Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 36. Chapters: Hong Kong criminals, Murder in Hong Kong, Organized crime in Hong Kong, Prisoners and detainees of Hong Kong, Riots in Hong Kong, Triad, Edison Chen photo scandal, Amina Mariam Bokhary, Leung TC William Roy v Secretary for Justice, Tsui Po-ko, Prostitution in Hong Kong, Hong Kong 1967 Leftist riots, List of Chinese criminal organizations, Cheung Tze-keung, Robert Kissel murder case, Jill Vidal, Lim Por-yen, Tiandihui, Du Jun, Hong Kong 1966 riots, Human trafficking in Hong Kong, Wo Shing Wo, Chan Nai-ming, 14K Triad, 2010 TVB corruption scandal, Six States Installation of Minister murder, John Hung, Sun Yee On, Overseas Trust Bank, Hong Kong 1956 riots, Hello Kitty murder, Yip Kai Foon, Peter Fitzroy Godber, Hong Kong criminal law, Chim Pui Chung, Wo Hop To, Organised crime in Hong Kong, Big Circle Gang, Hong Kong 1981 riots, Jim Chong Shing, Shui Fong, Luen Group. Excerpt: The Edison Chen photo scandal involved the illegal distribution over the Internet of intimate and private photographs of Hong Kong actor Edison Chen with various women, including actresses Gillian Chung, Bobo Chan, Rachel Ngan and Cecilia Cheung. The scandal shook the Hong Kong entertainment industry in early 2008 and received high profile media attention locally and around the world. Many local newspapers headlined the story consecutively during the first fortnight of February 2008, relegating coverage of the 2008 Chinese winter storms to secondary prominence during Chinese New Year. The Hong Kong police enlisted the assistance of Interpol to stem the spread of the photographs. Ten people were arrested in connection with the distribution of the photographs. A computer technician was convicted of three counts of obtaining access to a computer with dishonest intent, and received a custodial sentence of eight and a half months. The police crackdown raised questions over violations of the privacy and free speech rights of Internet users. The manner in which actors, their management, and the police handled the situation, in turn, made those arrested into heroes for some Internet users. Chen admitted being the author and copyright owner of most of the photographs, and stated that the private photographs had been stolen and published illegally without his consent. He made a public apology, especially to the women involved, and also announced that he would "step away indefinitely" from the Hong Kong entertainment industry. Elite Multimedia, the shop at the centre of the allegationsIn November 2006, Chen purchased a pink PowerBook personal computer, a photograph of which he published on his blog. It may have come from eLite Multimedia, a computer shop in Hong Kong's Central district. According to the police, Chen's "Cotton-candy Mac" computer was sent in for repairs, and an estimated 1,300 intimate photographs of Chen and numerous female celebrities may have been accessed a
