### Sex Discrimination Ordinance 《性別歧視條例》

15. Partnerships
(1) It is unlawful for a firm consisting of not less than 6 partners, in relation to a position as partner in the firm, to discriminate against a woman—
(a) in the arrangements the firm makes for the purpose of determining who should be offered that position;
(b) in the terms on which the firm offers her that position;
(c) by refusing or deliberately omitting to offer her that position; or
(d) in a case where the woman already holds that position—
(i) in the way the firm affords her access to any benefits, facilities or services, or by refusing or deliberately omitting to afford her access to them; or
(ii) by expelling her from that position or subjecting her to any other detriment.
(2) Subsection (1) shall apply in relation to persons proposing to form themselves into a partnership as it applies in relation to a firm.
(3) Subsection (1)(a) and (c) shall not apply to a position as partner where, if it were employment, being a man would be a genuine occupational qualification for the job.
*(4) Subject to subsection (5), subsection (1)(b) and (d) shall not apply to provision in relation to death or retirement made for a woman before 15 October 1997 in so far as any such provision continues for that woman on and after that date. (Replaced 71 of 1997 s. 3. Amended 136 of 1997 s. 3)
(5) Subsection (1)(b) and (d) shall apply to provision made in relation to death or retirement of the kind mentioned in subsection (4) in so far as, in their application to such provision made in relation to retirement, they render it unlawful for a firm to discriminate against a woman—
(a) in such of the terms on which the firm offers her a position as partner as provide for her expulsion from that position; or
(b) by expelling her from a position as partner or subjecting her to any detriment which results in her expulsion from such a position. (Replaced 71 of 1997 s. 3)
(6) In the case of a limited partnership references in subsection (1) to a partner shall be construed as references to a general partner within the meaning of section 2 of the Limited Partnerships Ordinance (Cap. 37).
(7) The Chief Executive in Council may, by notice in the Gazette, amend subsection (1) by— (Amended 66 of 1999 s. 3)
(a) substituting another number for the number appearing in that subsection; or
(b) repealing the words and number appearing after “for a firm” and before “, in relation to”.

### Sex Discrimination Ordinance 《性別歧視條例》

16. Trade unions, etc.
(1) This section applies to an organization of workers, an organization of employers, or any other organization whose members carry on a particular profession or trade for the purposes of which the organization exists.
(2) It is unlawful for an organization to which this section applies, in the case of a woman who is not a member of the organization, to discriminate against her—
(a) in the terms on which it is prepared to admit her to membership; or
(b) by refusing, or deliberately omitting to accept, her application for membership.
(3) It is unlawful for an organization to which this section applies, in the case of a woman who is a member of the organization, to discriminate against her—
(a) in the way it affords her access to any benefits, facilities or services, or by refusing or deliberately omitting to afford her access to them;
(b) by depriving her of membership, or varying the terms on which she is a member; or
(c) by subjecting her to any other detriment.
*(4) This section shall not apply to provision in relation to the death or retirement from work of a member made before 15 October 1997 in so far as any such provision continues for that member on and after that date. (Replaced 71 of 1997 s. 4. Amended 136 of 1997 s. 4)
(5) (Repealed 71 of 1997 s. 4)

### Sex Discrimination Ordinance 《性別歧視條例》

17. Qualifying bodies
(1) It is unlawful for an authority or body which can confer an authorization or qualification which is needed for, or facilitates, engagement in a particular profession or trade to discriminate against a woman—
(a) in the terms on which it is prepared to confer on her that authorization or qualification;
(b) by refusing or deliberately omitting to grant her application for it; or
(c) by withdrawing it from her or varying the terms on which she holds it.
(2) Where an authority or body is required by law to satisfy itself as to his good character before conferring on a person an authorization or qualification which is needed for, or facilitates, his engagement in any profession or trade then, without prejudice to any other duty to which it is subject, that requirement shall be taken to impose on the authority or body a duty to have regard to any evidence tending to show that he, or any of his employees or agents (whether past or present), has—
(a) practised unlawful discrimination; or
(b) engaged in unlawful harassment, (Amended 3 of 2021 s. 12)

in, or in connection with, the carrying on of any profession or trade.
(3) Subsection (1) shall not apply to discrimination which is rendered unlawful by section 25.
(4) In this section—
authorization or qualification (授權或資格) includes recognition, licensing, registration, enrolment, approval and certification;
confer (授予) includes renew or extend.

18. Persons concerned with provision of vocational training
(1) It is unlawful, in the case of a woman seeking or undergoing training which would help fit her for any employment, for any person who provides, or makes arrangements for the provision of, facilities for such training to discriminate against her—
(a) in the terms on which that person affords her access to any training course or other facilities concerned with such training;
(b) by refusing or deliberately omitting to afford her such access;
(c) by terminating her training; or
(d) by subjecting her to any other detriment during the course of her training.
(2) Subsection (1) shall not apply to—
(a) discrimination which is rendered unlawful by any of the provisions of section 11(1) or (2) or 25; or
(b) discrimination which would be rendered unlawful by any of those provisions but for the operation of any other provision of this Ordinance.