HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s top court on Tuesday upheld earlier rulings that favored subsidized housing benefits and equal inheritance rights for same-sex married couples, in a landmark victory for the city’s LGBTQ+ community. The Court of Final Appeal’s dismissal of the government’s appeals ended some yearslong legal battles over the differential treatment facing same-sex couples married overseas under Hong Kong’s Housing Authority policies an…

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Hong Kong's top court rules in favor of equal inheritance and housing benefits for same-sex couples

The unanimous decisions are expected to have a far-reaching impact on the lives of same-sex couples, who have traditionally had fewer rights compared to their heterosexual counterparts in the global financial hub

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Hong Kong’s top court rules in favour of equal inheritance and housing benefits for same-sex couples

Nearly four years after his death, LGBTQ activist Edgar Ng was vindicated by Hong Kong's top court Tuesday as judges ruled in his favour on housing and inheritance rights for same-sex couples.

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Hong Kong LGBTQ Activist Wins Posthumous Legal Victory

This ruling concludes years of legal battles over policies that excluded same-sex married couples from receiving subsidised housing and inheritance protections.

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In major ruling, Hong Kong court backs housing, inheritance benefits for same-sex couples

Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s top court has upheld earlier rulings that favored the granting of subsidized housing benefits and equal inheritance rights to same-sex couples, in a landmark victory for the city’s LGBTQ+ community. The Court of Final Appeal’s dismissal of the government’s appeals ended some years-long legal battles over the differential treatment facing same-sex couples married overseas under Hong Kong’s Housing Aut…

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The Court of Final Appeal dismisses the government’s appeals seeking to preserve the discriminatory housing policies and intestacy laws.

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Hong Kong court upholds rulings in favour of equal housing rights for gay couples

The Court of Final Appeal sided against the government in favour of LGBTQ rights protection.

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Singapore

Hong Kong top court affirms housing, inheritance rights for same-sex couples

This Tuesday (26), the main court in Hong Kong upheld three previous decisions that granted same-sex couples the right to public housing and inheritance. The court's unanimous decision was celebrated by the LGBTQIA+ population of this Chinese-controlled city.
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O principal tribunal de Hong Kong manteve, nesta ter�a-feira (26), tr�s decis�es anteriores que davam direito a moradia p�blica e heran�a a casais do mesmo sexo. A decis�o por unanimidade da corte foi celebrada pela popula��o LGBTQIA+ dessa cidade controlada pela China.
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Hong Kong recognizes the rights of same-sex couples

Hong Kong's top court ruled Tuesday to affirm housing and inheritance entitlements for same-sex couples, siding against the government in favour of LGBTQ rights protection.
The ruling comes after a landmark 2023 decision -- also by the Court of Final Appeal -- shut the door on legalising same-sex marriage, but gave the government two years to set up a framework for other rights for such couples.

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HONG KONG, Nov 26 — Hong Kong’s top court today ruled to affirm housing and inheritance entitlements for same-sex couples, siding against the government in favour of LGBTQ rights protection. “The Court unanimously dismisses” the appeals brought by the Hong Kong government, chief judge Andrew Cheung wrote in two court rulings. Today’s rulings marked the end of a six-year legal battle that began when resident Nick Infinger took the government to c…

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Judge rules that the government’s policies favouring heterosexual couples ‘cannot be justified’.

Hong Kong's top court rules in favor of equal inheritance and housing benefits for same-sex couples

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