Hong Kong authorities may appeal against ruling on opposite-sex public toilet use
HONG KONG, JUL 25 – The High Court ruled the ban violates constitutional equality, affecting public toilets managed by the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, with a fine of HK$2,000 for offenders.
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Gov’t mulls appealing against court ruling granting trans people access to toilets matching their gender identity
The Hong Kong government is considering appealing against a court ruling that granted transgender people access to public toilets in line with their affirmed genders. A public toilet in Pak Shek Kok. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. In a statement on Thursday, a day after the High Court ruled in favour of a trans man challenging the laws that ban people from entering public bathrooms designated for the opposite sex, the government said it was considering a…
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