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Phila Siu

Two Hongkong Post staff members have accused their supervisor of disability discrimination, after he allegedly called one of them “rubbish” and indicated he was planning to sack the colleague who stood up for him.
More than 10 people from the Rights Association of Hongkong Post Contract Staff protested outside the General Post Office in Central on Friday, demanding an explanation for what happened to Lo Sek-ho and Kung Sai-kit.
“The supervisor has called me rubbish. Every colleague was there during that briefing,” said Lo.
Lo, 32, said that due to a traffic accident five years ago he has been having problems feeling and moving his right arm.
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He joined the Tuen Mun office two years ago and had been doing data input instead of other physically-demanding work because of his injury.
But when he was given a new supervisor last year, he was instructed to take on new tasks moving heavy packages around the office, he claimed.
In January, Lo hurt his left shoulder and neck when a pile of packages about two metres higher fell on him. His injury further affected his performance at work.
Since then, he said his supervisor has been insulting and humiliating him in public. He said he has to take painkillers every day and doctors found that he has symptoms of depression.
“I have been called rubbish and a disabled person. He called me that in front of every colleague,” Lo said. His supervisor also accused him of “faking injuries”, he said.
Under his previous supervisor, Lo was employed on a contract that was renewed on a yearly basis. His new supervisor decided he had to renew his contract every three months soon after he was appointed to the position.
Lo’s colleague Kung, 32, who stood up for him, said he received a letter from the supervisor earlier this year saying that management was considering firing Lo. The letter also said that Kung had performance issues, an accusation Kung said was untrue.
According to the union’s chairman Danny Tse Tin-wing, the Disability Discrimination Ordinance protects people with disabilities and the associates of those people. Under the ordinance, a disability means total or partial loss of a person’s bodily or mental functions.
Protesters bumped into Deputy Postmaster General Ngai Wing-chit, who was on his way back to the office. Ngai immediately invited Lo and Kung to a meeting.
But after the 30-minute meeting, the duo said that nothing had been solved. Ngai asked the pair to give him seven days to look into the matter.
“I am very angry. The management is using delaying tactics,” Kung said.
The duo is considering making a complaint to the Equal Opportunities Commission.


Post office supervisor accused of disability discrimination

Rights Association of Hongkong Post Contract Staff protest at the General Post Office in Central. Photo: Nora Tam

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A staff member at the Tuen Mun post office has claimed his supervisor called him “rubbish” at his job and accused him of faking injuries which prevent him from carrying out physically demanding tasks
