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THE WORKING GROUP WOULD ALSO ADVISE THE GOVERNMENT WHETHER, SO FAR AS EMPLOYMENT MATTERS ARE CONCERNED, THE CONVENTION ON
WOMEN SHOULD BE EXTENDED ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST HONG KONG.
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SYSTEMATIC ANALYSIS
IN EMPLOYMENT, THE
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"THE WORKING GROUP WILL UNDERTAKE A ASSESS THE PRECISE EXTENT OF SEX DISCRIMINATION SPOKESMAN SAID.
STUDYING FOR
SOME TIME THE
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HE SAID THE GOVERNMENT HAD BEEN QUESTION OF WHETHER THE CONVENTION SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO HONG KONG.
ADVANCEMENT OF THE CONVENTION COVERED THE
EQUAL RIGHTS FOR WOMEN IN THE POLITICAL, SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL REALM, HE NOTED.
WITH THE PROVISIONS THE OPTION
"WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN COMPLY OF THE CONVENTION BEFORE WE ARE IN A POSITION TO CONSIDER OF EXTENDING THE CONVENTION TO HONG KONG," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
"ONE MAJOR AREA OF POSSIBLE SEX DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN CANNOT IS IN EMPLOYMENT MATTERS. BUT THE INFORMATION SO FAR AVAILABLE
WE PROBLEM.
NEED TO FIND OUT FIRMLY ESTABLISH THE EXTENT OF THIS
THIS IS THE EXACTLY THE EXTENT OF SEX DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT. FIRST THING THE WORKING GROUP WILL SET OUT TO DO," HE SAID.
CHAN,
EDUCATION
AND
REPRESENTATIVES ECONOMIC SERVICES AND NEW CITY
FROM BRANCH,
THE
THE
TERRITORIES
THE WORKING GROUP, CHAIRED BY THE SECRETARY FOR
MR
COMPRISES THE BRANCH, BRANCH, THE
MANPOWER,
JOHN CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS HEALTH AND ADMINISTRATION, THE CIVIL SERVICE BRANCH, AND THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT.
WELFARE
THE WORKING GROUP WOULD BE HAPPY
WITH
TO ESTABLISH DIALOGUE
THE SPOKESMAN SAID. ALL INTERESTED PARTIES IN THE PROCESS OF ITS WORK,
VOLUNTEER SCHEME
-
HELPING HAND TO PROBATIONERS
IT IS THE DUTY OF A JUDGE TO IMPOSE A SEVERE SENTENCE CONVICTED PERSON
FEELING DOING IT WITH A HEAVY HEART AND A
—
LIFE IS BEING WASTED.
UPON A THAT A
ON THE OTHER HAND, HE HAS A FEELING THAT PERHAPS IF A WRONG-DOER HAD BEEN GIVEN A HELPING HAND EARLIER ON, THAT WASTE COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED.
AT
THIS WAS STATED BY A HIGH COURT JUDGE, MR JUSTICE LEONARD, A CERTIFICATE PRESENTATION CEREMONY OF THE VOLUNTEER SCHEME FOR PROBATIONERS TODAY (SATURDAY).
THE CEREMONY WAS ORGANISED BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT.
/THE VOLUNTEER