Finance giants step in to Hong Kong gay court battle

[Wireless News]

http://l2.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/F10WGqUOa.8ZcJkzbIuoGA--/YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b247aD04Njt3PTEzMDs-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/Part-HKG-Hkg10228074-1-1-0.jpg (https://www.yahoo.com/news/finance-giants-step-hong-kong-gay-court-battle-103256974.html)Major international finance institutions in Hong Kong made a landmark intervention Wednesday in the case of a gay couple struggling to get their rights recognised by the city's courts. The 12 businesses -- including Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse -- say they want to submit evidence to a hearing at the Court of Appeal next week in the case of a British woman refused a spousal visa because she is in a same-sex partnership. Law firm Davis Polk and Wardwell, representing the companies, said their clients had intervened "to assist the court by giving a more rounded picture of the issues".



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