Ban on same-sex ad lifted in HK airport, railway after public’s call

Two large companies in Hong Kong have banned featuring an airline's advertisement which showed two men holding hands, prompting one of its models to speak out. Howard Chan Ho-Wan was one of the models who appeared in the same-sex ad of Cathay Pacific, as per South China Morning Post on May 22. The 38-year-old Chan has decided to speak out after the ad was rejected by the Hong Kong International Airport and the railway operator. In the commercial, Chan and another model can be seen holding hands while walking in a beach, fully dressed. The ad was part of the airline's rebranding campaign to highlight the company's support of the LGBT community. "It's very subtle. We're not naked, we'...

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