Jason Y. Ng sat down with Ray Chan, the city’s first and only openly-gay lawmaker, last Saturday. They talked about the state of sexual equality in Hong Kong in the wake of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage. * * * Ray Chan, addressing Legco JN: What does the Friday court ruling mean to you? RC: It means everything. It sends a powerful message to the world that marriage is a right for all and not a privilege for a few. It pains me to say that in Hong Kong we face tremendous pushback from conservative groups and bureaucrats on even a simple piece of anti-discrimination legislation to protect the LGBT community. Same-sex marriage is still many years away. JN: What initiatives are you working on at Legco [ Hong Kong’s legislature ]? RC: As you are well aware, individual lawmakers...
A biweekly column on Hong Kong by Jason Y. Ng