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| Region | Hong Kong |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Male illegal, female legal |
| Start Date | Jun 14, 1865 |
| End Date | Jul 1991 |
| Description | In 1865, the Offences Against the Ordinance Act was implemented in Hong Kong which criminalised buggery with an imprisonment for up to 10 years. Lesbianism was not criminalised. |
| Sources | https://oelawhk.lib.hku.hk/items/show/1386 https://scholarship.law.wm.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1424&context=wmjowl |
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| Status | Male illegal, female legal |
| Start Date | Jun 14, 1865 |
| End Date | Jul 1991 |
| Description | In 1865, the Offences Against the Ordinance Act was implemented in Hong Kong which criminalised buggery with an imprisonment for up to 10 years. Lesbianism was not criminalised. |
| Sources | https://oelawhk.lib.hku.hk/items/show/1386 https://scholarship.law.wm.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1424&context=wmjowl |