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Queen Elizabeth Middle School's under-investigation of the candid photography incident caused a second injury, calling for the establishment of mechanisms and training

2022-09-26T06:46:54.660Z


A student from Queen Elizabeth Middle School in Mong Kok was suspected of secretly photographing the bottom of the skirts of several female classmates. The victim complained to the teacher, but was persuaded to "calculate" the matter. Wang Xiurong, director general of Feng Yulan, said that secretly photographing the bottom of a skirt is a criminal offence and is irrelevant to the school


A student from Queen Elizabeth Middle School in Mong Kok was suspected of secretly photographing the bottom of the skirts of several female classmates. The victim complained to the teacher, but was persuaded to "calculate" the matter.


Wang Xiurong, director general of Feng Yulan, said that secretly photographing the bottom of a skirt is a criminal offense.

She stressed that it is very important for schools to develop guidelines for handling sexual harassment complaints, including complaint channels, investigation procedures, appeal mechanisms, and teaching teachers how to handle them.


A former student of Queen Elizabeth Middle School told "Hong Kong 01" that many students were secretly photographed by their male classmates while they were at school. Some victims accused the school of persuading some of the victims to "count" the matter.

(Photo by Li Zetong)

A former student of Queen Elizabeth Middle School told "Hong Kong 01" that many students were secretly photographed under their skirts by male classmates while they were at school, and many people witnessed the incident.

However, some victims accused the school that the school persuaded the other victims to "reckon" on the grounds that the boy involved only admitted to secretly photographing two classmates and that there was no evidence. He also pointed out that his complaint had been closed.

"This is already a criminal law (violating), and I am surprised that the school has dealt with it so sloppily that there is no investigation." Wang Xiurong, director-general of Feng Yulan, said that the school may have only sloppily approached the victims and candid photographers to understand the incident. Even" is very unwise: "If the incident involves criminals, the school will find out about the person involved and ask him if he has done anything, and he may destroy the evidence."

Wang Xiurong, director general of Feng Yulan, believes that Queen Elizabeth Middle School did not handle the incident fairly and justly and caused secondary harm to the victim.

(File photo/Photo by Wu Weihao)

Wang Xiurong pointed out that there is no detailed process for handling sexual harassment complaints on Queen Elizabeth Middle School's website, but the school's process for handling general complaints includes investigation and appeal.

However, she believes that the school did not formally investigate the incident, and it is estimated that it was handled informally, not even a formal complaint. She believes that the school did not handle the incident fairly and justly and caused secondary harm to the victim.

Wang Xiurong said that the victims generally just want to stop the relevant behavior of the candid camera and apologize to themselves, so it is quite reasonable to ask the school for help.

She said that she felt sorry for the victims who were hurt a second time in this incident.

Queen Elizabeth's mechanism for handling formal complaints, including the investigation and appeal stages.

(Official website of Queen Elizabeth High School)

According to the website of the Education Bureau, after the Government amended the Sex Discrimination Ordinance in 2008, sexual harassment constituted by anyone who creates a "hostile or intimidating environment" is also applicable to the educational environment. Schools have the responsibility to ensure that the environment is safe, No sexual harassment.

In October last year, the Crimes (Amendment) Ordinance 2021 was gazetted and the new offences include illegal filming or observation of private parts.

If convicted, the maximum sentence is five years in prison.

At Queen Elizabeth Secondary School in Mong Kok, Youxue was suspected of secretly photographing the skirts of several female classmates.

(Photo by Xia Jialang)

Wang Xiurong pointed out that there has been an increase in the number of secret filming cases in recent years, and the government has also revised the law to deal with it. Schools should be more sensitive to serious social incidents, rather than turning a blind eye.

She said that it is very important for schools to formulate guidelines for handling sexual harassment complaints, and they also need to teach teachers how to handle related complaints. Therefore, EOC and Feng Yulan have assisted many schools in recent years in formulating policies for preventing and handling sexual harassment complaints, specifying complaint channels, detailed procedures, processing methods, etc.

Schools are also required to conduct regular training for staff and students to raise awareness and awareness of sexual harassment.

01 EXCLUSIVE|Victims of Queen Elizabeth Middle School's serial candid upskirt incident scolded the school for persuading the school not to pursue Zhang Zhenxing College, the male teacher was accused of misconduct Misconduct school education bureau follow up

Source: hk1

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