Abstract

AbstractThe ripple effect caused by the landmark case Leung Roy William v Secretary for Justice (2004) has been far-reaching and significant in its impact: in 2006, the Hong Kong Law Reform Commission set up the Sexual Offences Sub-Committee (‘the Sub-Committee’ hereafter); in the next four years, the Sub-Committee issued a series of reports and consultation papers: (1) Interim Proposals on a Sex Offender Register—Consultation Paper (2008); (2) Sexual Offences Records Checks for Child-related Work: Interim Proposals (2010); and (3) The Common Law Presumption that a Boy under 14 is Incapable of Sexual Intercourse: Report (2010). One of the most important outcomes was a consultation paper, titled Rape and other non-consensual sexual offences (Consultation Paper), which was published in September 2012.

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