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| Name: | Disability Discrimination Ordinance (Cap. 487) (No. 86 of 1995). |
| Country: | China - Hong Kong Special Administrative Region |
| Subject(s): | Disabled workers |
| Type of legislation: | Law, Act |
| Adopted on: | 1995-08-03 |
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| Published on: | Hong Kong Government Gazette, Legal Supplement No. 1, 1995-08-04, Vol. CXXXVII, No. 31, pp. A2414-A2549 |
| ISN: | CHN-1995-L-41427 |
| Link: | https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_isn=41427&p_lang=en |
| Bibliography: | Hong Kong Government Gazette, Legal Supplement No. 1, 1995-08-04, Vol. CXXXVII, No. 31, pp. A2414-A2549 Legislation on-line  Hong Kong E-Legislation (HKeL), Department of Justice, China, SAR Hong Kong PDF of Ordinance as at 9/1/2015 (consulted on 2017-03-09) |
| Abstract/Citation: | Renders unlawful discrimination against persons on the ground of their disability in respect of their employment, accomodation, education, access to partnerships, membership of trade unions and clubs, access to premises, educational establishments, etc. Establishes investigation and conciliation procedures for violations. Section 61, subsection 2 states that persons who are HIV-positive are protected by this Ordinance. |
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