A Form 5 male student surnamed Lin from Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Wong Wat Nam Secondary School complained to the EOC, claiming that the school's ban (prohibiting male students from having long hair) violates the sex discrimination ordinance. The complaint has been accepted by the EOC.
EOC Chairman Zhu Minjian replied to the media today (30th) that the case will enter the mediation stage, and both parties have an initial willingness to mediate, hoping to exchange views to narrow differences.
A Form 5 student surnamed Lin from Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Wong Wat Nam Middle School posted a clip on the Internet where he was accused by the school of violating school rules because of his long hair, and was therefore deprived of participating in school activities or faced suspension; he has formally lodged a complaint with the EOC , referring to the school's ban (forbidding male students to keep long hair) in violation of sex discrimination regulations.
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Zhu Minjian looks forward to narrowing the differences: both parties have initial willingness to mediate
Zhu Minjian, chairman of the EOC, said that the case will enter the mediation stage. If it is unsuccessful, the EOC will study the information and the next steps to deal with it.
He admitted frankly that one of them may be to take court proceedings, but he believes that the current discussion is premature, and both parties are initially willing to mediate, and they look forward to exchanging views and narrowing differences.
EOC Executive Director (Operations) Zhu Chongwen also mentioned on the radio program on the 21st that 80 to 90% of the complaints of the EOC in the past could be successfully mediated. Some will apply for legal aid or ask the EOC to assist in filing a lawsuit.
He pointed out at the time that if the case enters the second stage and the complainant requests the EOC's assistance, the committee will discuss in detail and determine whether the case is worthy of support.
Form 5 students of Wong Wat Nam Secondary School accuse boys from keeping long hair in violation of the Sex Discrimination Ordinance
A Form 5 student surnamed Lin from Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Wong Wat Nam Middle School posted a short video on social platforms earlier, saying that he was accused of violating school rules by keeping his long hair, and was warned by the school that if he did not cut his hair, he would not be able to participate in school activities or even be suspended from school. .
After he cut his hair, he complained to the EOC, claiming that the school ban (forbidding male students from having long hair) violated the sex discrimination regulations. The complaint has been accepted by the EOC.
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