Co-Chairs: Elizabeth Mo, Sandy Wong, Julianne Doe
Our committee aims to consider and propose changes to improve the social issues faced by Hong Kong through making submissions and participating in consultation sessions to understand the plights and problems faced by different parties of the society.
Discussion on Sex Offences Consultation
Discussion on Sex Offences Consultation with Law Reform Commission Member Eric Cheung on 27 June 2018 and submission on 15 August 2018. Please click here to access the paper.
Consultation on Gender Recognition
We met a number of times, attended a forum on gender recognition consultation and submitted our views on the Consultation on Gender Recognition. Please click here to access the paper.
Participation in the forum on the proposed Children's Commission
Discussion on the proposed arrangement with the mainland on reciprocal recognition and enforcement of Judgments on matrimonial and related matters.
Law Reform Commission Consultation Paper on Review of Sex Offences
We have made submissions on the Law Reform Commission Consultation Paper on Review of Sex Offences on 12 March 2017. Please click here to access the submission.
Visit to the Shenzhen Institute of International Arbitration in Qianhai
We visited the Shenzhen Institute of International Arbitration in Qianhai in early January 2015, organised by FIDA.
Consult group on Parental Responsibility Bill
We continued to monitor progress on the Parental Responsibility Bill. We set up a group comprising Angela Ho, Cecilia Liang, Elaine Chiu, Elizabeth Lim, Garf Chan, Janice Chew, Judy Ngan, Julianne Doe, Kitty Tsang, Maggie Tsui, Ming Lie, Sara Wong, Stella Cheng and Sandy Wong. We attended a briefing on 27 January 2016 arranged by Women’s Commission and sharing at Single Parents Association, and made submissions on the Bill.
Legal services training course at East China University of Political Science and Law, Shanghai
We attended a legal services training course at East China University of Political Science and Law in Shanghai for the Hong Kong legal profession (香港法律界人士5月上海自貿區法律服務華東政法大學研修班) (12-17 May 2016) organised by The Legal Department of The Liaison Office of The Central People’s Government in The Hong Kong SAR (香港中聯辦法律部).