FEHD officer admits filming under two women’s skirts
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Summary
A 44-year-old assistant hawker control officer with Hong Kong’s Food and Environmental Hygiene Department pleaded guilty at West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts to two counts of unlawfully recording or observing intimate parts. The case concerned an incident on May 4, 2026, at Mong Kok MTR Station, where he was accused of filming beneath the skirts of two women from the station concourse to the stairs leading to Exit E2. After his arrest, he told police he acted because of work pressure and marital problems, and because he found the two women attractive. Chief Magistrate So Man-lung adjourned sentencing to September 2 for probation and community service order reports, and the defendant was allowed to remain on bail.
Key Points
- The defendant was identified as Hui Chi-hang, 44, who reported his occupation as an assistant hawker control officer in the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department.
- He admitted two counts of unlawfully recording or observing intimate parts at West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts on August 11.
- The charges said he filmed the intimate parts of women X and Y on May 4, 2026, at Mong Kok MTR Station.
- Police on patrol saw him follow the women from an escalator to the Exit E2 stairs, holding a phone aimed upward for about 10 seconds.
- Investigators found a 1 minute 15 second video under the victims’ skirts on his phone, and the case was filed as WKCC 2332/2026.
Why It Matters
The case shows how unlawful intimate-image offences in crowded public transport spaces can still be detected through frontline patrols and immediate device checks. For Hong Kong readers, the adjournment for sentencing reports also indicates the court is weighing punishment alongside the defendant’s personal circumstances after a guilty plea.