Hawker officer gets probation over MTR upskirt filming
HK01 · 2 SOURCESabout 1 hour ago4 MIN
Summary
A 44-year-old assistant hawker control officer with Hong Kong’s Food and Environmental Hygiene Department was sentenced on Wednesday after pleading guilty to two counts of unlawfully photographing or observing intimate parts at Mong Kok MTR Station on 4 May 2026. At West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts, Chief Magistrate So Man-lung accepted a positive probation report and imposed a 12-month probation order together with a HK$5,000 fine
Key Points
- The defendant, Hui Chi-hang (許智恆), 44, admitted two counts involving the filming of the intimate parts of two women, identified in court as X and Y.
- The offences took place at about 6pm on 4 May 2026 in the concourse and on stairways between the concourse and the B2 and E2 exits at Mong Kok MTR Station.
- An undercover police officer on anti-crime patrol saw Hui holding a phone, staring at two women in short skirts, then following them closely with the camera pointed upward for about 10 seconds.
- After stopping Hui, police found a 1 minute 15 second upskirt video on his phone, and the two women confirmed that they were the people shown in the footage.
- Under caution, Hui said work pressure and problems in his relationship with his wife had contributed, and that he could not resist after seeing the two women because they were attractive.
Why It Matters
The case shows how quickly covert sexual offences in crowded transport hubs can be detected when patrol officers intervene on the spot, and how such evidence can lead directly to conviction and sentencing. For Hong Kong commuters, it is also a reminder that unlawful intimate-image offences in public places are prosecuted even when the filming lasts only seconds.