(e)
Discrimination
38).
(f)
7
against
women (Chapter IV page
women
families
The Report refers to discrimination against in relation to land inheritance under the
New Territories Ordinance (Cap.97). The Law
Reform Commission in its reports on "Wills, intestate succession and provision for deceased
persons'
and dependents" and "Illegitimacy" recommended that the present legal discriminatory provisions in favour of Chinese
custom and customary rights which applied to
succession to certain land in the New Territories
should be repealed. The New Territories Ordinance
is currently the subject of an overall review by Secretary for Home Affairs.
In addition, the Secretary for Education and
Manpower is conducting a review into possible discrimination towards women
employment.
in relation to
Trade Unions (Chapter IV page 39). The report alleges that the rights of trade unions are poorly protected, there is no legislation to protect the interests of labour and that the trade unions that
do exist do so only as registered societies. It
that there is no collective
and that the unions have no
also
asserts
bargaining machinery
collective force.
In fact, we have comprehensive
affording
legislation
protection to unions and union
activities and protecting labour generally. Hong
Kong adheres to an impressively large number of
ILO Conventions.