Mon, Dec 04, 2006 - Page 4 News List

Campaign for race law in HK suceeds

EQUAL RIGHTS BATTLE A seven-year campaign by a British journalist who lost his Malaysian-born wife has forced Hong Kong to enact an anti-discrimination law

THE OBSERVER , HONG KONG

But he said on Saturday that "Hari's death led to the wave of indignation and protest that has culminated finally in this bill. In that sense, she did not die in vain. It is a memorial to her. The bill addresses and acknowledges racism."

"That is a big advance on it simply being ignored and condoned. In time, the lives of hundreds of thousands of people of darker skin will be improved. Out of the carnage and destruction of her death, something has happened that should make life better for those of darker skin. It is a start, an important beginning," he said.

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