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一 | Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has announced that his government plans to repeal a colonial-era ‘anti-homosexuality’ law, with LGBT activists hailing the move as "a win for humanity".,Section 377A of the penal code criminalizes “any act of gross indecency” by a male person “with another male person.” While rarely applied, nevertheless, the law carries a maximum sentence of two years in prison.,The PM said that abolishing the law was “the right thing to do, and something that most Singaporeans will accept".,Fascinating speech by Singapore’s Prime Minister on why the city-state is finally decriminalising homosexuality. https://t.co/3dMM4XLTkM— John Zerilli (@JohnZerilli) August 21, 2022,In his annual national day rally speech on Sunday, the politician noted that "gay people are now better accepted.",According to Lee Hsien Loong, the "controlled, carefully considered way" to repeal Section 377A (S377A) of the Penal Code would bring the laws of the country that was a British colony until 1959 in line with "current social mores, and I hope, provide some relief to gay Singaporeans".,Nevertheless, there are no plans to change the legal definition of marriage as being between a man and a woman, contained in the Interpretation Act and the Women’s Charter, Lee Hsien Loong said.,“But it will also keep what I believe most Singaporeans still want, and that is to retain the basic family structure of marriage between a man and a woman, within which we have and raise our children," the PM told the gathering at the Institute of Technical Education headquarters at Ang Mo Kio.,As the law currently stands, this definition can be challenged in the courts, according to Lee. So Singapore plans to amend its Constitution to enshrine the definition of marriage, Lee Hsien Loong said on August 21.,“I do not think that for Singapore, the courts are the right forum to decide such issues," he added.,After the speech, the Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI) underscored in a statement that media content will continue to warrant higher age ratings, referencing prevailing societal norms and values.,"(MCI) reaffirms the government’s position that the repeal of S377A does not mean that we are changing the tone of society," it said in the statement.,Colonial-Era Legislation,Singapore’s law, which technically criminalizes sex between men but is seen as, effectively, a ban on homosexuality, dates to 1938 and was retained after independence.,While there have been no known convictions for sex between consenting adult males for decades, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and LGBTQ groups have brought multiple legal challenges against the law, but failed.,Singapore’s High Court first ruled to uphold the anti-homosexuality law in 2014, but a decision by India’s High Court in 2018 to ditch the provision prompted Singaporean activists to issue a new challenge.,WorldIndia Decriminalizes Gay Sex6 September 2018, 09:34 GMT,Nevertheless, in March 2020, the High Court upheld Section 377A of the penal code.,“In declining to strike out this archaic and discriminatory law, the Court has reaffirmed that all gay men in Singapore are effectively un-apprehended criminals,” Téa Braun, director of international LGBT legal support group Human Dignity Trust (HDT), said at the time.,Accordingly, the announcement by the Prime Minister was haled buy a coalition of LGBT rights groups as a "hard-won victory and a triumph of love over fear".,A global financial hub and home to multinational companies, Singapore is known for conservative values. The multi-racial and multi-religious society of 5.5 million has a predominantly ethnic Chinese population, as well as sizeable Malay and Indian minorities, according to the 2020 census.,About approximately 33.2 % of the population are Buddhist, 18.8 % Christian, 14 % Muslim.,Over the past few years it has developed a visible LGBT scene. LGBT activists annually hold the island's biggest civil society rally, known as Pink Dot. LGBT activists had long demanded that 377A, which continues to exist in many parts of Asia, Africa and Oceania,be scrapped.。 8 月 26 日消息，百度集团今日在北京百度大厦召开股东特别大会。根据公司公告，当日提呈的所有决议案均获股东批准通过。这意味着百度由港交所第二上市自愿转换为双重主要上市的关键前置审批程序已完成。此前报道，此次转换始于 2026 年 7 月 16 日，百度董事会正式授权管理层推进相关事宜。7 月 22 日，港交所确认收悉百度的转换申请。8 月 18 日，百度 CFO 何海建在财报电话会上表示，公司正为转换后纳入南向港股通做准备。股东特别大会审议的决议案包括：授予董事会发行不超过已发行股份总数 20% 的额外 A 类普通股及 / 或美国存托股的一般授权；授予购回不超过已发行股份总数 10% 股份的授权；采纳 2026 年股权激励计划；以及批准采纳新的组织章程细则。杰富瑞等机构认为，参照过往先例，若百度能在 9 月 3 日考察日前完成转换生效，有望搭上本轮港股通半年度调整窗口，最快于 9 月 7 日当周纳入。根据现行机制，恒生指数公司通常在每年 8 月中下旬发布指数调整名单，9 月初正式生效。此前网易完成双重主要上市转换后顺利进入港股通，提供了参照案例。
二 | 百度方面表示，转换完成后公司将实现美国纳斯达克与香港联交所两地双重主要上市。届时现有豁免将被撤回，百度将全面遵守《香港上市规则》。公司预计主板转换将于 2026 年内生效。
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