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SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 1992

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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THE

TO

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