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The freedom of marriage of Hong Kong residents and their right to raise a family freely shall be protected by law. Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance Article 19 [5] Rights in respect of marriage and family (2) The right of men and women of marriageable age to marry and to found a family shall be recognized. European Convention on Human Rights ...
3 Hong Kong. 4 India. 5 New Zealand. ... Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Marriage Ordinance 1875; Marriage Reform Ordinance 1970; India
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 ...
Hong Kong’s top court has ordered the city’s government to set up a new framework to legally recognize the rights of same-sex couples in a ... co-founder of Hong Kong Marriage Equality, said ...
These national laws apply in Hong Kong by the Hong Kong legislature legislating on the same matter: for example, the Law of the People's Republic of China on the National Flag, a Chinese statute, takes effect in Hong Kong in form of the National Flag and National Emblem Ordinance, a local statute enacted by the local legislature.
Hong Kong's top court partially approved on Tuesday a landmark appeal by an LGBTQ activist for recognition of same-sex marriages, calling for new regulations for gay couples to protect their basic ...
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 ...
Hong Kong Sea Cadets Corps Cap.1134 Ordinance 1984 Originally Cap.75 1983 City University of Hong Kong Ordinance Cap.1132 Ordinance, establishment of post-secondary institution 1984 1994 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region passport Ordinance Cap.539 Establish the right to create and issue travel document 1997 Ocean Park Ordinance Cap. 388