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WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 1990

IN THIS RESPECT, SHE SAID SHE BELIEVED THAT THE LAW CONSISTENT IN ITS APPROACH TO MALES AND FEMALES ALIKE.

SHOULD BE

WHICH INTRODUCES ARISING FROM HOMOSEXUAL HETEROSEXUAL ACTIVITIES;

"TO THAT EXTENT I WOULD SUPPORT ANY MEASURE APPROPRIATE PUNISHMENT FOR SEXUAL OFFENCES ACTIVITIES COMPARABLE TO THOSE ARISING FROM FOR EXAMPLE, EXPLOITATION, INDECENT ASSAULT AND OTHER SEXUAL OFFENCES, PARTICULARLY WHEN SUCH OFFENCES ARE COMMITTED AGAINST YOUNG PERSONS, MRS WONG ADDED.

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DECRIMINALISATION OF HOMOSEXUAL ACTS SUPPORTED

WILLINGLY COMMIT A HOMOSEXUAL : TAKEN AS CRIMINALS, THE SENIOR COUNCIL, THE HON ALLEN LEE, SAID TODAY

IF TWO MEN WHO ARE ADULTS AND ACT IN PRIVATE, THEY SHOULD NOT BE MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE (WEDNESDAY) IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

SPEAKING

IN SUPPORT OF THE MOTION

THE IN ADMITTED THAT FACING A COMMUNITY HOMOSEXUALITY, MR LEE

IT HOSTILE TOWARDS HOMOSEXUALITY,

WAS GENERALLY OBJECTIVELY ANALYSE THE PROBLEM, AND TO CONSIDER THE COME TO A CONCLUSION.

DEBATE

ON

THAT

WAS

NOT

EASY

то

CONTROVERSY

AND

то AND

A GREAT

"IT IS A CHOICE BETWEEN MORALITY AND PRIVACY HE SAID. EXTENT, HUMAN RIGHTS ALSO COME INTO PLAY,

AND HARD AND MR LEE SAID HE HAD CONSIDERED THIS PROBLEM LONG

PENALTIES SHOULD BE REMOVED HAD REACHED A CONCLUSION THAT CRIMINAL

ACCEPT HOMOSEXUAL EVEN THOUGH PERSONALLY IT WAS DIFFICULT FOR HIM TO ACTS.

NOT JUST THEIR OWN AFFAIR

ADULTS

THAT WHAT CONSENTING IS AN AFFAIR OWN

CHEONG SAID

THE GROUND TO DECRIMINALISE AN ACT ON

IS PRIVATE DO IN

ENTIRELY THEIR OVER-SIMPLISTIC APPROACH TO THE PROBLEM, THE HON STEPHEN IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

HE WAS SPEAKING AGAINST THE MOTION ON THE DECRIMINALISATION HOMOSEXUAL ACTS BETWEEN CONSENTING MALE ADULTS IN PRIVATE.

OF

/MR CHEONG

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