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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1994

PART IV RELATES TO DISCRIMINATION AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN OTHER FIELDS. THESE OTHER FIELDS INCLUDE EDUCATION (CLAUSES 22 TO 24) AND THE PROVISION OF GOODS, FACILITIES, SERVICES AND PREMISES (CLAUSES 25 TO 30).

WHERE PERSONS IN UNLAWFUL

PART V RELATES TO OTHER UNLAWFUL ACTS RELATING ΤΟ DISCRIMINATION AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT, IN PARTICULAR ENGAGE IN PRACTICES WHICH RESULT, OR MAY RESULT, DISCRIMINATION (CLAUSE 35). IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR CERTAIN PERSONS TO INSTRUCT, OR EXERCISE PRESSURE ON, ANOTHER PERSON TO DO AN ACT WHICH IS UNLAWFUL UNDER THE BILL (CLAUSES 37 AND 38).

PART VI PROVIDES FOR GENERAL EXCEPTIONS FROM THE BILL.

PART VII AND SCHEDULE 5 RELATE TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COMMISSION, ITS FUNCTIONS AND POWERS, IN PARTICULAR IN RELATION TO THE ISSUING

CODES OF PRACTICES (CLAUSE 61) AND ITS POWER TO CONDUCT FORMAL INVESTIGATIONS (CLAUSES 62 TO 66).

BILL,

PART VIII RELATES TO THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE AND IN THIS RESPECT CONFERS JURISDICTION ON THE DISTRICT COURT TO ENTERTAIN CLAIMS OF UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATION OR SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN LIKE MANNER AS ANY OTHER CLAIM IN TORT (CLAUSE 68). THE COMMISSION IS EMPOWERED TO ISSUE ENFORCEMENT NOTICES (CLAUSE 69) AND TO ASSIST CLAIMANTS AND POTENTIAL CLAIMANTS (CLAUSES 75, 76 AND 77).

PART IX CONTAINS MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS, IN PARTICULAR RELATION TO THE VALIDITY OF DISCRIMINATORY CONTRACTS (CLAUSE 79).

IN

EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION AMENDMENT BILL INTRODUCED

* * * * *

IS FOLLOWING

THE SPEECH BY THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION MANPOWER, MR MICHAEL

SECOND LEUNG, IN MOVING THE

READING (AMENDMENT)

1994 (NO. 2) BILL EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY):

AND

OF

THE

IN

THE

MR PRESIDENT,

I MOVE THE SECOND READING OF THE (AMENDMENT) (NO.2) BILL 1994.

EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION

THE WAY

OF ON THEIR

OR

MEMBERS MAY RECALL THAT THE EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION (AMENDMENT) AT THE BILL 1994 WAS INTRODUCED INTO THIS COUNCIL IN MAY THIS YEAR. COMMITTEE STAGE, MEMBERS GAVE FULL SUPPORT TO THE EARLY ENACTMENT

PROVISION REGARDING COMPENSATION FOR EMPLOYEES INJURED

A FROM

GALE TO OR

WORK WITHIN THE DURATION OF A

WARNING

TIME RAINSTORM WARNING. HOWEVER, IT WAS FELT AT THAT TIME THAT MORE

AT THE REQUEST WAS NEEDED TO STUDY THE OTHER PROVISIONS OF THE BILL. OF THE BILLS COMMITTEE, I SUBSEQUENTLY MOVED COMMITTEE STAGE

VIEW PROVISIONS IN THE BILL WITH A

ΤΟ AMENDMENTS TO DELETE ALL THE RE-INTRODUCING THEM IN THE 1994/95 LEGCO SESSION. THE PROPOSALS BEFORE MEMBERS IN THIS BILL ARE THOSE DELETED PROVISIONS,

NOW

/THE BILL