EOC Chairman Chu Minjian said in the Legislative Council today (16th) that some members of the public are concerned that the government's anti-epidemic measures involve discrimination. In 2021/22, a total of 34 complaints about the epidemic and 26 complaints about vaccination have been received. Explain the relevant laws to the public on multiple occasions to clarify misunderstandings.
In addition, he pointed out that under the epidemic, some ethnic minorities diagnosed were stigmatized, and called for avoiding labeling any group.
NDP chairwoman Ip Lau Suk-yi pointed out in her speech that the EOC's discrimination against minorities such as sexual orientation, gender identity and intersex people is just an internal study and careful handling, and whether there is a timetable.
Zhu Minjian said that he is studying how to eliminate relevant discrimination in the current framework of anti-discrimination legislation, but the study involves more sensitive and controversial issues and should be handled with care. It is still in the internal research stage, and there is some consensus, but there is no legislation. schedule.
Mrs. Ye asked how many complaints the EOC had received about discrimination against sexual minorities, and whether it had conducted its own polls.
Zhu Minjian pointed out that he has not conducted relevant polls in the past one or two years, but noticed that other university institutions have done so; in addition, because discrimination against sexual minorities is not currently covered by legislation, there is only "inquiry" but no "complaint". There are dozens of cases, but it has decreased over the last two years.
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