDA (SATURDAY)

Saturday, 23 November 2013 07:45 - 08:15 MORNING REFRESHMENTS / Refreshments available in LLAC Lobby

07:55 - 08:10 CHAIRS’ MEETING / Level 9 Board room


10:15 ~ 10:45 MORNING BREAK / Refreshments available in LLAC Lobby, duration at chairs' discretion


12:45 - 13:30 LUNCH BREAK Level 6 Cafeteria (free of charge)


15:00 - 15:15 AFTERNOON BREAK / Refreshments available in LLAC Lobby

15:15 - 16:50 GENERAL ASSEMBLY / in LLAC Auditorium

16:00 - 16:30 TEACHERS’ MEETING / in LLAC Lobby

16:50 - 17:00 CLOSING CEREMONY / in LLAC Auditorium

17:00 - 18:00 FAREWELL MOCKTAIL RECEPTION / LLAC Lobby / Drinks & Fingerfood

17:30 ANNOUNCEMENT OF 2014 STUDENT OFFICERS / LLAC Lobby

18:00 SHUTTLE BUS TO WONG CHUK HONG RD & ADMIRALTY / LLAC Lobby Entrance

SEE YOU AT HKSMUN 2014! TENTATIVE DATES: NOVEMBER 28 & 29 2014

LIST OF INVITED SCHOOLS

South Island School Po Leung Kuk Wai Yin College

West Island School Pui Tak Canossian College

Victoria Shanghai Academy Pui Ying Secondary School

Canadian International School Sacred Heart Canossian College

Singapore International School Caritas Chong Yuet Ming Secondary School

Hong Kong International School Caritas Wu Cheng-Chung Secondary School

French International School St. Stephen’s College

German Swiss International School St. Peter's Secondary School

Independent Schools Foundation Academy S.W.C.S. Chan Pak Sha School

HKUGA College S.K.H. Lui Ming Choi Secondary School

Hong Kong True Light College Yu Chun Keung Memorial College No.2


HKSMUN 2013 – DELEGATIONS

Argentina YCK MC2

Australia SIS HK

Azerbaijan ST. STEPHEN'S

China CDNIS

France ST. STEPHEN'S

Guatemala VSA

Luxembourg CDNIS

Pakistan ST. STEPHEN'S Russia ISF ACADEMY

Rwanda SIS HK

South Korea HKIS

Togo CDNIS

UK HKIS

USA VSA

Brazil CDNIS

Canada ST. STEPHEN'S DPR Korea ISF ACADEMY

Egypt SIS HK

South Africa CDNIS

Syria CDNIS

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We welcome other schools from Hong Kong Island to join in 2014!


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