Hong Kong: Court orders legal framework for same-sex unions

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : Polls suggest that there is rising support for same-sex marriages among the Hong Kong public.
49% : A survey this year found 60% in favour of same-sex marriage, compared to 38% a decade ago.
47% : While LGBT advocates have over the years won small victories, there is only limited recognition of same-sex unions legalised outside the territory, in matters regarding taxation and spousal visas for foreign residents.
44% : Hong Kong's top court has refused to recognise same-sex marriages, but ordered the city to formulate an alternative framework within two years.
44% : Fearing that their athletes could be charged under the law, Taiwan, the only place in Asia that recognises same-sex marriage, pulled out of the games in 2021.
41% : Despite legal challenges, same-sex marriages are not currently allowed.
40% : He has argued that the city's ban on same-sex marriages, as well as the lack of alternative frameworks, violate his right to equality.
40% : Sentiments in the LGBT community in Hong Kong remain calm, with no sense of any suppression because most people have no ill feeling towards same-sex relationships, according to a 40-year-old expat living in the city, who did not want to be named.

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