Lead on recognising same-sex unions in Hong Kong must start with government not courts, lawyers and activists say

Lawyers and activists have urged the government to take the lead in drawing up a legal framework for the recognition of same-sex relationships in Hong Kong rather than leaving decisions to the courts, which struck down a major case seeking to recognise foreign gay marriages last week.They accused the administration of leaving the burden on people to mount legal challenges on the grounds of discrimination, which could be expensive, time-consuming and emotionally draining for plaintiffs.The LGBT…

from South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3103201/lead-recognising-same-sex-unions-hong-kong-must-start