A recent ruling by Hong Kong's top court in favour of recognising same-sex partnerships has raised hopes for the city's LGBTQ community, with the government given two years to come up with a legal framework.
The case brought by jailed pro-democracy activist Jimmy Sham was the first time Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal has directly addressed the issue of same-sex marriage.
Henry Li, following in the footsteps of his late partner Edgar Ng, is among those who have struggled for LGBTQ rights in the city.
The case brought by jailed pro-democracy activist Jimmy Sham was the first time Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal has directly addressed the issue of same-sex marriage.
Henry Li, following in the footsteps of his late partner Edgar Ng, is among those who have struggled for LGBTQ rights in the city.
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02:11 - You know, in two years time,
02:20 who knows what voices remain
02:24 in Hong Kong to push for these.
02:29 Jimmy Sham, for example, still imprisoned,
02:35 one of kind of the leading figures.
02:37 And, you know, if there's, yeah,
02:39 more people who, you know, get arrested
02:45 for whatever reasons and not being able to voice out,
02:50 or, yeah, there's further crackdowns against the community.
02:55 I just worry whether it truly would be the case
03:01 that in two years time,
03:03 things would change for the better for the community.
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