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  2. Recognition of same-sex unions in Hong Kong - Wikipedia

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    A 2023 survey conducted by the Centre for Comparative and Public Law at the University of Hong Kong, the Sexualities Research Programme at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and the Human Rights Law Program at the University of North Carolina School of Law showed that 60% of Hong Kong residents supported same-sex marriage, while 17% were ...

  3. Recognition of same-sex unions in China - Wikipedia

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    A 2017 poll conducted by the University of Hong Kong found that 50.4% of Hong Kong residents supported same-sex marriage. [74] An August 2022 poll conducted by the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute found that 86% Hongkongers aged 18 to 40 thought that LGBT people "should be treated fairly and should not be discriminated against". In ...

  4. LGBTQ rights in Hong Kong - Wikipedia

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    In July 2018, Chief Executive of Hong Kong Carrie Lam said that the Hong Kong government has no plans to amend the law and approve same-sex marriage in near future following a landmark ruling in favour of a same-sex couple's dependant visa application, and said though the government respected the court's ruling, the case was not a challenge to ...

  5. Hong Kong's top court rules in favor of equal inheritance and ...

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    Hong Kong Marriage Equality, a non-governmental organization, said in a statement that the judges' decisions made it clear that discrimination and differential treatment on the grounds of sexual orientation violate human dignity and equality. It called on the government to immediately end the exclusion of same-sex couples from marriage.

  6. Hong Kong court upholds housing rights of gay couples in ...

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    Hong Kong’s top court ruled on 26 November to affirm housing and inheritance entitlements for same-sex couples, siding against the government in favour of LGBTQ rights protection (AFP via Getty ...

  7. Law of Hong Kong - Wikipedia

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    Hong Kong Legal Information Institute (HKLII) - a project of China IT & Law Centre "Hong Kong Family Court Tables" published by the Hong Kong Family Law Association, includes summary of Hong Kong family law principles, a guide to the recent case law and relevant statutes, and a glossary of relevant terms related to the Hong Kong family law.

  8. Hong Kong Understands the Uncommon Value of the Common Law - AOL

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    When conservatives in England and America talk about their civilization as an inheritance, they often talk about the genius of the common-law tradition. By that they mean the body of legal thought ...

  9. W v Registrar of Marriages - Wikipedia

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    W v Registrar of Marriages [2013] HKCFA 39; FACV 4/2012 (Chinese: W訴婚姻登記官) is a landmark court case for LGBTQ rights in Hong Kong.In a 4:1 decision, the Court of Final Appeal gave transgender people the right to marry as their affirmed gender rather than their assigned gender (referred to in the decision as 'biological sex') at birth.