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E. What do you need to know about the University's procedures for dealing with sexual harassment?

The University has procedures to deal with allegations or complaints of sexual harassment and to provide proper redress if and when sexual harassment occurs.

There are three stages to the complaints procedures:

Stage 1 Advising and Early Resolution
Stage 2 Conciliation
Stage 3 Formal Investigation

Stages 1 and 2 are both informal procedures. The staff/student concerned may elect to bypass conciliation and proceed directly with formal investigation.

Stage 1 Advising and Early resolution

The staff/student concerned may contact a designated officer of the Panel Against Discrimination and Sexual Harassment for advice and support. The designated officer will address his/her concern with a view to clarifying the concern and discussing options available to resolve the complaint.

Stage 2 Conciliation

Conciliation is a voluntary process. It will only be arranged where both the complainant and the complainee are willing to be conciliated. If the parties reach a settlement, the agreement signed by the parties is legally binding. Under normal circumstances, attempts at conciliation do not require the filing of a written complaint.

The Panel Against Discrimination and Sexual Harassment will offer to facilitate conciliation of a dispute upon request of the complainant or the complainee.

Stage 3 Investigation

Investigation is a formal procedure. If the complainant wishes the University to initiate an investigation into an act of sexual harassment, he/she should file a written complaint with the Panel Against Discrimination and Sexual Harassment.

Further information about formal procedures for investigation is set out in the University's policy against sexual harassment which can be downloaded from the Committee website at https://cadsh.eduhk.edu.hk/sexual-harassment.

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