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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Kanis Leung

A Hong Kong court upholds a ruling in favor of equal inheritance rights for same-sex couples

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A Hong Kong court upheld a ruling that supported the extension of equal inheritance rights to same-sex married couples in a significant triumph for the LGBT+ community in the bustling global financial centre.

Hong Kong law does not allow same-sex marriage so some couples get married in places abroad where it is legal.

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