4 December 2023 (Monday)

0730 – 0830

Registration

Opening Ceremony

Welcoming and Opening Remarks

0830 – 0845

Welcoming Remarks

Dr. Che Hung LEONG GBM, GBS, OBE, JP
Chairman of Hong Kong AIDS Foundation 

Opening Remarks (Video Message)

The Honorable John LEE Ka-Chiu, GBM, SBS, PDSM, PMSM
Chief Executive of the Hong Kong SAR 

Messages from Honourable Guests

0845 – 0915

Dr. LEE Ha-Yun, Libby, JP
Under Secretary for Health of the Government of the Hong Kong SAR

Dr. Margaret CHAN
Dean of Vanke School of Public Health, Tsinghua University, Honorary Director-General of the World Health Organization

Dr. Erasmus U. MORAH
Director and Representative of UNAIDS China Office 

Mr. HAO Yang
President of Chinese Association of STD & AIDS Prevention and Control

Dr. JIN Ronghua
Director of National Center for Infectious Diseases (Beijing), President of the Beijing Ditan Hospital

Dr. LEONG Iek Hou
Head of Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Bureau, Macao SAR

Dr. Chien-Chin HUNG
President of Taiwan AIDS Society 

Plenary Lecture

Chairperson: Dr. Patrick LI

Co Vice-Chairman of Hong Kong AIDS Foundation

0915 – 0945

Professor David HO
Director of the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center 

A Personal Journey in the AIDS Pandemic 

0945 – 1005

Coffee Break & Group Photo session

Session I

Chairperson: Dr. Owen TSANG

Team Head of the Infectious Disease Unit, and the Medical Director of the Hospital Authority Infectious Disease Centre at Princess Margaret Hospital

1005 – 1030

Professor SHANG Hong 

Academician of China Academy of Engineering, Director of the First Hospital of China Medical University

Overview of China’s HIV Epidemic and Policies for Prevention and Treatment  

1030 – 1055

Professor CHEN Zhiwei

Director of AIDS Institute, Chair Professor, Department of Microbiology, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong

Current Status of HIV Vaccine Development / Current Status of Immunotherapy for Curing HIV

1055 -1120

Ms. WANG Xinlun

Vice-President of Chinese Association of STD & AIDS Prevention and Control

CASPAC’s Exclusive Report & Our Commitment to the Fight Against HIV/AIDS   

1120 – 1125

Q&A

Session II

The Status of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in the 4 Regions

Chairperson: Dr. Wilson LAM

Co Vice-Chairman of Hong Kong AIDS Foundation 

1125 – 1145

Dr. Lisa YIP

Senior Medical & Health Officer, Special Preventive Programme of Centre for Health Protection

Perspective from Hong Kong  

1145 – 1155

Dr. ZHANG Fujie

Director of Clinical and Research Center of Infectious Diseases, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University

Applied HIV/AIDS Treatment Progress and Challenges of China 

1155 –1205

Mr. HAN Mengjie

Chief expert on AIDS Prevention and Control of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Latest Prevalence of HIV Among MSM in China  

1205 – 1225

Ms. LEONG Mei Pou

Registered Nurse of Communicable Disease Prevention and Control Division,
Center for Disease Control and Prevention,
Health Bureau, Macao SAR

Introduction to HIV/AIDS Epidemic Situation and Prevention and Control Work in Macao in Recent Years  

1225 – 1245

Professor Nai-Ying KO

Distinguished Professor and Vice Dean for International Affairs College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University

Perspective from Taiwan  

1245 – 1250

Q&A

1250 – 1400

Lunch

Session III

Evolving Trend in HIV Management

Chairperson: Dr. ZHAO Hongxin

Director of Clinical Center of HIV Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University

1400 – 1425

Dr. Chien-Chin HUNG

President of Taiwan AIDS Society

40 years of HIV Epidemic in Asia – the Past, the Present and the Future

(Session Sponsored by Gilead Sciences)

1425 – 1440

Dr. Jacky CHAN

Consultant in Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine and Geriatrics, Princess Margaret Hospital

Looking Beyond Virological Suppression – How an Infection Disease Specialist Slowly Transforming into a Geriatrician 

1440 – 1445

Q&A

Session IV

HIV Care Continuum & Beyond White Paper

Chairperson: Dr. Barry K H TAM

Member of Executive Board of Hong Kong AIDS Foundation

1445 – 1455

Dr. Paul HSU

Secretary General of Taiwan Lourdes Association

Introduction of HIV Care Continuum & Beyond White Paper

1455 – 1510

Panel Discussion

Panelists:
Ms. HAN Jing
Secretary General of the Home of Red Ribbon in Beijing

Mr. Midnight POONKASETWATTANA
Executive Director of APCOM Foundation 

Dr. Paul HSU
Secretary General of Taiwan Lourdes Association

1510 – 1515

Q&A

(Session Sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline plc)

1515 – 1535

Coffee Break

Session V

Community Responses to the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in the 4 Regions

Chairperson: Ms. Sun Sun LAU

Chief Executive of Hong Kong AIDS Foundation

1535 – 1555

Dr. Paul HSU

Secretary General of Taiwan Lourdes Association

Empowerment of Specific Populations in
Taiwan – Concrete Actions in Removing Stigma and
Anti-Discrimination / Strategic Actions Against Discrimination in Medical Treatment for HIV-infected People   

1555 – 1615

Mr. Kelvin Wai Ip U

President of Executive Council, Macao AIDS Care Association

Dating App Use and High-risk Sexual Behaviours Among College Students in Macao 

1615 – 1635

Ms. HAN Jing

Secretary General of the Home of Red Ribbon in Beijing

Implementing HIV Whole Process Management: Community Based Organizations in HIV/AIDS Prevention, Patient Care in Beijing 

1635 – 1655

Professor Phoenix Kit Han MO
Associate Professor of The Chinese University of Hong Kong &

Ms. Sun Sun LAU
Chief Executive of Hong Kong AIDS Foundation

The Impact of Social Stigma on Mental Health in the Hong Kong MSM Community  

1655 – 1700

Q&A

*This agenda is subject to change.