Is racial discrimination a crime?

The mainland hasn't legislated yet! However, the Racial Discrimination Bill, which has been formulated by the Hong Kong government for more than two years, was officially released on the 29th. It will be published in the Gazette on 65438+February 1 day and submitted to the Legislative Council for first reading in 65438+March next month. The draft lists some words and deeds that offend and slander people of different races, such as "Acha" as the cover name, and even employers refuse to hire because of racial problems, which will violate the law at any time. According to the new law, schools can get limited exemptions, and there is no need to teach ethnic languages to minority students. Some legislators and people from all walks of life criticized that there were too many exemption clauses in the Ordinance, which violated the original legislative intent. Sing Tao Daily reported that the Racial Discrimination Bill contains 94 articles and five schedules, which mainly protect people of different races and colors in Hong Kong in six major areas of daily life, and prohibit people from engaging in racial discrimination in employment, education, services, elections and appointments of public institutions, provision of trainee barristers by barristers and membership of clubs. What is even more worrying is that the Government has clearly stipulated in the Ordinance at least 40 provisions exempting racial discrimination, including domestic helpers and new arrivals who are not protected by the Ordinance. When ethnic minorities receive school education, they will not be specially arranged to teach in various national languages or set up special classes. In terms of renting houses, renting units with no more than 6 people, when the owners live together, the owners can choose a certain ethnic tenant without discrimination; Employers who find it difficult to find suitable candidates for individual professional skills vacancies in Hong Kong can also hire ethnic minorities. However, calling ethnic minorities "aga" and "niggers" in the future will always constitute direct or indirect racial harassment and racial slander and violate the law. According to the Act, it is illegal for anyone to offend, insult, intimidate or even damage the body and property of others. After being dealt with by the EOC, upon conviction, the maximum penalty is a fine of 25,000 yuan, and the maximum penalty for serious libel and bodily injury is a fine of/kloc-0.0 million yuan and two years' imprisonment. Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, Permanent Secretary of the Home Affairs Bureau, said that the purpose of legislating against racial discrimination is to bring social harmony, not to set off a wave of lawsuits, nor to give racial people special advantages. The Ordinance has expanded the power of the EOC and allocated an additional $6 million to handle complaints of racial discrimination and formulate a code of practice. Government sources pointed out that new immigrants do not involve race and color, nor are they their own ethnic groups. The regulations cannot override the immigration regulations, so new immigrants are not covered. Domestic helpers are not protected by the new law. Ms. Lin explained that since domestic workers have to take care of their daily life at home, they have the right to choose which ethnic group to protect the privacy of the head of household. At the same time, the Civil Service Bureau has adjusted the recruitment policy and cancelled the requirements of Chinese proficiency test for grass-roots and unskilled positions. She gave an example. Cleaners don't have to pass a special written test. Liang Jiajie, a citizen party, criticized that the law did not protect new immigrants, which violated the legislative intent.