Hong Kong to Extend Domestic Violence Protection, But Not Gay Marriage, to Gay/Lesbian Couples

The Domestic Violence Ordinance will have an amendment to include same sex couples, the Hong Kong Government have announced. However, the Government has been keen to stress that this will not mean the government will legally recognise same sex marriages or relationships in any other respect. Following consultations, the new laws on domestic violence will remove all references to marriage or gender and refer to "cohabitation partnerships." But, Matthew Cheung Kin-chung, the Minister for Labour and Welfare said that this "will not affect the Government’s policy stance of not recognising same sex marriage, civil partnership or any same sex relationship as a matter of legal status, nor will it involve or affect other existing legislation”. Full Story from Pinknews.co.uk

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