HK upholds same sex visas for foreigners

NEWS: Hong Kong's top court has made a ruling allowing foreign same sex couples to have the right to spousal visas.

Image by Quinn Dombrowski via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Source: Image: Quinn Dombrowski via Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 2.0

Hong Kong's top court has ruled that foreign same sex couples have the right to spousal visas in a landmark ruling for the socially conservative city.

In September, a British woman known as "QT" won the right to a spousal visa for her same-sex partner following a three-year legal battle.

You can read the full story in English on SBS News here.


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