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The Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) was established as an independent
statutory body under the Sex Discrimination Ordinance in May 1996 and
started full operation in September that year. The commission is tasked
to oversee the implementation of the Sex Discrimination Ordinance, the
Disability Discrimination Ordinance and the Family Status Discrimination
Ordinance. The functions of the commission include handling complaints,
encouraging conciliation, providing assistance to aggrieved persons, and
undertaking public education, research and training programmes to promote
equal opportunities in the community. In 2003, the commission handled
13 626 enquiries and 1 348 complaints relating
to the three anti-discrimination ordinances; 233 complaint cases were
conciliated. |
