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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1993
THESE INCLUDE STEPPING UP PUBLIC EDUCATION ON THE ROLE OF WOMEN AND THE OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE TO THEM, DEVELOPING
CHARTER FOR WOMEN, INTRODUCING EQUAL PAY AND ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LEGISLATION, EXTENDING THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE ELIMINATION OF ALL FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN TO HONG KONG (CEDAW) OR SETTING UP A WOMEN'S COMMISSION.
IN ORDER TO PRESENT A COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW TO THE PUBLIC AND TO FACILITATE PUBLIC DELIBERATION, THE GREEN PAPER ALSO GIVES A FACTUAL DESCRIPTION OF THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE POSSIBLE IMPROVEMENT MEASURES.
FOR EXAMPLE, THE GREEN PAPER POINTED OUT THAT IN PRACTICAL TERMS, HONG KONG SHOULD BE WELL-POSITIONED TO MEET THE AIMS OF CEDAW.
HOWEVER, THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE WIDE-RANGING OBLIGATIONS THAT COME WITH THE EXTENSION OF CEDAW TO THE TERRITORY WILL HAVE TO BE CAREFULLY CONSIDERED.
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SUCH NEW OBLIGATIONS INCLUDE, FOR EXAMPLE, THE ELIMINATION DISCRIMINATION IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND THIS COULD BE ACHIEVED BY ENACTING LEGISLATION PROHIBITING SEX DISCRIMINATION BY INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANISATIONS.
A MACHINERY TO CO-ORDINATE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONVENTION WOULD ALSO BE REQUIRED, MR SUEN SAID.
AS ΤΟ INTRODUCING EQUAL PAY LEGISLATION, MR SUEN SAID, THIS WOULD OFFER AN AVENUE FOR REDRESS FOR AGGRIEVED FEMALE EMPLOYEES BUT THIS COULD RESULT IN A CERTAIN DEGREE OF GOVERNMENT INVOLVEMENT REGULATING THE LABOUR MARKET.
THE CONSULTATION PERIOD ON THE GREEN PAPER WILL LAST UNTIL END OF THIS YEAR. MR SUEN SAID HE HOPED TO SEE LIVELY DEBATES.
ALL THE COMMENTS, HE SAID, WOULD BE ANALYSED RECOMMENDATIONS WOULD BE MADE TO THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL ON THE
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"AFTER A DECISION IS TAKEN BY THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, WR THE NECESSARY STEPS TO PUT THE NECESSARY MEASURES IN PLACE, CONCLUDED.
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CUSTOMER LIAISON GROUP TO BE SET UP
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THE POSTMASTER GENERAL, MR M PAGLIARI, ANNOUNCED (THURSDAY) THAT A HONG KONG POST OFFICE CUSTOMER LIAISON GROUP WOULD BE SET UP IN NOVEMBER то PROMOTE BETTER UNDERSTANDING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE POST OFFICE AND ITS CUSTOMERS.
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MR PAGLIARI SAID: "THE HONG KONG POST OFFICE IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING AN EFFICIENT POSTAL SERVICE.
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