Hong Kong court ruling overturns anti-LGBT housing policy

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Married same-sex partners will be allowed to own subsidised housing together in Hong Kong, according to a landmark High Court ruling on Friday.

Hong Kong does not recognise same-sex marriage but individual couples can challenge discriminatory policies in court.

The case was a second victory for gay couple Henry Li and his deceased partner Edgar Ng against the city's government, after a 2020 ruling allowing same-sex couples equal rights to inheritance. Justice Anderson Chow said city housing policies that denied same-sex partners joint occupancy and ownership rights were in violation of the Basic Law, the city's mini-constitution, and the Hong Kong Bill of Rights.

 

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