Hong Kong Court Acquits Government Statistician of Loitering Charge

Hong Kong government statistician cleared of loitering charge near girls’ school

A Hong Kong court has acquitted a government statistician accused of loitering near a girls’ school and outside a classroom to photograph a pupil, ruling that his conduct did not pose an actual threat despite leaving the girl feeling unsafe. Eastern Court Magistrate Kestrel Lam Tsz-hong on Tuesday found 59-year-old Patrick Lam Win-hon not guilty of one count of loitering causing concern, despite acknowledging that the defendant had loitered at one of Causeway Bay’s leading girls’ schools on J...

By Fiona Chow