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(e)

Discrimination

38).

(f)

7

against

women (Chapter IV page

women

families

The Report refers to discrimination against in relation to land inheritance under the

New Territories Ordinance (Cap.97). The Law

Reform Commission in its reports on "Wills, intestate succession and provision for deceased

persons'

and dependents" and "Illegitimacy" recommended that the present legal discriminatory provisions in favour of Chinese

custom and customary rights which applied to

succession to certain land in the New Territories

should be repealed. The New Territories Ordinance

is currently the subject of an overall review by Secretary for Home Affairs.

In addition, the Secretary for Education and

Manpower is conducting a review into possible discrimination towards women

employment.

in relation to

Trade Unions (Chapter IV page 39). The report alleges that the rights of trade unions are poorly protected, there is no legislation to protect the interests of labour and that the trade unions that

do exist do so only as registered societies. It

that there is no collective

and that the unions have no

also

asserts

bargaining machinery

collective force.

In fact, we have comprehensive

affording

legislation

protection to unions and union

activities and protecting labour generally. Hong

Kong adheres to an impressively large number of

ILO Conventions.