Religious leader backs Hong Kong law banning sexual orientation discrimination ... with conditions
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A top leader of Hong Kong’s Anglican Church has vowed he would back a law banning discrimination based on sexual orientation if it could “solve an acute problem” without being “too difficult” to enforce.
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The Anglican Church, known locally as the Sheng Kung Hui, is one of the most powerful denominations in the city, with 40,000 followers.
They said LGBTI people in Hong Kong had experienced “significant discrimination”. But some Christian lawmakers and activists strongly opposed the plan, warning it would “undermine traditional values”.
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Asked if he would support a sexual orientation discrimination ordinance, Koon said: “If the legal provisions were not too difficult to enforce and could help [gays] not be discriminated ... and if there was consensus in society, it would also be OK for me personally.”