Hong Kong Vegan Society event,
23 February 2002
YMCA, Wanchai
AGENDA
EarthSave International - An Introduction
Speaker: Mr Gene Cheng
Who and what is EarthSave International?
Mr Cheng is a management consultant who returned to Hong Kong in 1999 after
spending 25 years in North America. He participated in the EarthSave
organisation as a result of reading the book
A Diet for a New America by John Robbins.
Vegetarianism - A Lifestyle You Can Live With
Speaker: Dr John Wedderburn
A series of slides explaining the basics of vegetarianism was presented.
Dr Wedderburn is a medical doctor who has lived in Hong Kong for 28 years
and has followed the vegan lifestyle since 1987.
Ethical Veganism
Speaker: Ms Diana Cox
The talk presented some of the ethical objections to meat eating, tracing a
tradition that has been evident throughout history. The ideas of a variety of
prominent philosophers will be touched on to support the notion that animals
are not put here for our use but have the right to be treated humanely and
with respect. Such treatment forbids the exploitation and cruelty of the meat
industry.
Ms Cox, who has worked in Hong Kong for almost 10 years, is a philosophy
graduate with a major interest in ethical theory. As a committed vegan
she believes that all animals are worthy of moral consideration and should
not be used as a means to the end of human gratification.
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