### Race Discrimination Ordinance 《種族歧視條例》

17. 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 person—
(a) in the arrangements they make for the purpose of determining who should be offered that position;
(b) in the terms on which they offer the person that position;
(c) by refusing, or deliberately omitting to offer, the person that position; or
(d) in a case where the person already holds that position—
(i) in the way they afford the person access to any benefits, facilities or services, or by refusing or deliberately omitting to afford him or her access to them; or
(ii) by expelling the person from that position, or subjecting him or her to any other detriment.
(2) Subsection (1) applies 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) does not apply to a position as partner, where, if it were employment, being of a particular racial group would be a genuine occupational qualification for the job.
(4) Subject to subsection (5), subsection (1)(b) and (d) does not apply to provision in relation to death or retirement for a person made before the commencement date* in so far as any such provision continues for that person on and after that date.
(5) Subsection (1)(b) and (d) applies to provision made in relation to retirement of the kind mentioned in subsection (4) in so far as, in its application to such provision, it renders it unlawful for a firm to discriminate against a person—
(a) in such of the terms on which the firm offers the person a position as partner as provide for his or her expulsion from that position; or
(b) by expelling the person from a position as partner or subjecting him or her to any detriment which results in his or her expulsion from such a position.
(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(1) of the Limited Partnerships Ordinance (Cap. 37).
(7) The Chief Executive in Council may, by notice published in the Gazette, amend subsection (1) by—
(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”.
Editorial Note:* Commencement date: 10 July 2009.

### Race Discrimination Ordinance 《種族歧視條例》

18. Organizations of workers or employers or professional or trade organizations, etc.
(1) This section applies to an organization of workers, an organization of employers, an organization of both workers and 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 person who is not a member of the organization, to discriminate against the person—
(a) in the terms on which it is prepared to admit the person to membership; or
(b) by refusing, or deliberately omitting to accept, the person’s application for membership.
(3) It is unlawful for an organization to which this section applies, in the case of a person who is a member of the organization, to discriminate against the person—
(a) in the way it affords the person access to any benefits, facilities or services, or by refusing or deliberately omitting to afford him or her access to them;
(b) by depriving the person of his or her membership, or varying the terms on which he or she is a member; or
(c) by subjecting the person to any other detriment.
(4) This section does not apply to provision in relation to the death or retirement from work of a member made before the commencement date* in so far as any such provision continues for that member on and after that date.
(5) Where, immediately before the enactment of this Ordinance, the main object of an organization to which this section applies was to enable the benefits of membership to be enjoyed by persons of a particular racial group (defined otherwise than by reference to colour), then, in so far as that continues to be its main object, this section is not to be construed as affecting that object and does not render unlawful an act which is done in order to give effect to that object.
(6) In determining whether the main object of an organization to which this section applies is as stated in subsection (5), regard shall be had to—
(a) the essential character of the organization;
(b) the extent to which the affairs of the organization are so conducted that the persons primarily enjoying the benefits of membership are of the racial group in question; and
(c) any other relevant circumstances.
Editorial Note:      * Commencement date: 10 July 2009. 

### Race Discrimination Ordinance 《種族歧視條例》

19. 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 person—
(a) in the terms on which it is prepared to confer on the person that authorization or qualification;
(b) by refusing, or deliberately omitting to grant, the person’s application for it; or
(c) by withdrawing it from the person or varying the terms on which he or she holds it.
(2) Subsection (1) does not render unlawful any requirement for proficiency in either Chinese or English, or in both of them (whether or not to equivalent or comparable levels) imposed for the conferment of an authorization or qualification if—
(a) the requirement is reasonable, having regard to the demands of, or associated with, the profession or trade concerned; or
(b) without prejudice to paragraph (a), the authorization or qualification is one specified in Schedule 3.
(3) Where an authority or body is required by law to satisfy itself as to a person’s good character before conferring on the person an authorization or qualification which is needed for, or facilitates, the person’s 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 the person, or any of his or her employees or agents (whether past or present), has—
(a) practised unlawful discrimination;
(b) engaged in unlawful harassment; or
(c) engaged in acts which contravene section 45,
in, or in connection with, the carrying on of any profession or trade.
(4) Subsection (1) does not apply to discrimination which is rendered unlawful by section 26.
(5) 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.

20. Persons concerned with provision of vocational training
(1) It is unlawful, in the case of a person (the first-mentioned person