Tycoon offers $65M to woo gay daughter Marriage dowry met with enthusiastic response from around the world UPDATED 11:09 AM EDT Sep 28, 2012
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Bobby Yip/Reuters A Chinese business tycoon is offering $65 million to the man who can woo his lesbian daughter into marriage.
Cecil Chao, a Hong Kong shipping magnate and property developer, made the announcement just a week after his 33-year-old daughter Gigi revealed she is married to her female partner of seven years, the South China Morning Post reported.
Same-sex marriages are not recognized legally in Hong Kong.
And rather than accept the decision, the 76-year-old Chao put up his offer of a marriage dowry.
"I don’t mind whether he is rich or poor. The important thing is that he is generous and kind-hearted," he told the Post while dismissing reports of his daughter’s same-sex marriage as "false."
His offer has been met with an enthusiastic response from around the world, according to ABC News.
Gigi's Facebook and Twitter accounts have been inundated with requests and followers. She is laughing off the offer, calling it "quite entertaining."
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