On 6 December 2024, the EOC issued legal proceedings under the Sex Discrimination Ordinance (SDO), Cap. 480, and the Race Discrimination Ordinance, Cap. 602, in the District Court on behalf of a person (the Claimant).

On 9 December 2024, the EOC released a press statement to welcome the District Court’s judgment on the assessment of damages in a disability discrimination case. In this case, a Customer Service Officer at a piano learning centre (the Claimant) was dismissed by her employer (the Respondent) on the ground of her disability and related sick leave during her probation period, constituting an unlawful disability discrimination act under the Disability Discrimination Ordinance (DDO). According to the judgment delivered by the Court on 28 November 2024, the Respondent is required to pay to the Claimant a sum of HK$143,000 for injury to feelings and loss of income.

On 29 November 2024, the EOC held a reception titled ‘Marking Milestones’ to celebrate the 6th Anniversary of the Racial Diversity & Inclusion Charter for Employers, which has surpassed 500 signatories, as well as the 15th anniversary of the implementation of the Race Discrimination Ordinance.The Honourable Mrs Regina IP LAU Suk-yee, Convenor of the Non-official Members of the Executive Council of the HKSAR Government, was the guest of honour.

From 11 to 13 December 2024, the EOC will hold a booth at the Learning & Teaching Expo (LTE) 2024 to showcase its new online educational modules for primary school students. Titled ‘Harmony in the Universe’, the modules feature a cartoon animation series and companion teaching materials to promote the values of equal opportunity, diversity, and inclusion to students. The first two modules, Lower Primary Module 1 and Upper Primary Module 1, will be launched in December 2024. Stay tuned for more details of the online educational modules!

The Social Welfare Department is inviting applications for the ‘Hong Kong Paralympians Fund’. The Fund aims to foster the development of sports for persons with disabilities and to support athletes with disabilities in their pursuit of sporting excellence in international events.