HKMUNC 2013-14

Re: Greeting from the Hong Kong Model United Nation Club! Dearstudents, OnbehalfofHongKongModelUnitedNationsClub(HKMUNC),I cordially invite you to participate in our coming Hong Kong Model United Nations Conference 2014 (HKMUNC 2014)whichwilltakeplaceon15‐18January2014andisnowopenfordelegateapplications! Details of the Conference Date: January 15-18, 2014 Venue: Y-Square, Chai Wan Local Delegate Fee: HKD$1050 (without accommodation) Committee: General Assembly (GA), Security Council (SC), Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Affairs Committee (SOCHUM) and World Health Organization (WHO) Application Deadline: 24 November, 2013 1 winner of each committee will get $2000 subsidy to overseas MUN conferences.OurClubaimsatarousingyouthawarenessonglobalissuesandpromotingtheModelUnitedNationscultureintheregion.WiththecontinuoussupportofOfficeoftheCommissioneroftheMinistryofForeignAffairsofthePRCinHKSAR,ConstitutionalandMainlandAffairsBureau,EducationBureau,HongKongInstituteofAsia‐PacificStudies,ourhonorableadvisorsandguests,ourClubwasregisteredasanindependentandnon‐profit‐makingorganizationin2005.HKMUNConference2014,oneofourannualhighlightingevents,consistsof4committeesandservesasadynamicplatformwhichintroducesover200delegatesfromaroundtheglobetothediscussionofedge‐cuttingandcontroversialtopics,suchasthecrisisinSyria,asymmetricwarfare,self‐determination,andreligiousextremists.Moreover,stayingtruetoourmission,thisyear,wewillbeawarding4delegates(onefromeachcommittee)SUBSIDIESAMOUNTINGTO$2000fortheirparticipationinoverseasMUNconferencessuchasHarvard,WorldMUNandmanyothers.Inthe4‐dayconference,delegateswillactasdiplomats,andutilizetheirchancetostriveforthenationtheyrepresent,exchangeideasandcooperatewithoneanotherinpreparingadraftedresolution.Simpleasitmayseem,peoplewithModelUnitedNationsexperiencecancertifythatitismorethandebatingandcomposinganewdocument.MUN–inadditiontohelpingyouimproveyourresearching,negotiatingandwritingskills–alsonurturesglobalawareness,encouragescollaborationandconnectslike‐mindedpeople.ThevalueofaMUNconferencemaydifferfromonepersontoanother;However,weareconfidentthatallparticipantswillfindtheexperiencethought‐provokingandinsightful.We,theorganizingcommittee,willdefinitelystriveforourbestinbringingauniqueMUNexperiencetoalltheparticipantsandwelookforwardtoseeingyouandrealizingacollectiveachievementtogether! Moreover,theExecutiveCommittee (session 2013-2014) of HongKongModelUnitedNationsClub(HKMUNC)hasbeensuccessfullyformed.Theexecutivecommitteemembersaredividedinto

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differentbranches,namelytheOperationsBranch,AcademicBranch,ExecutiveBranchandInternationalDivision.Pleasevisitourwebsiteforfurtherdetailsofthecommitteemembers.We sincerely hope you can direct our invitation to your association members and encourage them to join the HKMUNC 2014. HKMUNC 2014 will definitely be an unforgettable learning experience full of exciting exposure for your members. Pleasehavealookattheattachedeventposterandgettheapplicationpackagefromhttp://www.hkmunc.org.hk/development/newweb/New.phpnow! If you have any enquiries, please feel free to contact Mr. Dennis Chan at 3172 2231 / 9098 3291 or write us an email at info@hkmunc.org.hk. We look forward to seeing you all in the coming conference!Yours sincerely, Natalie Kwun Director of External Affairs Session 2013-14 Hong Kong Model United Nations Club Tel: (852) 3172-2231 Fax: (852) 3172-2232 Email: info@hkmunc.org.hk Website: www.hkmunc.org.hk

Hong Kong Model United Nations Conference 2014

Application Guideline

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HKMUNC 2014 TENTATIVE CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

Jan 15

(Wednesday)

Jan 16

(Thursday)

Jan 17

(Friday)

Jan 18

(Saturday)

10:00-10:30

Registration Committee

Session (II)

Committee

Session (IV)

Committee

Session (VI)

10:30-11:00

11:00-11:30

11:30-12:00 Opening

Ceremony 12:00-12:30

12:30-13:00

Lunch Break Lunch Break Lunch Break

13:00-13:30

Farewell Party

13:30-14:00

14:00-14:30

Non-local/

Local Make-up

Delegate

Training

Committee

Session (III)

Committee

Session (V)

14:30-15:00

Committee

Session (I)

15:00-15:30

15:30-16:00

16:00-16:30

16:30-17:00

17:00-17:30

17:30-18:00

18:00-18:30

Dinner Break Dinner Break

Dinner Break 18:30-19:00

19:00-19:30

19:30-20:00

Study Period Study Period

20:00-20:30

Social Event 20:30-21:00

21:00-21:30

21:30-22:00

*content is subject to changes

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COMMITTEES AND TOPICS

COMMITTEE COUNTRY LISTS

Country/ Committee WHO GA SOCHUM SC

Algeria V V

Argentina V V V V

Australia V V

V

Austria

V

Azerbaijan

V

V

Brazil V V V

Canada V V V

Chile V V V

China V V V V

Colombia

V

Cuba V V

DPRK V V

Egypt

V V

France V V V V

Germany V V V

Guatemala

V

V

Haiti V V

Committee Topic A Topic B

General Assembly (GA)

State Recognition and the

Right of People to Self-Determination

The Question of the

Revival of Self-Determination

Movements

Security Council (SC)

Asymmetric Warfare in Terrorism and

Cyberspace Syrian Crisis

Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Affairs

Committee (SOCHUM)

Religious Extremist and Terrorism

Settlement of New Immigrants, Refugees and

IDPs

World Health Organization

(WHO)

Pharmaceutical Patent: Balance between

Affordable Medicine and Business

Cross-border Cooperation on Pandemic Control

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India V V V

Iran V V V

Israel

V V

Italy

V

Japan V V V

Lebanon V V V

Libya V V V

Luxembourg V

Mexico V V

Morocco

V

V

Myanmar V V

Nigeria V V

Pakistan V V V V

Panama

V

State of Palestine

N

Portugal

V

Poland

V

Russian Federation V V V V

Rwanda V V

Samoa V V

South Africa V V V

South Sudan V V V

The Republic of Korea V V

V

Spain

V V

Syria

V V N

Togo V V V V

Tunisia

V V

Turkey V V

Uganda V V

UK V V V V

USA V V V V

Zambia V V

Total 30 42 29 16

V Offered with voting rights

N Offered without voting rights/ Offered as an observing country

(Empty) Not Offered

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APPLICATION REMINDERS

Hong Kong Model United Nations Conference 2014 accepts both individual and team application.

For team application, each team should consist of 2 to 6 delegates; 2 delegates may be assignedto the same committee in each team.Please be reminded that delegates in the same team may NOT be representing the same country in different committees.

All the committees are in double-delegation so individual applicants will be assigned to a partner to represent one country.

APPLICATION PROCEDURES

Step Procedure

Timeline

1 Download theApplication Guideline and the Individual/

Team Application Form

From9th October, 2013

onwards

2 Fill in the form and submit it with required documents

to app.hkmunc@gmail.com

** Please be reminded that NO late application will be accepted. **

By 24th November,

2013

3

Undergo the online selection process Late November

4 Check the application result(Successful/ waitlisted/

unsuccessful)

By End of November

5 Settle the conference fee in due course

** HKMUNC doesNOT accept payment upon arrival, and retains authority over whether a team /an

individual can be granted an exception that would temporarily postpone payment of the conference fee. **

Early-Mid December

6 Training/workshops on MUN rules and procedures may

be offered

Late December

7 Submit position papers to the corresponding committee emails (committee emails will be announced)

Late December

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APPLICATION REMINDERS TO NON-LOCAL DELEGATES

Please ensure that your passport is valid for at least 6 months prior to your arrival to Hong Kong, and purchase the air tickets ONLY AFTER your application is confirmed as successful by HKMUNC.

It is your responsibility to visit the Hong Kong Immigration Department and check the visa requirement of your own country: http://www.immd.gov.hk/ehtml/hkvisas_4.htm

You are recommended to purchase travel insurance for the Conference on your own. As soon as the air tickets are confirmed and the travel insurance is purchased, please provide your flight detail to the HKMUNC Secretariat (info@hkmunc.org.hk ).

CONFERENCE FEE AND MISC.

Local delegate*/ advisor/ observer

Non-local delegate/ advisor/ observer

Conference Fee

Delegate: HKD 1050 ** Advisor/ observer:

HKD 600

Delegate: HKD 2,300** Advisor/ observer: HKD 1,950#

Application Deadline

24thNovember 2013 24thNovember 2013

Payment Method

Bank Transfer

Crossed Cheque Paypal

Accommodation

NOT included 3-day accommodation at

Y-Loft, Y-Square ***

Package - Conference Admission

Fee - Training(s) Prior to the

Conference - Delegate’s Souvenir

package - Conference Booklet - Fee for Social Event - Fee for Farewell Lunch

- 3-day accommodation - Conference Admission Fee - Training(s) Prior to the

Conference - Delegate’s Souvenir

package - Conference Booklet - Fee for Social Event - Fee for Farewell Lunch

* Local students and non-local students who are currently studying in Hong Kong are both regarded as local delegates. ** For team application, individual payment of conference fee will NOT be accepted. The head delegate should be responsible for fee collection of your team members.

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*** The check-in date is15th January, 2014while thecheck-out date is18th January, 2014

(BEFORE NOON).Should you plan to stay behind, please contact Y Loftdirectly. # Advisors or observers may upgrade your package by adding HKD 1000 (i.e., HKD 2,950 in total) to enjoy an individual occupation of a TWIN room.

ADVISOR/ OBSERVER ARRANGEMENT

A maximum of 2 advisors or 2 observers per team will be accepted to the Conference.

Should advisors and observers be interested in meeting the organizing committee during the conference, please feel free to send an email to Mr Clarence Shen, President of HKMUNC Executive Committee Session 2013-14 (clarenceshen.hkmunc@gmail.com) or HKMUNC Secretariat (info@hkmunc.org.hk) in advance.