Late Husband's Quest: Henry Li's Unfinished Fight for LGBTQ+ Rights in HK｜同志平權司法覆核 李亦豪走亡夫未竟之路｜隱形香港

In 2017, as same-sex marriage made headlines, Henry Li and his late husband, Edgar Ng, celebrated their union with a UK wedding and a Hong Kong church ceremony. However, their joy turned to hardship when compelled to vacate their public housing. Edgar Ng took legal action to protect their home but tragically succumbed to depression in December 2020. Now, Henry Li carries the torch, navigating a labyrinth of legal battles to honor his late husband's memory.
In a significant development, the Court of Appeal delivered a resolute blow to the Housing Authority and the Department of Justice in October 2023. Their appeals in both the "public housing case" and the "inheritance case" were unequivocally dismissed, solidifying Edgar Ng's hard-won triumph. Henry Li, carrying the weight of discrimination experienced through exclusion from a functioning societal system, brought the court decision to Edgar Ng's grave, affirming, "The court has finally recognized the profound suffering you endured." Despite the government's appeal to the Court of Final Appeal, the unfinished legal battle of his deceased husband lingers, compelling Henry Li to persist in the pursuit of justice.
2017年同性婚禮還是「新聞」，李亦豪（Henry）和吳翰林（Edgar）在英國結婚，香港教堂行禮、補辦酒席，接受傳媒訪問，宣揚平權。之後公屋居屋被「迫遷」，吳翰林入稟司法覆核，為捍衛那一頭家。到2020年12月，吳翰林不敵抑鬱症輕生，圍繞着李亦豪的，是接替亡夫一系列的官司。
2023年10月，上訴庭就「居屋案」和「遺產案」，駁回房委會和律政司上訴，即維持吳翰林一方勝訴，李亦豪帶着判詞到吳翰林墓前：「法庭終於見到，你受的苦，是真真實實有發生過的。」他確切感受到歧視的樣子，不是暴力與欺凌，而是隱形地將他們從一直運行的社會系統中排除出去。受訪時他說不出勝利，結局也如他預言，政府上訴至終審法院，亡夫未竟的官司，未到終點，他還要走下去。
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