Serial No
A.
Subject
Background
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Request to
extend the
United Nations
Convention on
the
Elimination of
all forms of
Discrimination
Against Women
(CEDAW) to
Hong Kong
A Working Group chaired by the Secretary for Education and manpower has examined the question of sex discrimination in employment in 1992 and
concluded that there was little
evidence to suggest widespread or systematic discrimination against women in employment.
In December 1992, the
Legislative Council passed a motion calling on the Hong Kong
Government to request the
British Government to take the
necessary action to extend CEDAW
to Hong Kong.
The Social status of women is
essentially a question of the community's attitudes and
convictions. The Government is
preparing a Green Paper on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men,
which should be ready in the latter part of this year.