The Sexualities Research Programme’s research has been presented at the Legislative Council, cited in judicial review cases in the Hong Kong court, as well as disseminated to policy makers, and legal sectors.

For examples, research from the programme has been presented by Dr Chow, the then Chairperson of the Equal Opportunities Commission, to the Panel on Constitutional Affairs at the Legislative Council, and Prof Suen has presented his research older people living with HIV to the Panel on Health Services at the Legislative Council.

The Sexualities Research Programme also provides timely responses to legal debates on LGBT+ issues. For example, following the ruling and observations made by the Court of Final Appeal in the case of W v Registrar of Marriages, the Hong Kong Government set up the Inter-departmental Working Group on Gender Recognition (IWGGR) and the IWGGR issued a public consultation paper on Part 1: Gender Recognition on 23 June 2017. The Sexualities Research Programme and the United Nations Development Programme co-hosted a Multi-Country Roundtable on Legal Gender Recognition on 19-20 October 2017 with government, civil society and NHRI participants from Hong Kong, Thailand and Viet Nam (all three jurisdictions in the process of developing a trans law).

The Sexualities Research Programme also co-hosted a conference on ‘Balancing LGBT and Religious Rights in Europe and Hong Kong’ with the European Union Office to Hong Kong and Macau on 28 November 2016.

Prof Suen led the statement issued by the EOC and the Gender Research Centre of the CUHK calling on the Government to introduce LGBTI anti-discrimination legislation in Hong Kong. The statement was supported by 75 other entities. These are from a wide range of sectors in Hong Kong society including many large multinational financial institutions; diverse companies in the business sector ranging from one of largest global technology company to a well known local retailer; a large chamber of commerce and regional trade organisation; local and international law firms and legal organisations; local and international non-governmental organisations working on protecting the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people; and several religious groups.

In addition to the 75 organisations that supported the statement, the Hong Kong Bar Association which represents all the over 1300 practising barristers in Hong Kong also issued a statement to support the call.  

Prof. Suen is frequently invited to speak at different law firms.

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Prof. Suen is frequently invited to share his research with the business community. He has been an invited speaker at events organized by the British Chamber of Commerce, Community Business, Out Leadership, Out and Equal, Reaching Out MBA, among others. He has addressed staff members at numerous firms such as Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Freewheel, Freshfields, Moody’s, Nomura, State Street, etc.

The Study on Legislation against Discrimination on the Grounds of Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Intersex Status was widely recognized by the business community and won the Community Business LGBT Advocacy Award 2016.

Prof Suen serves on the research advisory board of Open for Business.

Prof Suen led the statement issued by the EOC and the Gender Research Centre of the CUHK calling on the Government to introduce LGBTI anti-discrimination legislation in Hong Kong. The statement was supported by 75 other entities. These are from a wide range of sectors in Hong Kong society including many large multinational financial institutions; diverse companies in the business sector ranging from one of largest global technology company to a well known local retailer; a large chamber of commerce and regional trade organisation; local and international law firms and legal organisations; local and international non-governmental organisations working on protecting the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people; and several religious groups.

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Media Coverage

26 Nov 2017 

Whether a Gender Recognition System should be Established? 

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the global and the local

The Sexualities Research Progrmame's  research has been presented in: (2016-Present)

• United States 

• The United Kingdom 

• Taiwan 

• Singapore

• Thailand 

• China

• Cambodia

Scholars/ practitioners/ community members from the following locales have presented in SRP events

• Argentina

• Australia

• Bangladesh

• Cambodia

• Canada

• China

• Dominican Republic 

• Ireland

• Jamaica

• New Zealand

• Panama

• Philippines

• Republic of Fiji

• Singapore

• South Africa

• Sri Lanka

• Switzerland

• Thailand

• Timor-Leste

• Turkey

• The United Kingdom

• United States

• Vietnam