Hong Kong’s top court rules in favour of legally recognising same-sex couples
Hong Kong’s top court has ruled in favour of giving same-sex couples legal recognition, though stopped short of demanding full marriage equality. The Court of Final Appeal on Tuesday, 4 September said that the government was violating the city’s Bill of Rights by not providing an “alternative framework” for the legal recognition of same-sex partnerships. Five judges handed down the decision after years of legal battles challenging the government’s refusal to allow same-sex marriage or civil unions. Their ruling said the legal recognition of same-sex couples will “provide them with…
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