By Jessie Pang

HONG KONG (Reuters) -Hong Kong’s Legislative Council on Wednesday vetoed a bill that would have allowed limited legal rights for same-sex couples who had registered their marriage or relationship overseas, drawing disappointment from LGBTQ groups and activists.

The bill had proposed a registration system to grant same-sex couples who are registered or married overseas to certain rights, such as hospital visits and funeral matters. It was voted down by the city’s pro-Beijing legislature 71 to 14.

WHAT’S THE BILL ABOUT?

The bill had proposed granting same-sex couples a say on medical matters including hospital visitation, access to medical information and organ donations or transplants.

It also proposed the right to handle a partner’s post-death affairs, including applyin

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