Sex Discrimination Ordinance

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Sex_Discrimination_Ordinance
GPTKB entity
Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:administeredBy Equal Opportunities Commission (Hong Kong)
gptkbp:appliesTo education
employment
management of premises
provision of goods, facilities, or services
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1995
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Legislative_Council_of_Hong_Kong
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sex Discrimination Ordinance
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:Hong_Kong
gptkbp:legalCitation Cap. 480
gptkbp:prohibits victimization
discriminatory advertisements
instructions to discriminate
gptkbp:providesFor conciliation
complaint mechanism
legal proceedings in District Court
gptkbp:purpose to prohibit discrimination on the grounds of sex, marital status, or pregnancy
to prohibit sexual harassment
gptkbp:relatedLegislation gptkb:Disability_Discrimination_Ordinance
gptkb:Family_Status_Discrimination_Ordinance
gptkb:Race_Discrimination_Ordinance
gptkbp:shortName gptkb:SDO
gptkbp:startDate 20 December 1996
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hong_Kong_Equal_Opportunities_Commission
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7