how can i send this to wp_head - escape problem

Question

how can escape this char ----> ;

i ask becuse i want to use this to send some javascript to the head using wp_head

this is want i want to attach to wp_head:

add_action('wp_head', 'load_lighbox_portfolio');

function load_lighbox_portfolio() {
    echo '<!--===STR=========== LIGHTBOX =================-->'. "\n";
    echo '<script type="text/javascript" src="'. get_bloginfo('template_url') .'/jquery-lightbox/js/jquery.js"></script>' . "\n";
    echo '<script type="text/javascript" src="'. get_bloginfo('template_url') .'/jquery-lightbox/js/jquery.lightbox-0.5.js"></script>' . "\n";
    echo '<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="'. get_bloginfo('template_url') .'/jquery-lightbox/css/jquery.lightbox-0.5.css" media="screen" />' . "\n";
    echo '<script type="text/javascript">' . "\n";
    echo '$(function() {' . "\n";
    echo '$('a.lightbox').lightBox(); // Select all links with lightbox class' . "\n";
    echo '});' . "\n";
    echo '</script>' . "\n";
    echo '<!--===END=========== LIGHTBOX =================-->'. "\n";   
}

Everything works great.. only trouble is that ---> ; symbole...
i looked for a replacement HTML char but couldnt find one..

Help would be apreaciated :)

Answer 1

* SOLVED * sorry for the bother. my problem wasnt this char at all --> ;
but this line which i missed:

echo '$('a.lightbox').lightBox(); // Select all links with lightbox class' . "\n";

Sometimes sterring at code i miss such stuff.. sorry = thanks for anyone who watched.