Current Version
| Region | Hong Kong |
| Issue | Equal age of consent |
| Status | Unequal |
| Start Date | 1991 |
| End Date | 2005 |
| Description | When homosexuality was decriminalised in Hong Kong in 1991, a higher age of consent was set at 21 for homosexual sex acts while it was 16 for heterosexual ones. It was ruled unconstitutional by the High Court in 2005. |
| Sources | https://hongkongfp.com/2023/09/11/explainer-lgbtq-rights-in-hong-kong-breakthroughs-and-bitter-court-battles-against-discriminatory-laws/ |
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| Status | Unequal |
| Start Date | 1991 |
| End Date | 2005 |
| Description | When homosexuality was decriminalised in Hong Kong in 1991, a higher age of consent was set at 21 for homosexual sex acts while it was 16 for heterosexual ones. It was ruled unconstitutional by the High Court in 2005. |
| Sources | https://hongkongfp.com/2023/09/11/explainer-lgbtq-rights-in-hong-kong-breakthroughs-and-bitter-court-battles-against-discriminatory-laws/ |