Chapter Number and Title of Enactment
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Chapter: | 480 | Title: | Sex Discrimination Ordinance |  | |
: If this pencil mark appears at the beginning of a provision, that provision is subject to amendments that are already in operation but have not yet been incorporated in its text.
| Cap 480 | Long title | |
| Cap 480 Part 1 | Preliminary | |
| Cap 480 s 1 | Short title | |
| Cap 480 s 2 | Interpretation | |
| Cap 480 s 3 | Application | |
| Cap 480 s 4 | Act done because of sex, etc. and for other reason | |
| Cap 480 Part 2 | Discrimination to which Ordinance Applies | |
| Cap 480 s 5 | Sex discrimination against women | |
| Cap 480 s 6 | Sex discrimination against men | |
| Cap 480 s 7 | Discrimination against married, etc. persons* | |
| Cap 480 s 8 | Discrimination against pregnant women* | |
| Cap 480 s 9 | Discrimination by way of victimisation | |
| Cap 480 s 10 | Comparison of cases under sections 5(1), 7(1) and 8 | |
| Cap 480 Part 3 | Discrimination and Sexual Harassment in Employment Field | |
| Cap 480 s 11 | Discrimination against applicants and employees | |
| Cap 480 s 12 | Exception where sex is genuine occupational qualification | |
| Cap 480 s 13 | Discrimination against contract workers | |
| Cap 480 s 14 | Meaning of employment at establishment in Hong Kong | |
| Cap 480 s 15 | Partnerships | |
| Cap 480 s 16 | Trade unions, etc. | |
| Cap 480 s 17 | Qualifying bodies | |
| Cap 480 s 18 | Persons concerned with provision of vocational training | |
| Cap 480 s 19 | Employment agencies | |
| Cap 480 s 20 | Discrimination against commission agents | |
| Cap 480 s 21 | Government | |
| Cap 480 s 22 | Ministers of religion, etc. | |
| Cap 480 s 23 | Employees, etc. | |
| Cap 480 s 24 | Other sexual harassment | |
| Cap 480 Part 4 | Discrimination and Sexual Harassment in other Fields* | |
| Cap 480 s 25 | Discrimination by responsible bodies for educational establishments | |
| Cap 480 s 26 | Exceptions for single-sex establishments | |
| Cap 480 s 27 | Exceptions for single-sex establishments turning co-educational | |
| Cap 480 s 28 | Discrimination in provision of goods, facilities or services | |
| Cap 480 s 29 | Discrimination in disposal or management of premises | |
| Cap 480 s 30 | Discrimination: consent for assignment or sub-letting | |
| Cap 480 s 31 | Exceptions for small dwellings | |
| Cap 480 s 32 | Exceptions from section 28(1) for health and safety considerations | |
| Cap 480 s 33 | Exceptions for voluntary bodies | |
| Cap 480 s 34 | Further exceptions from sections 28(1) and 29 | |
| Cap 480 s 35 | Discrimination in eligibility to vote for and to be elected or appointed to advisory bodies | |
| Cap 480 s 36 | Discrimination by, or in relation to, barristers | |
| Cap 480 s 37 | Discrimination by clubs | |
| Cap 480 s 38 | Government | |
| Cap 480 s 39 | Educational establishments | |
| Cap 480 s 40 | Other sexual harassment | |
| Cap 480 s 41 | Extent of Part 4 | |
| Cap 480 Part 5 | Other Unlawful Acts | |
| Cap 480 s 42 | Discriminatory practices | |
| Cap 480 s 43 | Discriminatory advertisements | |
| Cap 480 s 44 | Instructions to discriminate | |
| Cap 480 s 45 | Pressure to discriminate | |
| Cap 480 s 46 | Liability of employers and principals | |
| Cap 480 s 47 | Aiding unlawful acts | |
| Cap 480 Part 6 | General Exceptions from Parts 3 to Parts 5 | |
| Cap 480 s 48 | Special measures | |
| Cap 480 s 49 | Charities | |
| Cap 480 s 50 | Sport, etc. | |
| Cap 480 s 51 | Insurance, etc. | |
| Cap 480 s 52 | Communal accommodation | |
| Cap 480 s 53 | Discriminatory training by certain bodies | |
| Cap 480 s 54 | Other discriminatory training, etc. | |
| Cap 480 s 55 | Trade unions, etc.: elective bodies | |
| Cap 480 s 56 | Indirect access to benefits, etc. | |
| Cap 480 s 56A | Double benefits for married persons | |
| Cap 480 s 56B | Reproductive technology | |
| Cap 480 s 56C | Adoption | |
| Cap 480 s 57 | Acts done for purposes of protection of women | |
| Cap 480 s 58 | Acts done under statutory authority to be exempt from certain provisions of Part 4 | |
| Cap 480 s 59 | Acts safeguarding security of Hong Kong | |
| Cap 480 s 60 | Construction of references to vocational training | |
| Cap 480 s 61 | Application to New Territories land | |
| Cap 480 s 62 | Further exceptions | |
| Cap 480 Part 7 | Equal Opportunities Commission | |
| Cap 480 s 63 | Establishment of Commission | |
| Cap 480 s 64 | Functions and powers of Commission | |
| Cap 480 s 65 | Research and education | |
| Cap 480 s 66 | Review of Schedules 3 and 5 | |
| Cap 480 s 67 | Delegations | |
| Cap 480 s 68 | Protection of members of Commission, etc. | |
| Cap 480 s 69 | Codes of practice | |
| Cap 480 s 70 | Power to conduct formal investigations | |
| Cap 480 s 71 | Terms of reference | |
| Cap 480 s 72 | Power to obtain information | |
| Cap 480 s 73 | Recommendations and reports on formal investigations | |
| Cap 480 s 74 | Restrictions on disclosure of information | |
| Cap 480 Part 8 | Enforcement | |
| Cap 480 s 75 | Restrictions of proceedings for contravention of Ordinance | |
| Cap 480 s 76 | Claims under Part 3 or 4 | |
| Cap 480 s 77 | Issue of enforcement notices | |
| Cap 480 s 78 | Appeal against enforcement notice | |
| Cap 480 s 79 | Investigation as to compliance with enforcement notice | |
| Cap 480 s 80 | Register of enforcement notices | |
| Cap 480 s 81 | Persistent discrimination or sexual harassment | |
| Cap 480 s 82 | Enforcement of sections 43, 44 and 45 | |
| Cap 480 s 83 | Help for aggrieved persons in obtaining information, etc. | |
| Cap 480 s 84 | Assistance by way of conciliation | |
| Cap 480 s 85 | Assistance other than by way of conciliation | |
| Cap 480 s 86 | Period within which proceedings to be brought | |
| Cap 480 Part 9 | Miscellaneous | |
| Cap 480 s 87 | Validity and revision of contracts | |
| Cap 480 s 88 | Rules | |
| Cap 480 s 89 | Regulations to empower Commission to bring certain proceedings | |
| Cap 480 s 90 | Amendment of Schedules | |
| Cap 480 s 91 | Transitional provisions | |
| Cap 480 Sched 1 | Educational Establishments and their Responsible Bodies | |
| Cap 480 Sched 2 | (Repealed 71 of 1997 s. 11) | |
| Cap 480 Sched 3 | Provisions Specified for Purposes of Section 12(2)(g) | |
| Cap 480 Sched 4 | Discrimination to which Section 28(1) and 29 Shall not Apply | |
| Cap 480 Sched 5 | Further Exceptions to this Ordinance | |
| Cap 480 Sched 6 | Provisions with respect to the Commission and Committees and their Members | |
| Cap 480 Sched 7 | Transitional Provisions | |
| Cap 480 Sched 8 | (Omitted as spent¡XE.R. 1 of 2013) |
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