Hong Kong Diversity in Focus at Same-Sex Visa Appeal Hearing
- British lesbian seeking to live in Hong Kong on dependent visa
- Twelve financial firms unsuccessfully applied to support case
A rainbow flag is seen in front of the city skyline in Hong Kong.
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A Hong Kong appeals court has started hearing arguments over a case that has raised questions over the city’s allure as a diversity-friendly employment destination.
Lawyers for a British lesbian -- named in court documents only as QT -- are seeking to overturn a March 2016 ruling supporting the government’s rejection of her application to reside in Hong Kong as a dependent of her partner. Two years earlier, the immigration department had knocked back QT’s application essentially because it didn’t recognize same-sex marriages.