1. Chairperson’s Message
The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked a deluge of concern about discrimination in a variety of scenarios. From online to offline, the word “discrimination” has been tossed about so often that misinformation and misunderstanding abound.
To explain how the anti-discrimination ordinances may or may not apply to situations arising from the contagion, the EOC has created this new webpage bringing together the press statements and op-ed articles the Commission has published in relation to the outbreak, as well as links to relevant media interviews and NGO services.
“Though mountains and oceans apart, we share the wind and moon under the same sky (山川異域 風月同天).” This was the saying printed on the boxes of masks donated by a Japanese institution to China earlier. Indeed, let us not be divided by our differences, but united by our humanity, for it is only through empathy and reason can we win this shared fight against COVID-19 together.
Ricky CHU Man-kinChairperson, Equal Opportunities Commission
2. Press Releases and Statements
3. Interviews and Media Programmes
4. Commentaries and Opinion Articles
5. Anti-discrimination Laws
6. Useful Information for Foreign Domestic Workers and Their Employers
7. Community Resources
Government:
Centre for Health Protection
Shall We Talk - public education initiative launched by the Advisory Committee on Mental Health
NGOs:
Agency for Volunteer ServiceHeep Hong SocietyHELP for Domestic Workers
Hong Kong Blind UnionHong Kong Christian Service
Hong Kong Federation of Asian Domestic Workers UnionsHong Kong Red CrossHong Kong Unison
Mission for Migrant Workers
Post Crisis Counseling NetworkThe Hong Kong Council of Social ServiceThe Hong Kong Society for the BlindThe Hong Kong Society for the Deaf