Hong Kong to press ahead with tabling same-sex partnership bill despite pushback


Hong Kong authorities will push ahead with introducing a bill recognising same-sex partnerships next Wednesday, despite strong opposition from the city’s major political parties.

The bill aims to grant same-sex couples rights related to medical matters and after-death arrangements, with details of the proposal submitted to the Legislative Council on Thursday and set to be published in a government gazette the following day.

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