A civil servant is facing new charges of misconduct in public office after police discovered more than 1,200 upskirt photos allegedly stored on his computer.
The man, 30-year-old Hung Cheung-hong – an official at the Home Affairs Department and an auxiliary police officer – was originally charged with accessing a computer with dishonest intent, and attended proceedings at the Fanling Magistrates’ Court on Friday.
Local paper Apple Daily quoted prosecutors as saying that Hung stood accused of taking two upskirt photos last August at an escalator in a shopping mall in Cheung Wah Estate, Fanling.
Police subsequently discovered 1,220 upskirt photos on the suspect’s computer at home, and another 48 on his mobile phone.
Prosecutors said some of the pictures appeared to have been taken while Hung carried out public duties, while others allegedly featured his colleagues.
On Friday, prosecutors announced additional charges against him – 24 counts of misconduct in public office.
The case will be transferred to the District Court in Wanchai, and will be mentioned on July 3.
Hung was released on bail.
