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Statutory tort protection of sex discrimination and harassment in Hong Kong
In respect of sex discrimination and harassment, the former is not protected by common law of tort but the latter is protected. The tort of harassment emerged in Burris v Azadani . Nevertheless, statutes protecting people from sex harassment are passed in different countries to further assure the importance of sex equality.
In this essay, the statutory tort protection provided in Hong Kong in respect of sex discrimination and sexual harassment will be discussed. The Sex Discrimination Ordinance (SDO) will be analyzed and relevant cases will be used to show how the ordinance protects people.
Sex Discrimination Ordinance
The Sex Discrimination Ordinance (SDO) renders unlawful certain kinds of sex discrimination such as sexual harassment.
Section 2(5) of the SDO provides that a person sexually harasses a woman if-
(a) the person-
(i) makes an unwelcome sexual advance, or an unwelcome request for sexual fa...

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