Have there actually been cases of this happening? I have a friend (male) whose civil partner (also a male, in a legally recognized relationship in their home country) were told that a dependent visa was impossible, but they did grant a long term visitor visa that is renewable but confers no right to work, or to subsidized healthcare, etc. If there are situations where dependent visas are ever granted to same sex couples would be very interested hearing about it, not just for my friends, but also because we get occasional inquiries from clients relocating staff to HK and our immigration lawyers are under the impression that it never happens.Original Post Deleted