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Hong Kong alerts law enforcement to LGBTQ+ surrogacy services firm

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Hong Kong's reproductive technology regulator has alerted law enforcement to a company suspected of offering commercial surrogacy services to LGBTQ+ individuals. The company, allegedly founded by a mainland Chinese influencer, advertised these services on social media. This comes after the influencer and his husband were fined and deported from Taiwan for similar activities, highlighting the complex legal landscape surrounding surrogacy in the region. AI

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Hong Kong alerts law enforcement to LGBTQ+ surrogacy services firm

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COVERAGE [1]

  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Simpson Cheung ·

    Law enforcement alerted to firm offering LGBTQ surrogacy services in Hong Kong

    Hong Kong’s regulator for in vitro fertilisation (IVF) has referred a case to law enforcement agencies after a mainland Chinese influencer was suspected of offering to bring non-local surrogate mothers of LGBTQ parents to give birth in the city. Tan Zubiao, also known as Berlin S…

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