The proposal to introduce a brand new registration mechanism by laws sparked a uncommon fiery change between lawmakers and officers on Thursday.
The mechanism, proposed by the federal government on Wednesday, would permit same-sex {couples} to use to have their relationship recognised in Hong Kong in the event that they first had it registered in one other jurisdiction.
This may additionally grant same-sex {couples} some rights, similar to these associated to medical and after-death issues, however the paper expressly said that the framework wouldn’t be equal to marriage.
In a particular assembly of the Legislative Council’s constitutional affairs panel, most political events opposed the proposal, accusing the federal government of speeding it by the legislature and damaging town’s social material.
They included the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB), town’s largest celebration, which has opposed same-sex marriage.
