Sexual Offences
Rape
Rape is committed by a man having non-consensual sexual intercourse with a woman. Section 118(3) of the Crimes Ordinance (Chapter 200) provides that a man commits rape if:
- he has unlawful sexual intercourse with a woman who at the time of the intercourse does not consent to it; and
- at that time he knows that she does not consent to the intercourse or he is reckless as to whether she consents to it.
The maximum penalty is life imprisonment.
In Hong Kong, rape can only be committed by a man upon a woman. A man commits rape if he has unlawful sexual intercourse with a woman who at the time of the intercourse does not consent to it and at the time he knows she does not consent or is reckless whether she consents or not. A woman who helps or encourages a man to rape a woman may be charged with aiding and abetting rape.
