| 单词 | Equal Opportunities Commission |
| 释义 | 平等機會委員會 A body corporate established under the Sex Discrimination Ordinance (Cap 480) which (a) works towards the elimination of discrimination; (b) promotes equality of opportunity between men and women generally; (c) works towards the elimination of sexual harassment; (d) in the case of any act alleged to be unlawful by virtue of the Sex Discrimination Ordinance, encourages persons who are concerned with the matter to which the act relates to effect a settlement of the matter by conciliation; (e) keeps under review the working of the Sex Discrimination Ordinance and, when it is so required by the Chief Executive or otherwise thinks it necessary, draws up and submits to the Chief Executive proposals for amending the Sex Discrimination Ordinance; and (f) performs such other functions as are imposed on it under the Sex Discrimination Ordinance or any other enactment: Sex Discrimination Ordinance (Cap 480) s 64(1). The Commission shall have perpetual succession and a common seal and shall be capable of suing and being sued. The Commission may conduct a formal investigation for any purpose connected with the carrying out of any of its statutory functions: s 70. The Commission shall prepare a report of its findings in any formal investigation conducted by it: s 73. The Commission helps a person who considers he may have been discriminated against or sexually harassed by obtaining information: s 83. Where a complaint is lodged, it will conduct an investigation, and endeavour to effect a settlement of the matter by conciliation: s 84. If there has not been a settlement, then the Commission may assist the person by giving advice, arranging for the giving of advice by a solicitor or counsel, arranging for representation in any proceedings: s 85. The Commission also derives powers from the Disability Discrimination Ordinance (Cap 487) and Family Status Discrimination Ordinance (Cap 527), and it has similar powers under those Ordinances. See also Equal opportunity. 根據《性別歧視條例》（第 480章）設立的法人團體，委員會須(a) 致力於消除歧視；(b) 一般地促進男性與女性之間的平等機會；(c) 致力於消除性騷擾；(d) 就被指稱為憑藉《性別歧視條例》而屬違法的作為，鼓勵與該作為所關乎的事項有關的人，透過調解以就該事項達致和解；(e) 不斷檢討《性別歧視條例》的施行情況，並在行政長官要求時或在其他情況下委員會認為有需要時，擬備修訂《性別歧視條例》的建議並將之呈交行政長官；及(f)執行根據本條例或其他成文法則委予委員會的職能：《性別歧視條例》（第480章） 第64(1)條。委員會應有永久延續性，及應可起訴和被起訴。委員會可為任何與執行法定職能有關連的目的進行正式調查：第70條。委員會須就其進行的正式調查的調查所得，擬備報告：第 73條。委員會可以協助認為自己可能已遭受歧視或性騷擾的人獲取資料：第 83條。凡有申訴提出，委員會須對屬申訴標的的作為進行調查、及藉進行調解而努力就該作為所關乎的事項達致和解：第84條。凡沒有達致和解，有關的委員會可藉提供意見、安排由律師或大律師提供意見、在任何法律程序過程中安排代表以協助有關人士：第85條。委員會的權力亦源自《殘疾歧視條例》（第487章） 和《家庭崗位歧視條例》（第527章），委員會在此等條例下具有類似的權力。另見 Equal opportunity。 |
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