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2012/02/02	The EOC calls for tolerance and rationality in social debates
	The Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) expressed concern over a full-page newspaper advertisement, published in a local newspaper on 1st February 2012, featuring mainlanders as “locust” and appealing to negative emotions against them.

2012/01/20

Dream Big‧Get Ready
The EOC encourages youths to break stereotypes

The first sharing session of “Career Challenge 2011/12”, a youth mentorship programme organized by the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC), was held today (20 January 2012). Miss Prudence Mak, the Founder and Creative Director of Chocolate Rain, a local brand, was the first guest mentor. She shared with more than one hundred secondary school students her experience in breaking stereotypes and overcoming challenges when she first started her venture.

2012/01/19	The EOC reports on work plans and progress on policy and research
	Members of the Policy and Research Committee (PARC) of the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) met on 19 January 2012 (Thursday) at the 11th PARC Meeting and discussed various matters related to the Commission’s work on research and advocacy.

2012/01/19

EOC Gives Legal Assistance in Pregnancy Discrimination Case

The Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) has today (19 January 2012) issued legal proceedings under the Sex Discrimination Ordinance, Cap. 480 in the District Court, on behalf of a female merchandiser who was dismissed by her employer immediately after her maternity leave. The Plaintiff alleged that her former employer treated her unreasonably and rudely after she had submitted her pregnancy notice, and was subsequently dismissed on the day when she resumed work from maternity leave.

2012/01/18

EOC Won the Merit Prize in the 2011 Top 10.hk Website Competition

The Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) was awarded the Merit Prize for SME Group in the 2011 Top 10.hk Website Competition today (18 January 2012). The Competition was organized by the Hong Kong Internet Registration Corporation Ltd. (HKIRC.hk), which is the only local domain registrator. The purpose of the Competition was to identify outstanding websites which can serve as role models among local enterprises.

2012/01/11	The EOC Expresses Concern over the Situation Involving the Dolce & Gabbana Store in Tsim Sha Tsui
	The Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) issued a letter to Dolce & Gabbana Hong Kong Limited today and expressed its concern over the alleged differential treatment between local Hongkongers and Mainland Chinese by staff members at the Dolce & Gabbana store in Tsim Sha Tsui.