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Exhibition to simulate daily life of breastfeeding mothers ahead of World Breastfeeding Week

World Breastfeeding Week is celebrated every year from 1 to 7 August around the globe to affirm the benefits of breastfeeding for both mother and child, and to call for an end to prejudice against the nourishing practice.

To mark the annual awareness campaign, Mamamilk Baby Alliance and Design for Change Hong Kong are presenting an installation art exhibition at Piazza, G/F, Time Square, Causeway Bay on 28 July (12noon – 9pm) and 29 July (12noon – 7pm). EOC Chairperson, Professor Alfred CHAN Cheung-ming will officiate at the opening ceremony on 28 July, and visitors will have the chance to walk a mile in the shoes of breastfeeding mothers and experience the inconvenience and hostility they have to cope with on a daily basis.

As much as public education helps clarify misconceptions, building a breastfeeding-friendly culture also requires a solid legal foundation. The EOC therefore welcomes the Government’s announced plan to submit the Discrimination Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill to the Legislative Council by end of 2018, which would introduce an express provision prohibiting direct and indirect discrimination on the ground of breastfeeding, following the EOC's recommendations under the Discrimination Law Review (DLR). To read an outline of the proposed bill, please click the link below.

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