2010/07/12
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The Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) has today (12 July 2010) issued legal proceedings under the Disability Discrimination Ordinance, Cap. 487 in the District Court, on behalf of a complainant whose employment was terminated by her former employer, allegedly on the ground of her having to take sick leave for a medical operation due to her illness.
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2010/06/17
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Members of the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) met on 17 June 2010 (Thursday) at the 85th EOC Meeting and discussed various matters related to the Commission’s business including the following:
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2010/06/07
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The Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) today (7 June 2010) announced the findings of the “Formal Investigation on Accessibility in Publicly Accessible Premises” which examined 60 publicly accessible premises owned or managed by the Housing Authority, Hong Kong Housing Society, The Link Management Ltd. and various Government departments (Target Premises).
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2010/06/05
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To promote social inclusion, the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) and RTHK Radio 2 held the finale of the “Equal Opportunities Diversity Project (平等機會多元共融行動)” today (Saturday, 5 June 2010). This project is a year-long radio programme running on RTHK Radio 2 from May 2009 to May 2010. The theme of this project is to promote racial harmony, inclusion of persons with a disability, gender equality and accommodation for persons with family status.
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2010/06/03
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The Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) expressed serious concern that some derogatory remarks about particular racial groups were posted on the Internet recently.
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2010/05/26
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Professionals and consultants of the financial sector discussed and shared their views on the retirement protection policy in Hong Kong at today’s (26 May 2010) Hong Kong Retirement Schemes Association Luncheon, titled “Heads in the Sand : Hong Kong’s Retirement Protection Policy” .
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2010/05/20
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The Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) has today (20 May 2010) issued legal proceedings under the Sex Discrimination Ordinance (Cap 480) in the District Court on behalf of a woman who alleged that she was discriminated against by the school authority on the ground of her sex by imposing on her a dress code which in effect was more restrictive for female teachers than male teachers and eventually she was pressurized to resign.
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2010/05/15
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The Chairperson of the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC), Mr. LAM Woon-kwong, visited some polling stations today (15 May 2010) to inspect their accessibility for voters with disabilities.
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2010/05/04
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In response to a press advertisement by Hong Kong Young Women’s Christian Association today (4 May 2010), the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) today issues the following statements :-
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2010/04/28
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The Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) has today (28 April 2010) issued legal proceedings under the Sex Discrimination Ordinance, Cap. 480 in the District Court on behalf of a woman who alleges that she was discriminated against by her former employer on the ground of her pregnancy by terminating her contract.
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2010/04/08
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The Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) announced today (8 April 2010) that a revision of the Code of Practice on Employment (the Code) under the Disability Discrimination Ordinance (DDO) has been published for public consultation.
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2010/04/01
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The Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) is to promote equal opportunities through its Community Participation Funding Programme.
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2010/03/18
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Members of the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) met on 18 March 2010 (Thursday) at the 84th EOC Meeting and discussed various matters related to the Commission’s business including the following:
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2010/02/24
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The Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) has today (24 February 2010) issued legal proceedings under the Disability Discrimination Ordinance, Cap. 487 in the District Court, on behalf of a woman who was terminated by her former employer on the ground of her disability, namely antral gastritis with positive helicobacter pylori infection, and taking sick leave for treatment of illness.
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2010/01/27
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In response to media reports on two Pakistani women being refused to open bank accounts, the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) today (27 January 2010) issues the following :-
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2010/01/13
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The Government announced today (January 13) the appointment of Mr Lam Woon-kwong as the new Chairperson of the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) for a term of three years commencing February 1, 2010.
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