Letters | Hong Kong supports Gay Games and LGBT rights, but Legco does not reflect that

The chances for the views of most Hongkongers being reflected in the reformed Legco are zero

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Delegates celebrate after Hong Kong won the bid to host the 2022 Gay Games on November 3, 2017. It will be the first time the event is held in Asia. Photo: AFP

Published: 6:14am, 14 Jun 2021Updated: 6:15am, 14 Jun 2021

It is now obvious that a clear majority of Hongkongers have no problem whatsoever with gay people and oppose any form of discrimination against us.

We can presume, therefore, that a majority also support the hosting of the Gay Games in Hong Kong in 2022. An overwhelming majority of international businesses, which the government seems desperate to cling on to, does too.

Regina Ip’s support for the Games is welcome – I rarely agree with her on anything but her support for LGBT people is consistent and, given the stance of most of her pro-Beijing allies, admirable and politically risky for her.

What is a shame, though, is that she doesn’t get the irony of her stance on the Gay Games and her support for the electoral overhaul – if we had a Legislative Council that was properly representative of Hongkongers, rather than the “improved” one comprising largely of hand-picked conservatives from the establishment, then there would be a clear voting majority in favour of support for the Games and for LGBT issues in general.

The chances of the views of most Hongkongers being reflected in the “improved” Legco are zero.

The stance of other politicians is telling. Junius Ho is apparently happy for us to do “whatever you do in your room” but deems our public displays of affection “disgraceful”.