Hong Kong consults on sex law reform over cult coercion, campus and online abuse

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Hong Kong authorities have launched a public consultation on reforms to sexual laws addressing cult-related sex coercion, including overseas victim luring and abusive campus activities. Legal clarifications emphasize prosecuting sexual offenses involving deception even if acts occur outside Hong Kong but the deception originates there.

Cults luring victims overseas for sex in a bid to “change their fate”, as well as suggestive games hosted at orientation camps in Hong Kong could amount to sexual offences, authorities have warned, as they launched a public consultation on the city’s sexual law reforms. Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung on Tuesday clarified that sexual offences involving misleading claims would fall within the city’s legal remit if the deception took place in Hong Kong, even if the incident occurred...