4. Homosexual buggery with or by a man under 16
Under Section 118C of the Crimes Ordinance (Cap. 200), it is an offence for a man to commit buggery with a man under the age of 16. It is no longer an offence for a man under the age of 16 to commit buggery with another man.
The maximum penalty for the offence under Section 118C is (1) life imprisonment if the offence committed is with a boy under 13, and (2) 5 years' imprisonment if the offence committed with a boy under 16 but above 13.
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