Same sex marriages are not recognised in Hong Kong, where homosexuality was decriminalised in 1991.
Cecil Chao
Cecil Chao(01 of08)
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Cecil Chao, chairman of Hong Kong property developer Cheuk Nang Holdings, who has a reputation for being a playboy, poses in his house in Hong Kong Friday, Sept. 28, 2012. The daughter of the prominent Hong Kong tycoon who has offered $65 million to any man who can woo her away from her lesbian partner says she's not upset with her father. Gigi Chao says shes on very loving terms with her father. He made world headlines this week when he offered the 500 million Hong Kong dollar marriage bounty after learning that his daughter had eloped with her partner to France. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung) (credit:AP)
Cecil Chao(02 of08)
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Cecil Chao, chairman of Hong Kong property developer Cheuk Nang Holdings, who has a reputation for being a playboy, walks downstairs in his house in Hong Kong Friday, Sept. 28, 2012. The daughter of the prominent Hong Kong tycoon who has offered $65 million to any man who can woo her away from her lesbian partner says she's not upset with her father. Gigi Chao says shes on very loving terms with her father. He made world headlines this week when he offered the 500 million Hong Kong dollar marriage bounty after learning that his daughter had eloped with her partner to France. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung) (credit:AP)
Cecil Chao(03 of08)
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Cecil Chao, chairman of Hong Kong property developer Cheuk Nang Holdings, who has a reputation for being a playboy, speaks during an interview in his house in Hong Kong Friday, Sept. 28, 2012. The daughter of the prominent Hong Kong tycoon who has offered $65 million to any man who can woo her away from her lesbian partner says she's not upset with her father. Gigi Chao says shes on very loving terms with her father. He made world headlines this week when he offered the 500 million Hong Kong dollar marriage bounty after learning that his daughter had eloped with her partner to France. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung) (credit:AP)
Cecil Chao(04 of08)
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Cecil Chao, chairman of Hong Kong property developer Cheuk Nang Holdings, who has a reputation for being a playboy, poses in his house in Hong Kong Friday, Sept. 28, 2012. The daughter of the prominent Hong Kong tycoon who has offered $65 million to any man who can woo her away from her lesbian partner says she's not upset with her father. Gigi Chao says shes on very loving terms with her father. He made world headlines this week when he offered the 500 million Hong Kong dollar marriage bounty after learning that his daughter had eloped with her partner to France. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung) (credit:AP)
Gigi Chao(05 of08)
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In this Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012 photo, Gigi Chao, daughter of Hong Kong property tycoon Cecil Chao, poses during an interview in Hong Kong. The daughter of the prominent Hong Kong tycoon who has offered $65 million to any man who can woo her away from her lesbian partner says she's not upset with her father. Gigi Chao says shes on very loving terms with her father. He made world headlines this week when he offered the 500 million Hong Kong dollar marriage bounty after learning that his daughter had eloped with her partner to France. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung) (credit:AP)
Gigi Chao, Sean Eav(06 of08)
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In this undated photo, Gigi Chao, right, daughter of the Hong Kong property tycoon Cecil Chao, poses with her partner Sean Eav at an event in Hong Kong. The daughter of the prominent Hong Kong tycoon who has offered $65 million to any man who can woo her away from her lesbian partner says she's not upset with her father. Gigi says shes on very loving terms with her father. He made world headlines this week when he offered the 500 million Hong Kong dollar marriage bounty after learning that his daughter had eloped with her partner to France. (AP Photo) (credit:AP)
Gigi Chao, Sean Eav(07 of08)
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In this undated photo, Gigi Chao, right, daughter of the Hong Kong property tycoon Cecil Chao, poses with her partner Sean Eav at an event in Hong Kong. The daughter of the prominent Hong Kong tycoon who has offered $65 million to any man who can woo her away from her lesbian partner says she's not upset with her father. Gigi says shes on very loving terms with her father. He made world headlines this week when he offered the 500 million Hong Kong dollar marriage bounty after learning that his daughter had eloped with her partner to France. (AP Photo) (credit:AP)
Cecil Chao(08 of08)
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Cecil Chao, chairman of Hong Kong property developer Cheuk Nang Holdings, who has a reputation for being a playboy, speaks during an interview in his house in Hong Kong Friday, Sept. 28, 2012. The daughter of the prominent Hong Kong tycoon who has offered $65 million to any man who can woo her away from her lesbian partner says she's not upset with her father. Gigi Chao says shes on very loving terms with her father. He made world headlines this week when he offered the 500 million Hong Kong dollar marriage bounty after learning that his daughter had eloped with her partner to France. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung) (credit:AP)