Hong Kong’s top court rules in favour of legal recognition for same-sex couples

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Hong Kong’s top court rules in favour of legal recognition for same-sex couples

Hong Kong must provide an alternative to marriage in order to legally recognise the rights of same-sex couples, the city’s highest court has declared, opening the way for civil unions.

However, it rejected appeals against current laws which restrict marriage to heterosexual couples and refuse to recognise overseas same-sex marriages, despite majority support among the population.

The ruling said Hong Kong’s government was “in violation of its positive obligations” under the bill of rights to provide a legal framework to recognise same-sex couples outside the institution of marriage, and gave it two years to establish a system.

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hong kong's govt is just a ccp lapdog

Sure this is why this ruling puts HK in line with China on gay rights.

https://news.cgtn.com/news/2019-08-09/LGBT-couples-in-China-file-for-voluntary-guardianship-J15eC8QcrC/index.html

HK was improperly not recognizing gay relationships before. I have no doubt the CCP made them accept the gays.

No it doesn’t.

Mainland:

An adult with full capacity for civil conduct may, in prior consultation with his/her close relatives, or other individuals or organisations who are willing to act as his/her guardian, determine his/her guardian in writing. The agreed guardian shall perform the guardianship duties when such adult loses or partially loses his/her capacity for civil conduct."

HK:

The ruling said Hong Kong’s government was “in violation of its positive obligations” under the bill of rights to provide a legal framework to recognise same-sex couples outside the institution of marriage, and gave it two years to establish a system.

These are vastly different things.

China is not as LGBT friendly as the west, that’s a fact you chuds cannot deny.

What are you talking about, did you read what you quoted?

to provide a legal framework to recognise same-sex couples outside the institution of marriage

An adult with full capacity for civil conduct may, in prior consultation with his/her close relatives, or other individuals or organisations who are willing to act as his/her guardian, determine his/her guardian in writing

That's the legal framework that answer's the judge's positive obligation.

Thus, mainland has already created what the judge is telling HK they need to do.

Also what does this have to do with the west? I said HK is following the mainland, not the west.

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