Hong Kong court gives 'partial victory' to same-sex marriage supporters

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : "But it cannot be ignored that the court still demands that the government provide same-sex couples with formal and general legal recognition to protect their rights, enable them to participate with certainty in social life and recognize their legitimacy."
47% : Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal said Tuesday the government must come up with a plan to recognize same-sex marriage after justices ruled that it had failed to constitutionally come up with a framework.
42% : Muquit called for the Hong Kong government to move swiftly to create a plan to accept same-sex marriage instead of riding out the two-year clock to do so.
41% : Gay marriage supporters and Amnesty International said they were disappointed that the court declined to go a step further to rule same-sex marriage on par with heterosexual marriage.

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