Cap 487 s 47 Offence of serious vilification (DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION ORDINANCE)

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Chapter:	487	Title:	DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION ORDINANCE	Gazette Number:	L.N. 222 of 2008
Section:	47	Heading:	Offence of serious vilification	Version Date:	03/10/2008

(1) A person commits an offence if-

(a) the person, by any activity, incites hatred towards, serious contempt for, or severe ridicule of, another person (：the second-mentioned person；) with a disability or members of a class of persons with a disability;

(b) the person intentionally incites such hatred, serious contempt or severe ridicule; and

(c) the activity is an activity in public and consists of threatening physical harm, or inciting others to threaten physical harm-

(i) towards, or towards any premises or property of, the second-mentioned person or the members of the class of persons; or

(ii) towards the premises or property of any other person to which the second-mentioned person or the members of the class of persons have access.

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1)(a), it is immaterial whether a person is actually incited, by an activity, to-

(a) hatred towards;

(b) serious contempt for; or

another person with a disability or members of a class of persons with a disability.
(3) A person who commits an offence under subsection (1) is liable on conviction to a fine at level 6 and to imprisonment for 2 years.

(Replaced 29 of 2008 s. 100)