ICGB 2014

Organisers and Supporting Organisations

I. Co-organisers

HKU
FOSS

II. Major Sponsor

HKU

III. Local Supporting Organisations

  • Advancement Academy Limited
  • Asian Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
  • Centre on Buddhist Studies, The University of Hong Kong
  • Comfort Care Concern Group
  • Department of Applied Social Sciences, City University of Hong Kong
  • Department of Social Work, Chinese University of Hong Kong
  • Food and Health Bureau, HKSAR Government
  • Hong Kong Cancer Fund
  • Hong Kong Council of Social Services
  • Hong Kong Palliative Nursing Association
  • Hong Kong Red Cross
  • Hong Kong Social Workers’ Association
  • Hong Kong Society of Palliative Medicine
  • Hong Kong Society for Rehabilitation
  • Hospital Authority
  • Labour and Welfare Bureau, HKSAR Government
  • Lazarus Hospice and Ministry Limited
  • Pau Kwong Wun Charitable Foundation
  • School of Nursing, Polytechnic University
  • Society for Life and Death Education
  • Society for the Promotion of Hospice Care
  • St. James’ Settlement
  • Tergar Meditation Centre
  • The Hong Kong Anti-Cancer Society
  • The Salvation Army
  • Togetherness
  • Tung Wah Group of Hospitals

IV. International Supporting Organisations

  • Asia Pacific Hospice Palliative Care Network
  • Association for Death Education and Counseling, USA (Organizer of the 9th ICGB, in Florida, 2011)
  • Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement, Australia (Organizer of the 8th ICGB, in Melbourne, 2008)
  • Centre for Death & Society, University of Bath (UK)
  • Cruse Bereavement Care, UK (Organizer of the 7th ICGB, in London, 2005)
  • National Association of Social Workers (USA)
  • National Cancer Center (Singapore)
  • National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences (Taiwan)
  • Suicide Prevention Centre, Mackay Memorial Hospital (Taiwan)
  • Taiwan Association for Caring and Counseling for Loss (Taiwan)
  • The University of Haifa, Israel (Organizer of the 1st and 6th ICGB, in Jerusalem, 1985 and 2000)