HONG KONG, China --- Hong Kong's government is defending the city's ban on same-sex unions at a landmark court challenge days after neighboring Taiwan legalized gay marriage in an unprecedented first for Asia. Despite growing public support for gay marriage in the international financial hub, campaigners have made little headway against staunch opposition from the city's successive pro-Beijing governments and religious conservatives. A Hong Kong woman, known only as MK, is suing the government for denying her right to enter into a civil partnership with her female partner, arguing the ban is unconstitutional. The case is currently being heard by the Court of First Instance. ...
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