On 19 June 2020, the Discrimination Legislation (Miscellaneous
Amendments) Ordinance 2020 (the
"Ordinance") came into force. The
Ordinance has expanded the scope of protection against
discrimination enshrined in the four anti-discrimination ordinances
in Hong Kong – the Sex Discrimination Ordinance
("SDO"), Disability Discrimination
Ordinance ("DDO"), Family Status
Discrimination Ordinance ("FSDO") and
Race Discrimination Ordinance
("RDO").
Discrimination and Harassment on the Ground of Race of
"Associate"
The Ordinance has amended the laws to protect a person from
direct racial discrimination and harassment on the ground of the
race of the person's "associate", instead of the race
of the person's "near relative".
