Canto-pop star Joey Yung Cho-yee yesterday said she had 'absolute confidence' in the police after her weekend arrest in connection with an alleged attack on TV actor Leung Sze-ho.
However, her publicist expressed shock at the detention of the 21-year-old singer and actress and criticised the force for its 'hasty' action.
Speaking with Yung at a hotel during a promotional event for a cosmetics company, publicist Mani Fok Man-hei fielded most of the reporters' questions.
'We don't think the incident will taint Joey's image as she is an independent-minded person with integrity,' said Ms Fok, director of artist management at the Emperor Entertainment Group, Yung's record company.
'But we are very shocked by the hasty way police handled the case and took such an action against an artist.
'However, we respect the investigation police are conducting.'
Yung was arrested on Saturday night along with Hong Kong Football Association president Martin Hong Po-kui in connection with an alleged assault by two men on Leung in February. The arrests came a day after police picked up nine men in connection with an attack on comedian Eric Tsang Chi-wai last month. All 11 have been released on $2,000 bail.