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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1993
AS TO VIEWS EXPRESSED ON THE SERVICES PRESENTLY PROVIDED FOR WOMEN, MR SUEN SAID HE HAD HEARD MANY AND THESE INCLUDED THE PROVISION OF GOVERNMENT SUBSIDISED CHILD-CARE FACILITIES AND MEASURES TO IMPROVE THE EMPLOYEE RETRAINING PROGRAMME.
AND HE HAD ALREADY TAKEN THESE MATTERS UP WITH HIS COLLEAGUES IN THE RELEVANT POLICY BRANCHES FOR THEM TO CONSIDER WHAT TIMELY ACTION THAT WAS REQUIRED TO BE TAKEN AS APPROPRIATE.
ON THE EXTENSION OF CEDAW TO HONG KONG, MR SUEN POINTED OUT THAT THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION IMPOSED WIDE-RANGING OBLIGATIONS UPON STATES PARTIES TO ELIMINATE DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN AND THAT THESE OBLIGATIONS FELL UPON BOTH THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PUBLIC.
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EVIDENCED BY THE EXPERIENCE OF OTHER STATES PARTIES TO CEDAW, WE WILL NEED TO INSTITUTE MEASURES WHICH MAY BE LEGISLATIVE OR NON-LEGISLATIVE IN NATURE IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF CONVENTION."
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ON THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO, MR SUEN EXPLAINED THAT LEGISLATIVE MEASURES WOULD SET OUT IN SOME DETAIL ACCEPTABLE STANDARDS OF BEHAVIOR WHILE NON-LEGISLATIVE MEASURES WOULD SEEK TO INFLUENCE PEOPLE'S ATTITUDES AND NORMS.
RECOGNISING MEMBERS' STANCE ON THIS IMPORTANT MATTER, MR SUEN EMPHASISED THAT THEIR PRESENTATION WOULD HAVE AN IMPORTANT BEARING HIS RECOMMENDATION TO THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL ON THE WAY FORWARD.
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TURNING TO THE WOMEN'S COMMISSION, MR SUEN SAID HE WAS NOT SURPRISED TO FIND THAT BOTH WITHIN THE COUNCIL AND ELSEWHERE, VIEWS ON THIS WERE NOW MORE DIVERSE AS THERE WERE MORE OPTIONS TO CONSIDER.
"THESE COVER THE FULL RANGE OF OPTIONS FORESHADOWED IN THE GREEN PAPER, NAMELY AN ADVISORY BODY, A RESEARCH ORIENTED ORGANISATION, A COMPLAINTS RECEIVING AGENCY AND A CEDAW-LINKED COMMISSION," MR SUEN SAID.
HE ASSURED MEMBERS THAT ALL THE SUGGESTIONS THAT HAD BEEN PUT FORWARD WOULD BE CONSIDERED.
IN CONCLUSION, MR SUEN ONCE AGAIN CALLED ON THE PUBLIC AT LARGE TO EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS ON THE IMPORTANT EQUALITY ISSUE THE CONSULTATION PERIOD EXPIRES AT THE END OF THIS MONTH.
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