ABSTRACT
This chapter explores the adoption of anti-discrimination laws and equality policies in Hong Kong and their role in securing social change around gender equality. The chapter considers the advances made toward equality and social change. It details Hong Kong laws and policies on gender equality and political and social change in their historical context and identify a number of important advances in women's legal and social status, including anti-discrimination laws and institutional mechanisms to support the advancement of women. The chapter presents the ongoing challenges for securing equality, including inadequate legal protections, and structural conditions that have proven detrimental to women's empowerment. Some of the key equality strategies adopted by the Women's Commission are evaluated in light of the ongoing challenges for gender equality. Hong Kong has a rights-based legal framework, which provides the infrastructure to support gender equality.
