<!– google_ad_section_start –> The anti-discrimination chief has told the government it will inevitably have to address the issue of same-sex marriage after it was legalised by a string of countries elsewhere. But Dr York Chow Yat-ngok said that in Hong Kong’s traditional society, civil union – a status short of marriage that carries most of the legal rights of marriage – could be an alternative. His remarks yesterday drew a cautious response from the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau which said the issue was “hugely controversial” in Hong Kong society and would require prudent handling. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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Facing up to issue of same-sex unions
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