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First adult to give TV link evidence

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A 23-year-old clerk will be the first adult allowed to testify in court via a live television link because she is too frightened to give evidence in an open court.

Ma Jing will testify against her former boss, finance company manager Wong Kwai-nam, in the District Court on Friday.

The Crown alleges Wong, 30, who denies intimidation and sending threatening mail to prominent people, instructed Ms Ma to write some of the letters.

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The prosecution team said the witness was too afraid to testify in open court. John McLanachan, defending, opposed the application.

In accordance with a directive laid down by Chief Justice Sir Ti Liang Yang, their arguments on the issue were heard in chambers by trial Judge Pang Kin-kee.

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Since February this year, vulnerable witnesses - including alleged sex abuse victims, alleged crime victims under the age of 14 and mentally handicapped people - have the option of testifying via closed-circuit television.

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