Group wants gay marriages overseas to be recognised in Hong Kong
It's all about love, no matter what your sexual orientation - that's what the gay and lesbian founders of new group Double Happiness say motivated them to lobby the government for recognition of their nuptials that were carried out overseas.
It's all about love, no matter what your sexual orientation - that's what the gay and lesbian founders of new group Double Happiness say motivated them to lobby the government for recognition of their nuptials that were carried out overseas.
As the global debate continues on same-sex marriages, civil partnerships and the way countries recognise each other's marital laws, the group holds its launch party today in Central.
"It's a good time to get the momentum going," said Hongkonger and Canadian passport holder, Guy Ho, 52.
Ho, an IT consultant, married his partner Henry Lam, 36, in 2011 in Canada and both are calling on the government to recognise their marriage.
The couple have joined forces with another same-sex couple, French expatriate Betty Grisoni, 43, and Singaporean Abby Lee, 41, to form the group, which they say is the first solely dedicated to advocating the recognition of overseas nuptials in Hong Kong.
The city does not allow same-sex marriages and also does not recognise same-sex marriages carried out in other countries such as Canada.