The Court of Final Appeal case of W v Registrar of Marriages made headlines in Hong Kong and around the world ("Transsexual granted right to wed", May 14).
While clarifying the situation for transsexuals may be positive, I am concerned that the court has gone too far in potentially changing the definition of marriage and weakening the concept of family.
Dissenting judge, Patrick Chan Siu-oi, quite rightly pointed out the importance of marriage and the family.
I hope the government will act with caution when implementing this judgment, and where possible, prevent the dilution of the concept of marriage, to where it is just a relationship, albeit registered.
Procreation should be an important part of marriage, as one of the main purposes of a marriage is to start a family and raise children.
It may be beneficial to have different classifications for unions other than marriage, such as "transsexual unions", so as not to dilute the meaning of marriage, which would weaken the concept of family.
The concept of family, comprising parents and their biological children, is unique to the relationship of marriage.