The Inter-departmental Working Group on Gender Recognition announced today it will extend a public consultation on gender recognition for two more months to December 31.
The working group published a consultation paper in June to gather views on whether a gender recognition scheme should be established in Hong Kong and what should be included in the scheme.
Following observations by the Court of Final Appeal, the group was tasked with considering legislation and administrative procedures that may be required to protect the rights of transsexual people in the city.
After studying the consultation results, the working group will proceed to the second part of the study concerning the impact of gender recognition on existing laws and practice if a scheme is to be established.
Views can be sent by mail to 5/F, East Wing, Justice Place, 18 Lower Albert Road, Central, by fax to 3918 4799 or by email.
