THE LAW REFORM COMMISSION OF HONG KONG

Lord Roskill, in the 1986 Fraud Trials Committee Report, said that some witnesses had suggested that the lower age limit of 18 was too low and should be raised to 21, or perhaps 25. It was argued that "few 18 year olds can be expected to have sufficient maturity and experience of life to make a proper judgment on the issues which they are ... ................
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