The age of consent for everyone should be raised to 18 as the World Health Organisation suggests - and the legal age for prostitution should be raised to 21.
Cliff Ip ('HK conservative on gays', Sunday Morning Post, August 28) claims that Hong Kong has a conservative sexual culture. But look at the laws of gay-friendly San Francisco and compare them to those in Hong Kong for sex, prostitution and liquor.
In San Francisco any non-commercial form of sex between consenting adults - male or female - is legal. However, prostitution is not.
The age of consent for unmarried couples of any persuasion is 18. You may not enter a bar or nightclub unless you are over 18 - staff must be at least 21 - and the legal drinking age is 21. That means no 'hostesses' under 21 and no 'working girls' at all.
In Hong Kong we allow girls as young as 14 or 15 to enter bars and nightclubs. At 16 they can also legally practise most forms of non-commercial consensual sex.
At age 18, they can be served liquor and prostitute themselves.
The real question is not about the age of consent for gays, but why the age of consent for girls is so low. The idea seems to be to get girls on their backs for commercial purposes as young as possible. Is this what our 'conservative' society really wants?