Breadcrumb

Race Discrimination Ordinance (No. 29 of 2008) (Cap. 602).

Country(ies)

China

Territorial subdivisions

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Subjects (Classification)

Equality of opportunity and treatment; Non-discrimination

Adopted on (Date of text)

2008-10-03

Scope of text

Non-Metropolitan Territories

Type of legislation (Type of text)

Law, Act

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.