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Activist detained in Hong Kong partially won appeal over recognition of overseas same-sex marriage
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56% : Many of the government's concessions were won through legal challenges in recent years and the city has seen a growing social acceptance toward same-sex marriage.55% : Currently, Hong Kong only recognizes same-sex marriage for certain purposes such as taxation, civil service benefits and dependent visas.
51% : Surveys showed 60% of the respondents showed support for same-sex marriage in 2023, up from 38% in 2013, according to a report issued by researchers at The University of Hong Kong, The Chinese University of Hong Kong and the University of North Carolina School of Law in May.
47% : But the judges unanimously dismissed Sham's appeal on other grounds related to same-sex marriage and recognition of overseas same-sex unions.
40% : In a previous hearing, Sham's lawyer Karon Monaghan argued that the absence of same-sex marriage in Hong Kong sent a message that they're less worthy of recognition than heterosexual marriages.
37% : Sham first asked for a judicial review in 2018 arguing that Hong Kong's laws, which don't recognize foreign same-sex marriage, violate the constitutional right to equality.
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