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Asia-wide reform efforts are being closely watched by activists in the hopes that Hong Kong's court decisions would have an impact abroad.
A Hong Kong court has dismissed a government bid to deny same-sex married couples the right to rent and own public housing, saying that it was “discriminatory in nature” and a complete denial of such couples’ rights.
This latest judgment is only one of the many significant legal strides that LGBTQ+ advocates in Hong Kong have been able to celebrate this year, showcasing the territory's progressive shift.
A Hong Kong court on Tuesday dismissed a government bid to deny same-sex married couples the right to rent and own public housing saying that it was "discriminatory in nature" and a complete denial of such couples' rights. The ruling by Hong Kong's Court of Appeal is the latest in a series of legal breakthroughs for gay rights advocates in the global financial hub this year. The government had challenged two High Court rulings that it was "unconstitutional and unlawful" for the city's housing authority to exclude same-sex couples who married abroad from pu...
The Court of Appeal on Tuesday upheld its original verdicts that ruled the Housing Authority constituted illegal discrimination in rejecting...