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| Name: | Race Discrimination Ordinance (No. 29 of 2008) (Cap. 602). |
| Country: | China - Hong Kong Special Administrative Region |
| Subject(s): | Non-discrimination |
| Type of legislation: | Law, Act |
| Adopted on: | 2008-10-03 |
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| ISN: | CHN-2008-L-92925 |
| Link: | https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_isn=92925&p_lang=en |
| Bibliography: | Legislation on-line  Hong Kong E-Legislation (HKeL), Department of Justice, Department of Justice, Hong Kong PDF of Ordinance as at 27/05/2016 (consulted on 2017-03-09) |
| Abstract/Citation: | An Ordinance to render discrimination, harassment and vilification, on the ground of race, unlawful; to prohibit serious vilification of persons on that ground; to extend the jurisdiction of the Equal Opportunities Commission to include such unlawful acts; to confer on the Commission the function of eliminating such discrimination, harassment and vilification and promoting equality and harmony between people of different races; to amend certain definitions, and the provisions on discrimination against contract workers, in existing anti-discrimination legislation as well as the provision on unlawful sexual harassment by creating a hostile or intimidating environment in the Sex Discrimination Ordinance for alignment with corresponding provisions in this Ordinance; to make other consequential and related amendments to enactments; and for related purposes. |
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