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101. Claims under Part III or IV

Section 72(1)(d) is repealed and the following substituted—

“(d) is to be treated, by virtue of section 48 or 49, as having committed an act of discrimination or harassment referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) against the claimant or an act referred to in paragraph (c),”.

102. Period within which proceedings to be brought

Section 82(2A) is amended by repealing “conciliation under section 80 was concluded” and substituting “the complaint was disposed of under section 80(3) or (4)”.

Family Status Discrimination Ordinance

103. Interpretation

(1) Section 2(1) of the Family Status Discrimination Ordinance (Cap. 527) is amended—

(a) in the definition of “club”, by repealing everything after “purposes” and substituting “and which provides and maintains its facilities, in whole or in part, from the funds of the association;”;

(b) by adding—

““near relative” (近親), in relation to a person, means—

(a) the person’s spouse;

(b) a parent of the person or of the spouse;

(c) a child of the person or the spouse of such a child;

(d) a brother or sister (whether of full blood or half blood) of the person or of the spouse or the spouse of such a brother or sister;

(e) a grandparent of the person or of the spouse; or

(f) a grandchild of the person or the spouse of such a grandchild,

and, in determining the above relationships, children born out of wedlock are to be included, an adopted child is to be regarded as a child of both the natural parents and the adoptive parent or parents and a step child as the child of both the natural parents and any step parent;”.

(2) Section 2(4) is repealed.