A feminists' group has called on voters to punish at the ballot box candidates who refuse to safeguard sexual equality.
The Association for the Advancement of Feminism said yesterday it had tried to seek support for women's rights from candidates in geographical constituencies.
It said the Liberal Party and the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong declined to respond, while the Federation of Trade Unions and Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood (ADPL) had reservations about some of the group's suggestions.
The group also named three lawmakers - Liberal Party leader James Tien Pei-chun, Tsang Yok-sing of the DAB and Frederick Fung Kin-kee of the ADPL - as having the worst performance in safeguarding sexual equality, and urged people not to vote for them in next month's Legislative Council election.
But Mr Fung said the group had hidden the issue of same-sex marriage among the feminist issues.
He said the party only had reservations on this issue, not equal rights for women, and more discussion would be needed before the party took a stance.