Equal Opportunities Commission
2022
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EOC Releases Findings of a Study on Comprehensive Sexuality Education in Secondary Schools of Hong Kong
The Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) today (22 November 2022) released the findings of “A Study on Comprehensive Sexuality Education in Secondary Schools of Hong Kong” (the “Study”). The Study found that sexuality education in Hong Kong is largely inadequate and the teaching hours are insufficient. In particular, around half of the schools offered five hours or below of sexuality education classes in a school year, and over 90% of schools provided 20 hours or below in a school year.
22/11/2022
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EOC Gives Legal Assistance in a Disability Discrimination Case
The Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) has today (16 November 2022) issued legal proceedings under the Disability Discrimination Ordinance (DDO), Cap. 487 in the District Court, on behalf of a person (the Claimant) who alleged that his former employer (the Respondent) discriminated against him by terminating his employment on the ground of his disability (i.e. Left Lower Limb Cellulitis).
16/11/2022
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EOC Releases Guide on Equal Access to Justice for Persons Who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
The Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) held a press conference today (15 November 2022) to release a new guide, Equal Access to Justice for Persons Who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing: A Guide for Persons with Disabilities, Legal Practitioners, and Parties Involved in the Judicial Process (the “Guide”). In view that people who are deaf and hard of hearing (DHoH) have reportedly encountered barriers during the legal process due to misunderstanding or miscommunication in recent years, the EOC launches the Guide to provide some guiding principles for communicating with DHoH persons, as well as possible appropriate accommodation measures during different stages of legal proceedings.
15/11/2022
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EOC Responds to Media Enquiries
In response to an enquiry from an international media agency concerning a scene in a local TV drama series production, the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) provided a response to the agency. However, the EOC found that its report contained inaccurate information by omitting some key points of our reply. The EOC released the following statement today (28 October 2022) to clarify the matter:
28/10/2022
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The EOC Launches the "Equal Opportunity Youth Ambassador Scheme" and Shares its Achievements on Social Media to Promote Equal Opportunities to Young people
The Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) launched the "Equal Opportunity Youth Ambassador Scheme" today (7 October 2022) and shared its achievements on social media to promote equal opportunities for young people.
07/10/2022
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EOC Congratulates Interns from Non-ethnic Chinese Communities and Companies on Successful Completion of EMerging Talent Internship Programme 2022
The Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) congratulates the students and companies who participated in The Zubin Foundation’s Emerging Talent Internship Programme 2022. The programme came to its successful conclusion the day before yesterday (30 September 2022) with an event to acknowledge the interns, all of whom are non-ethnic Chinese (NEC), and the employers providing the internships. The Recognition Event, co-organised by the EOC and The Zubin Foundation, was held at the Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer premises, the venue sponsor.
02/10/2022
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The EOC Launches MTR Advertising Campaign to Promote Racially Friendly Customer Services
The Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) today (15 September 2022) announced the start of an MTR advertising campaign to promote racially friendly services that will run for 12 weeks. During this period, three MTR trains will carry advertisements on carriage panels with messages encouraging goods and services providers to ensure they cater to the needs of diverse customers in an equal and friendly manner. The three trains will run on the Island Line, Kwun Tong Line and Tsuen Wan Line.
15/09/2022
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EOC Statement in Response to the Alleged Bullying and Sexual Harassment in the Dormitory of The University of Hong Kong
In response to recent media reports mentioning that students in the dormitory of The University of Hong Kong bullied and harassed two hall mates who are female students from the Mainland China, and made discriminatory and harassing remarks, the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) issued the following statement:
13/09/2022
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EOC Launches MTR Advertising Campaign to Promote Protections from Harassment in Common Workplaces
The Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) today (19 August 2022) launched an MTR advertising campaign to raise awareness of the protections against sexual harassment, disability harassment and racial harassment in common workplaces under the Sex Discrimination Ordinance (SDO), Disability Discrimination Ordinance (DDO) and Race Discrimination Ordinance (RDO) respectively. Large posters will be placed across 60 MTR stations for three weeks starting from today until 8 September 2022.
19/08/2022
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EOC Launches MTR Advertising Campaign Titled “Say No to Breastfeeding Discrimination”
The Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) launched an MTR advertising campaign titled “Say No to Breastfeeding Discrimination” to explain how anti-discrimination law protects women in Hong Kong from discrimination and harassment based on breastfeeding in support of the annual celebration of the World Breastfeeding Week from 1 to 7 August.
01/08/2022
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EOC Announces the Launch of Short Movie Series “Under the Same Sky”
The Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) today (22 June 2022) held a press conference to announce the launch of a series of short movies entitled “Under the Same Sky”.
22/06/2022
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EOC Presents Awards to Winners of Anti-Sexual Harassment Sticker Competition
The Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) today (10 June 2022) held an award ceremony of the “Equality and Respect: Stop Sexual Harassment” Sticker Design Competition 2022. Winners from the Open, and the Junior and Senior Secondary School categories were presented with awards by the Guest of Honour, Under Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Mr Clement WOO Kin-man, MH, JP, at the event.
10/06/2022
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EOC Launches Equal Opportunities Month: Together for an Equal and Inclusive Hong Kong
The Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) announced today (10 June 2022) the launch of a citywide awareness and promotional campaign “Equal Opportunities Month: Together for an Equal and Inclusive Hong Kong”, as celebrations pick up for the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). Featuring a plethora of online and offline activities and promotions across multiple platforms, the campaign is aimed to highlight the importance and shared benefits of equal opportunities, and mobilise community members to embrace the values of diversity and inclusion.
10/06/2022
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EOC holds Roundtable on Elimination of Sexual Harassment in Higher Education Sector
The Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) today (27 May 2022) held the “Roundtable on Experiences and Challenges in Eliminating Sexual Harassment in the Higher Education Sector”. Representatives from nine universities exchanged their views and experiences in combating campus sexual harassment at the roundtable discussions.
27/05/2022
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EOC Gives Legal Assistance in a Disability Discrimination and Dismissal Case Related to COVID-19
The Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) has today (23 May 2022) issued legal proceedings under the Disability Discrimination Ordinance (DDO), Cap. 487 in the District Court, on behalf of a person (the Claimant) who alleged that his former employer (the Respondent) discriminated against him by terminating his employment on the ground of his disability (i.e. being infected with COVID-19).
23/05/2022
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EOC Expresses Concerns about Sexual Harassment Incidents Allegedly Occurred on Campus
The Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) is deeply concerned about media reports published today (20 May 2022) mentioning that a male teacher allegedly watched a pornographic film with his mobile phone during a lesson and accidentally projected the images onto the screen in the classroom.
20/05/2022
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EOC Releases Findings of the First-ever Territory-wide Representative Survey on Sexual Harassment in Hong Kong
The Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) today (12 May 2022) released the findings of the first-ever “Territory-wide Representative Survey on Sexual Harassment in Hong Kong 2021”. About 17.8% and 11.8% of respondents reported having been sexually harassed online and at work respectively over the past 24 months prior to the survey. It also indicated that young women aged between 18 and 34 were more vulnerable to both workplace and online sexual harassment. The mean score of the “Sexual Harassment Awareness Index”, 80.26 for all respondents of this survey, showed that there was a rather high level of awareness of sexual harassment among people in Hong Kong.
12/05/2022
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The EOC Welcomes Re-appointment of EOC Members
The Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) welcomes the announcement by the Government today (6 May 2022) on the re-appointment of Mr Simon Lam Ken-chung and Dr Sigmund Leung Sai-man as Members of the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) for a term of two years with effect from 20 May 2022.
06/05/2022
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Re-appointment of members of Equal Opportunities Commission (Issued by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region)
The Government announced today (May 6) that the Chief Executive has re-appointed Mr Simon Lam Ken-chung and Dr Sigmund Leung Sai-man as members of the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) for a term of two years with effect from May 20, 2022.
06/05/2022
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EOC Gives Legal Assistance in a Disability Discrimination Case Related to COVID-19
The Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) has today (21 April 2022) issued legal proceedings under the Disability Discrimination Ordinance (DDO), Cap. 487 in the District Court, on behalf of a person (the Claimant), who made a job application for the position of Business Development Manager (BDM) in the Respondent company.
21/04/2022
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EOC Statement
On 15 April 2022, Mr Ricky CHU Man-kin, Chairperson of the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) expressed his views on certain scenes of a local television drama series during a radio interview. Subsequently commentaries were published by some Chinese media outlets, which stated that the EOC has remained passive in tackling the “intra-racial discrimination” problem, and that the EOC Chairperson seldom speaks out when Mainlanders are being discriminated. Critics also claimed that on the other hand, the Chairperson quickly voiced out his opinions on the television drama incident, showing that he maintains double standards in treating the issues. Since these commentaries are extremely biased and may cause misunderstanding of the role and work of the EOC among the general public, the EOC feels it necessary to clarify and explain to the public its views and work on the issues.
20/04/2022
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The EOC Launches the “Fight the Virus Together As One Human Race” Bus Body Advertising Campaign to Promote Racial Inclusion
The Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) launches a bus body advertising campaign entitled “Fight the virus together as one human race” today (8 April 2022) as a part of our year-long publicity on promoting racial inclusion and equality. The advertisements will be displayed on 50 buses along various routes for three weeks.
08/04/2022
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International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (IDERD) 2022
On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (IDERD), which falls on 21 March each year, the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) rolled out a number of initiatives, including a series of three panel discussions on topics relevant to racial equality and inclusion.
21/03/2022
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EOC Welcomes Re-appointment of Mr Ricky CHU Man-kin as Chairperson
The Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) welcomes the Government’s re-appointment of Mr Ricky CHU Man-kin as the EOC Chairperson for a term of two years commencing from 11 April 2022.
04/03/2022
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Ricky Chu reappointed as Chairperson of Equal Opportunities Commission (Issued by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region)
The Government announced today (March 4) that the Chief Executive has reappointed Mr Ricky Chu Man-kin as the Chairperson of the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) for a term of two years commencing from April 11, 2022, in accordance with the Sex Discrimination Ordinance (Cap. 480).
04/03/2022
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EOC Expresses Concern on Plight of Infected FDWs
The Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) is deeply concerned about the news of foreign domestic workers (FDWs) being fired and turned out of homes on testing positive for Covid-19. According to some news reports, they have had to sleep outdoors without proper treatment and quarantine support.
24/02/2022
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EOC Promotes Equal Opportunities through Newly Revamped Funding Programme
Through the Community Participation Funding Programme on Equal Opportunities, the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) has supported over 1,220 projects carried out by non-governmental organisations (NGOs), community groups, and schools in the past 25 years to promote public understanding of equal opportunities and the principles and applications of the Sex Discrimination Ordinance, the Disability Discrimination Ordinance, the Family Status Discrimination Ordinance and the Race Discrimination Ordinance. It is hoped that the funded projects would foster non-discriminatory attitudes and encourage members of the public to put aside their prejudices, and support and apply the principles of equal opportunities in everyday life.
25/01/2022
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