Experience Sharing Cases

Since 2002, the Gender Mainstreaming Checklist has been applied to various policy or programme areas. Staff of many bureaux and departments has also applied the gender mainstreaming concept in the course of their daily work.

The bureaux and departments comment that the use of the Checklist could:

• enhance officers' awareness and sensitivity to gender issues;
• help them receive useful comments and suggestions from women's groups; and
• identify important areas for attention through sex-disaggregated data.

Some examples of application of the Checklist or the gender mainstreaming concept areas are set out below.

A. Policy and Legislation

A1	Review of the Domestic Violence Ordinance
A2	Review of Building (Standards of Sanitary Fitments, Plumbing, Drainage Works and Latrines) Regulations - Review on Provision of Sanitary Fitments for Female
A3	Review of the Appointment Policy of Advisory and Statutory Bodies (ASBs)
A4	Formulation and Review of Visa Policies Relating to Entry for Employment, Studies and Residence

B. Provision of Services

B1	Enhanced Home and Community Care Services for the Elders (EHCCS)
B2	Provision of Family Services at Integrated Family Service Centre
B3	Comprehensive Child Development Service (CCDS)
B4	Review of Services for Victims of Sexual Violence
B5	Operation of the Multi-purpose Crisis and Support Centre
B6	Batterer Intervention Programme
B7	First Aid Services
B8	HIV Prevention Programme
B9	Production of Radio and Television Programmes
B10	Victim Support Programme for Victims of Family Violence

C. Provision of Public Facilities

C1	Provision of Public Toilets
C2	Design of Facilities in Public Buildings
C3	Provision of Leisure and Cultural Facilities
C4	Breastfeeding Promotion and Provision of More Babycare Facilities in Government Buildings and Public Areas
C5	Tamar Development Project
C6	Enhanced Provision of Babycare Facilities and Lactation Rooms in Community

D. Education and Training

D1	IT Education in the Community - Central Fund for Personal Computer
D2	Continuing Education Fund (CEF)
D3	Vocational Training for Adults in Custody
D4	Gender-specific Risks and Needs Programme for Female Persons in Custody

E. Composition of Boards and Committees

E1	District Administration: Enhancing the Role of District Councils (DCs) and District Officers (DOs)

F. Publicity Programmes

F1	Major Publicity Campaigns and Minor Publicity Programmes
F2	Publicity Programme on Electricity and Gas Safety
F3	Publicity and Public Education Programme about the Control of Obscene and Indecent Articles Ordinance
F4	Village Representative (VR) Election
F5	Promotion on Smoking Cessation

G. Office and Human Resources Management

G1	Establishment of Food Safety Laboratory
G2	Policy on Force Uniform and Accoutrements for Police Officers
G3	Procurement of Personal Issue Firearm for Crime Officers of the Hong Kong Police Force
G4	Uniform Review for Service Members of the Customs and Excise Department
G5	Posting of Female Police Officers
G6	Staff Deployment for Operational Duties
G7	Scheduling of Area Traffic Control Centre Duty Roster

H. Others

H1	2006 Population By-census
H2	2011 Population Census