By Jessie Pang and Greg Torode HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's top judges on Tuesday opened the path for sweeping legal protections for same sex ...
SaltWire's Atlantic regional weather forecast for September 5, 2023 | SaltWireHONG KONG - Hong Kong's top judges on Tuesday opened the path for sweeping legal protections for same sex couples but stopped short of full recognition of gay marriages after a landmark appeal by an LGBTQ activist in a ruling expected to be closely watched in Asia.
Two of the judges noted that a lack of a legal framework had been"essentially discriminatory and demeaning to same sex couples". Lawyers say this could be done by local laws and regulations without complex constitutional changes to the Basic Law, the document that guides Hong Kong's relationship with its Chinese sovereign since its return from British colonial rule in 1997. The judges ruled that the Basic Law's marriage protections were confined to opposite sex marriage.
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