Hong Kong Ordinances

SEX DISCRIMINATION ORDINANCE - SECT 49

Charities

(1) Nothing in Part III, IV or V shall-

   (a)  be construed as affecting a provision to which this subsection
        applies; or

   (b)  render unlawful an act which is done in order to give effect to such a
        provision.

(2) Subsection (1) applies to a provision for conferring benefits on persons
of one sex only (disregarding any benefits to persons of the opposite sex
which are exceptional or are relatively insignificant), being a provision
which is contained in a charitable instrument.

(3) In applying this section, account shall be taken of section 88 of the
Inland Revenue Ordinance ( Cap 112).

(4) In this section-

"charitable instrument" (慈善文書) means an enactment or other instrument
so far as it relates to charitable purposes;

"charitable purposes" (慈善目的) means purposes which are exclusively
charitable according to any enactment or rule of law. (Enacted 1995)

"charitable instrument" (慈善文書) means an enactment or other instrument
so far as it relates to charitable purposes;

"charitable purposes" (慈善目的) means purposes which are exclusively
charitable according to any enactment or rule of law.