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Hong Kong’s top court has upheld three landmark judgments granting equal housing and inheritance rights to same-sex couples. The Court of Final Appeal on November 26, 2024, unanimously dismissed the government’s appeals seeking to preserve the discriminatory housing policies and intestacy laws. They were declared unconstitutional following three successful judicial challenges. One of the cases, lodged by litigant Nick Infinger, challenged the Housing Authority’s refusal to allow him and his partner to apply for a public rental flat as a family. Infinger and Jerome Yau, co-founder of the group Hong Kong Marriage Equality, welcomed the top court’s ruling.
