(A list of relevant papers previously issued is available on the LegCo website at
The Bill and background information
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Ref : HAB/CR/1/19/102
(issued by the Home Affairs Bureau on 29 November 2006)
| - | Legislative Council Brief
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LC Paper No. LS18/06-07
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)647/06-07 on 13 December 2006)
| - | Legal Service Division Report on the Bill
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LC Paper No. CB(2)859/06-07(01)
(issued on 15 January 2007)
| - | Background brief prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat
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LC Paper No. CB(2)1157/06-07(01)
(issued on 26 February 2007)
| - | Paper entitled "Issues relating to education for ethnic minorities" prepared by Legislative Council Secretariat
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Papers provided by the Administration
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LC Paper No. CB(2)884/06-07(01)
(issued on 18 January 2007)
| - | Paper entitled "Home Affairs Bureau - Race Relations Unit"
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LC Paper No. CB(2)884/06-07(02)
(English version issued on 18 January 2007; Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)909/06-07 on 19 January 2007)
| - | Paper entitled "Support measures for non-Chinese speaking students"
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LC Paper No. CB(2)2642/05-06(04)
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)884/06-07 on 18 January 2007)
| - | Paper entitled "Education for children of ethnic minorities"
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LC Paper No. CB(2)963/06-07(02)
(English version issued on 26 January 2007; Chinese version issued on 29 January 2007)
| - | Paper entitled "Definition of 'race' "
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LC Paper No. CB(2)963/06-07(03)
(English version issued on 26 January 2007; Chinese version issued on 29 January 2007)
| - | Paper entitled "Compatibility of the Race Discrimination Bill with the Basic Law and international human rights treaties"
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LC Paper No. CB(2)1019/06-07(01)
(issued on 2 February 2007)
| - | Paper entitled "Education for the ethnic minorities"
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LC Paper No. CB(2)1019/06-07(02)
(issued on 2 February 2007)
| - | Paper entitled "Discriminatory advertisements"
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LC Paper No. CB(2)1019/06-07(03)
(issued on 2 February 2007)
| - | Paper entitled "Consequential amendments to other ordinances"
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LC Paper No. CB(2)1019/06-07(04)
(English version issued on 2 February 2007; Chinese version issued on 6 February 2007)
| - | Paper entitled "Compatibility with Articles 24 and 25 of Basic Law"
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LC Paper No. CB(2)1146/06-07(01)
(English version only) (issued on 23 February 2007)
| - | Notes of a meeting of the Committee on the Promotion of Racial Harmony forwarded by the Administration
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LC Paper No. CB(2)1152/06-07(01)
(English version issued on 23 February 2007; Chinese version issued on 27 February 2007)
| - | Paper entitled "Affirmative action"
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LC Paper No. CB(2)1152/06-07(02)
(issued on 23 February 2007)
| - | Paper entitled "The Belgian Linguistics case"
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LC Paper No. CB(2)1152/06-07(03)
(English version issued on 23 February 2007; Chinese version issued on 26 February 2007)
| - | Paper entitled "Propriety of support measures for ethnic minorities"
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LC Paper No. CB(2)1152/06-07(04)
(English version only)
(Softcopy issued on 23 February 2007)
| - | Full text of the judgment of the Belgian Linguistics case
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LC Paper No. CB(2)1351/06-07(01)
(English version issued on 19 March 2007; Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1381/06-07 on 20 March 2007)
| - | Paper entitled "Affirmative action in the United States"
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LC Paper No. CB(2)1351/06-07(02)
(English version issued on 19 March 2007; Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1381/06-07 on 20 March 2007)
| - | Paper entitled "Follow-up information on education for the ethnic minorities"
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LC Paper No. CB(2)1823/06-07(01)
(English version issued on 11 May 2007; Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1849/06-07 on 14 May 2007)
| - | Paper entitled "Indirect discrimination and assessment of justifiability"
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LC Paper No. CB(2)2231/06-07(03)
(English version issued on 23 June 2007; Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)2262/06-07 on 25 June 2007)
| - | Paper entitled "The difference between the 'reasonable practicability' test and the 'unjustifiable hardship' defence"
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LC Paper No. CB(2)2573/06-07(01)
(issued on 30 July 2007)
| - | Paper entitled "Flexibility in the application of Chinese language requirement for the admission of non-Chinese speaking students into UGC-funded institutions"
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LC Paper No. CB(2)2753/06-07(02)
(issued on 2 October 2007)
| - | Paper entitled "Comment of the United Nations Human Rights Committee on the applicability of the rationality and proportionality principle"
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LC Paper No. CB(2)2753/06-07(03)
(issued on 2 October 2007)
| - | Paper entitled "Measures taken to assist new arrivals' integration to the local society"
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LC Paper No. CB(2)2753/06-07(04)
(issued on 2 October 2007)
| - | Paper entitled "Discrimination by, or in relation to, barristers"
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LC Paper No. CB(2)173/07-08(01)
(English version issued on 26 October 2007; Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)212/07-08 on 30 October 2007)
| - | Administration's response to Professor Carole Petersen's submission entitled "How Many Clauses Does it Take to Define Discrimination? A Comparison of the Racial Discrimination Bill with Existing Legislation"
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LC Paper No. CB(2)362/07-08(01)
(issued on 15 November 2007)
| - | Paper entitled "The Race Discrimination Bill and the Hong Kong Bill of Rights"
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LC Paper No. CB(2)377/07-08(01)
(issued on 16 November 2007)
| - | Paper entitled "Admission of local non-Chinese speaking students to institutions funded by University Grants Committee and Further flexibility on application of Chinese language requirement"
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LC Paper No. CB(2)513/07-08(01)
(issued on 5 December 2007)
| - | Paper entitled "Equality protection under Article 22 of the Hong Kong Bill of Rights"
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LC Paper No. CB(2)513/07-08(02)
(issued on 5 December 2007)
| - | Paper entitled "Response by the Administration to the outstanding issues raised by Bills Committee Members in relation to Clause 3"
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LC Paper No. CB(2)1594/06-07(01)
(English version issued on 17 April 2007; Chinese version issued on 18 April 2007)
| - | The Administration's response to issues raised by deputations/individuals at the meeting on 3 March 2007
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LC Paper No. CB(2)862/07-08(01)
(issued on 16 January 2008)
| - | Letter dated 15 January 2008 from the Administration entitled "Enquiry on the Race Discrimination Bill"
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LC Paper No. CB(2)2753/06-07(01)
(issued on 2 October 2007)
| - | The Administration's response to the Legislative Council Secretariat's paper on "Scrutiny progress of the Bill"
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LC Paper No. CB(2)895/07-08(01)
(English version issued on 18 January 2008; Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)942/07-08 on 25 January 2008)
| - | Letter dated 18 January 2008 from the Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs to the Chairman of the Bills Committee
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Correspondences between the Legal Service Division and the Administration/Papers prepared by the Legal Service Division
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LC Paper No. LS32/06-07
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)969/06-07 on 26 January 2007)
| - | Paper entitled "The meaning of 'race' in race discrimination legislation of certain relevant overseas jurisdictions"
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LC Paper No. CB(2)1104/06-07(01)
(English version only)
(issued on 14 February 2007)
| - | Paper on the case of Equal Opportunities Commission v Birmingham City Council
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LC Paper No. LS14/07-08
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)380/07-08 on 16 November 2007)
| - | Paper entitled "Discussion drafts of Committee Stage amendments for Members' consideration" prepared by the legal adviser to the Bills Committee
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Written submissions
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LC Paper No. CB(2)859/06-07(02)
(English version only)
(issued on 15 January 2007)
| - | Submission from "15 Teachers in the Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong"
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LC Paper No. CB(2)859/06-07(03)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 15 January 2007)
| - | Submission from HKSKH Lady Maclehose Centre
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LC Paper No. CB(2)976/06-07(01)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 30 January 2007)
| - | Submission from the Democratic Party
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LC Paper No. CB(2)1146/06-07(02)
(English version only)
(issued on 23 February 2007)
| - | Submission from a member of the Committee on the Promotion of Racial Harmony
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LC Paper No. CB(2)1146/06-07(03)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 23 February 2007)
| - | Submission from Federation of Hong Kong Guangdong Community Organizations
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LC Paper Nos. CB(2)1147/06-07(01) & (02)
(English version only)
(issued on 23 February 2007)
| - | Submission from Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce
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LC Paper No. CB(2)1168/06-07(01)
(English version only)
(issued on 28 February 2007)
| - | Joint submission from Hong Kong Human Rights Commission, Society for Community Organization, New Immigrants Mutual Aid Association and Voices of the Rights of Asylum Seekers and Refugees
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LC Paper No. CB(2)1168/06-07(02)
(English version only)
(issued on 28 February 2007)
| - | Submission from Hong Kong Integrated Nepalese Society
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LC Paper No. CB(2)1168/06-07(03)
(English version only)
(issued on 28 February 2007)
| - | Submission from Pakistan Islamic Welfare Union Inc. (HK) Ltd
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LC Paper No. CB(2)1168/06-07(04)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 28 February 2007)
| - | Submission from Professor G G WANG, School of Law, City University of Hong Kong
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LC Paper No. CB(2)1168/06-07(05)
(issued on 28 February 2007)
| - | Submission from Equal Opportunities Commission
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LC Paper No. CB(2)1168/06-07(06)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 28 February 2007)
| - | Submission from the Federation of Hong Kong and Kowloon Labour Unions
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LC Paper No. CB(2)1168/06-07(07)
(English version only)
(issued on 28 February 2007)
| - | Submission from the Hong Kong Federation of Insurers
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LC Paper No. CB(2)1168/06-07(08)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 28 February 2007)
| - | Submission from Tsim Sha Tsui District Kai Fong Welfare Association
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LC Paper No. CB(2)1168/06-07(09)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 28 February 2007)
| - | Submission from Yau Tsim Mong Committee on Promotion of Hong Kong Economy
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LC Paper No. CB(2)1168/06-07(10)
(English version only)
(issued on 28 February 2007)
| - | Submission from the Equal Opportunity Officer, The University of Hong Kong
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LC Paper No. CB(2)1168/06-07(11)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 28 February 2007)
| - | Submission from the Association of Hong Kong Chinese Middle Schools
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LC Paper No. CB(2)1202/06-07(01)
(English version only)
(issued on 1 March 2007)
| - | Submission from Employers' Federation of Hong Kong
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LC Paper No. CB(2)1202/06-07(02)
(issued on 1 March 2007)
| - | Submission from HK SKH Lady Maclehose Centre
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LC Paper No. CB(2)1202/06-07(03)
(English version only)
(issued on 1 March 2007)
| - | Submission from Vocational Training Council
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LC Paper No. CB(2)1219/06-07(01)
(English version only)
(issued on 2 March 2007)
| - | Submission from Mr Y K CHONG
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LC Paper No. CB(2)1219/06-07(02)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 2 March 2007)
| - | Submission from Hong Kong New Territories Commercial and Industrial General Association Tuen Mun Branch
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LC Paper No. CB(2)1219/06-07(03)
(English version only)
(issued on 2 March 2007)
| - | Submission from Federation of Hong Kong Industries
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LC Paper No. CB(2)1226/06-07(01)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 5 March 2007)
| - | Submission from Hong Kong Unison
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LC Paper No. CB(2)1226/06-07(03)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 5 March 2007)
| - | Submission from Democratic Party
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LC Paper No. CB(2)1226/06-07(04)
(English version only)
(issued on 5 March 2007)
| - | Submission from Mr Y K CHONG
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LC Paper No. CB(2)1226/06-07(05)
(English version only)
(issued on 5 March 2007)
| - | Joint submission from the Coalition for Migrants Rights, Filipino Domestic Helpers General Union, Indonesian Migrant Workers Union, the Hong Kong Coalition of Indonesian Migrant Workers Organization, Far East Overseas Nepalese Association and Alliance of Progressive Labor, Hong Kong
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LC Paper No. CB(2)1226/06-07(06)
(English version only)
(issued on 5 March 2007)
| - | Submission from Hong Kong Christian Service
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LC Paper No. CB(2)1226/06-07(07)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 5 March 2007)
| - | Submission from Association of Mainland Overseas Returned Scholars in Hong Kong
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LC Paper No. CB(2)1226/06-07(08)
(English version only)
(issued on 5 March 2007)
| - | Submission from Association of Indonesian Migrant Workers in Hong Kong
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LC Paper No. CB(2)1226/06-07(09)
(English version only)
(issued on 5 March 2007)
| - | Submission from United Filipinos in Hong Kong
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LC Paper No. CB(2)1243/06-07(01)
(English version only)
(issued on 6 March 2007)
| - | Submission from Dr KEEZHANGATTE James Joseph, Honorary Lecturer, Department of Social Work & Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong
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LC Paper No. CB(2)1243/06-07(02)
(issued on 6 March 2007)
| - | Submission from Civic Party
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LC Paper No. CB(2)1266/06-07(01)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 9 March 2007)
| - | Letter dated 27 February 2007 from Hong Kong Swatow Merchants Association Limited
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LC Paper No. CB(2)1266/06-07(02)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 9 March 2007)
| - | Letter dated 3 March 2007 from members of the public
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LC Paper No. CB(2)1226/06-07(02)
LC Paper No. CB(2)1288/06-07(01)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 12 March 2007)
| - | Joint submissions provided by Society for Community Organization, New Immigrants Mutual Aid Association, Hong Kong Human Rights Commission and Voices of the Rights of Asylum Seekers and Refugees
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LC Paper No. CB(2)1325/06-07(01)
(English version only)
(issued on 15 March 2007)
| - | Submission from the Law Society of Hong Kong
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LC Paper No. CB(2)1461/06-07(01)
(English version only)
(issued on 29 March 2007)
| - | Submission from Bar Association of Hong Kong
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LC Paper No. CB(2)1668/06-07(01)
(English version only)
(issued on 23 April 2007)
| - | Submission from The Hong Kong Association of Banks
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LC Paper No. CB(2)2232/06-07(01)
(English version issued on 21 June 2007, Chinese version to follow)
| - | Paper entitled "Hong Kong's Race Discrimination Bill: A Critique and Comparison with the Sex Discrimination and Disability Discrimination Ordinances" prepared by Professor Carole Petersen
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LC Paper No. CB(2)2325/06-07(01)
(English version only)
(issued on 29 June 2007)
| - | Note from the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry on the Bill
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LC Paper No. CB(2)2792/06-07(01)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 5 October 2007)
| - | Submission made by a member of the public expressing concern about Clause 46 of the Bill
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LC Paper No. CB(2)286/07-08(01)
(English version only)
(issued on 7 November 2007)
| - | Letter dated 30 October 2007 from Hong Kong Unison
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LC Paper No. CB(2)783/07-08(01)
(English version only)
(issued on 9 January 2008)
| - | Submission from Christian Action
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LC Paper No. CB(2)783/07-08(02)
(English version only)
(issued on 9 January 2008)
| - | Submission from Alliance of Returning Chinese from Overseas Against Discrimination
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LC Paper No. CB(2)783/07-08(03)
(English version only)
(issued on 9 January 2008)
| - | Submission from Pakistan Islamic Welfare Union Inc. (HK) Ltd
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LC Paper No. CB(2)798/07-08(01)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 14 January 2008)
| - | Joint submission from Society for Community Organization, Hong Kong Human Rights Commission, New Immigrants' Mutual Aid Association and Voices of the Rights of Asylum Seekers and Refugees
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LC Paper No. CB(2)798/07-08(02)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 14 January 2008)
| - | Submission from Ms CHAN Tsui-kam, Spokeswoman, New Immigrants' Mutual Aid Association
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LC Paper No. CB(2)775/07-08(02)
(English version only)
(issued on 8 January 2008)
| - | Submission from Dr KEEZHANGATTE James Joseph, Honorary Lecturer, Department of Social Work & Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong
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LC Paper No. CB(2)759/07-08(01)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 7 January 2008)
| - | Submission from HK SKH Lady MacLehose Centre
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LC Paper No. CB(2)783/07-08(04)
(English version only)
(issued on 9 January 2008)
| - | Submission from Civic Party
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LC Paper No. CB(2)798/07-08(03)
(English version only)
(issued on 14 January 2008)
| - | Submission from Civic Party
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LC Paper No. CB(2)759/07-08(02)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 7 January 2008)
| - | Submission from Hong Kong Christian Service
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LC Paper No. CB(2)783/07-08(05)
(English version only)
(issued on 9 January 2008)
| - | Submission from Employers' Federation of Hong Kong
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LC Paper No. CB(2)798/07-08(04)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 14 January 2008)
| - | Submission from Hong Kong Christian Institute
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LC Paper No. CB(2)798/07-08(05)
(English version only)
(issued on 14 January 2008)
| - | Submission from Colours in Peace
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LC Paper No. CB(2)759/07-08(03)
(English version issued on 7 January 2008; Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)798/07-08 on 14 January 2008)
| - | Submission from Equal Opportunities Commission
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LC Paper No. CB(2)798/07-08(06)
(English version only)
(issued on 14 January 2008)
| - | Submission from Hong Kong Discrimination Policies Concern Network
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LC Paper No. CB(2)798/07-08(07)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 14 January 2008)
| - | Submission from Hong Kong Women Christian Council
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LC Paper No. CB(2)798/07-08(08)
(English version only)
(issued on 14 January 2008)
| - | Submission from YMCA of Hong Kong Cheung Sha Wan Centre
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LC Paper No. CB(2)775/07-08(01)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 8 January 2008)
| - | Submission from Hong Kong Unison
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LC Paper No. CB(2)759/07-08(04)
(English version only)
(issued on 7 January 2008)
| - | Submission from Mr Y K CHONG
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LC Paper No. CB(2)775/07-08(03)
(issued on 8 January 2008)
| - | Submission from Hong Kong Christian Council
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LC Paper No. CB(2)783/07-08(06)
(English version only)
(Revised version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)902/07-08 on 22 January 2008)
| - | Submission from Mr Patrick YU
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LC Paper No. CB(2)798/07-08(10)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 14 January 2008)
| - | Submission from Hong Kong Catholic Commission for Labour Affairs
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LC Paper Nos. CB(2)901/07-08(01) & (02)
(Chinese version only)(issued on 22 January 2008)
| - | Submissions from The Association for the Advancement of Feminism
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Other papers
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LC Paper No. CB(2)963/06-07(01)
(issued on 26 January 2007)
| - | List of issues raised by members at the meeting on 16 January 2007
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LC Paper No. CB(2)1078/06-07(01)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 12 February 2007)
| - | A summary of views expressed by a member of the public to the Complaints Division on the issue of racial discrimination
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LC Paper No. CB(2)1284/06-07
(issued on 12 March 2007)
| - | Booklets about the life experience of South Asians in Hong Kong and on South Asian culture provided by Caritas-Hong Kong
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LC Paper No. IN12/06-07
(issued on 25 April 2007)
| - | Information note entitled "Requirement for Chinese proficiency in seeking education and employment"
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LC Paper No. CB(2)1994/06-07(01)
(issued on 29 May 2007)
| - | Paper entitled "Discrimination to which the Bill applies" prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat
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LC Paper No. CB(2)1594/06-07(03)
(issued on 17 April 2007)
| - | List of issues raised by members (as at 17 April 2007)
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LC Paper No. CB(2)2231/06-07(01)
(English version issued on 23 June 2007; Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)2262/06-07 on 25 June 2007)
| - | Paper entitled "Scrutiny progress of the Bill" prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat
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LC Paper No. CB(2)2231/06-07(02)
(English version issued on 23 June 2007; Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)2262/06-07 on 25 June 2007)
| - | List of issues raised by members (as at 30 May 2007)
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LC Paper No. CB(2)231/07-08(01)
(issued on 1 November 2007)
| - | President's rulings on proposed Committee Stage amendments to the Interception of Communications and Surveillance Bill involving the consideration of charging effect issues
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LC Paper No. CB(2)2753/06-07(05)
(issued on 2 October 2007)
| - | List of issues raised by members (as at 31 July 2007)
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LC Paper No. CB(2)1594/06-07(02)
(English version issued on 17 April 2007; Chinese version issued on 20 April 2007)
| - | Major issues raised by deputations/individuals prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat
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LC Paper Nos. CB(2)658/07-08(01), (02) and (03)
(issued on 19 December 2007)
| - | The Equal Opportunities Commission's (EOC's) proposal to amend the Sex Discrimination Ordinance and the Disability Discrimination Ordinance submitted in 1999, the Administration's response to EOC's proposal, and the EOC's response
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LC Paper No. CB(2)862/07-08(02)
(English version only)
(issued on 16 January 2008)
| - | Letter dated 24 August 2007 from the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination to the Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of China to the United Nations at Geneva
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LC Paper No. CB(2)2501/06-07(01)
(issued on 16 July 2007)
| - | Paper entitled "Scrutiny progress of the Bill" prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (revised version)
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LC Paper No. CB(2)513/07-08(03)
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 537/07-08 on 6 December 2007)
| - | List of issues raised by members (as at 1 December 2007)
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LC Paper No. CB(2)895/07-08(02)
(English version only)
(issued on 18 January 2008)
| - | Letter dated 11 January 2008 from the Chairman of the Bills Committee to the Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs
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