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Hong Kong's Lawmakers in a Twist Over Same-Sex Unions
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Hong Kong's Lawmakers in a Twist Over Same-Sex Unions

Handover was 28 years ago, but Victorian attitudes resurface in Legislative Council

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Aug 07, 2025
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As the bodies representing “the people” in Hong Kong are in effect filled with the government's choices, political life has generally become rather bland. Routine legislation is passed in a matter of hours, controversial legislation in a matter of minutes. An exception has now come up. Naturally, the divisive issue involves sex.

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