The Government's proposals were: to enable same-sex couples to have a civil marriage i.e., only civil ceremonies in a register office or approved premises (like a hotel); to make no changes to religious marriages.
政府的建議如下： 允許同性伴侶擁有民事婚姻，即在註冊辦事處或獲批場所（例如酒店）進行民事儀式； 不對宗教婚姻做任何變更。