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Privacy and media intrusion in the spotlight
(HK Edition)
Updated: 2004-12-10 09:26
What may constitute a privacy infringement in a press report?
Hong Kong Law Reform Commission (LRC) offers about 300 incidents of "prima
facie" media intrusions in the report "Privacy and Media Intrusion". The
following is one example:
On October 7, 2002, a woman was robbed, forced to strip naked, and then held
hostage by a man as he tried to escape arrest by the police.
The next day, Apple Daily published on its front page five pictures at the
scene, of which three showed the victim naked, with her hands tied behind her
back, while being held hostage at knife-point on the street.
In the pictures, the victim's eyes, breasts and private parts were obscured.
The paper disclosed the victim's surname, age, nationality and full address.
It reported that she was earning a living as a prostitute at that address,
and that the man had attempted to rape her before the police arrived.
The paper's keen rival, Oriental Daily News, carried similar coverage.
The LRC noted in its report that the woman, as a victim of crime, was
entitled to privacy protection even though the incident happened in a public
place.
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