A miniature video camera, hidden in a handbag, filmed elderly voters lining up for free mooncakes during an election campaign, a court heard yesterday.
But cheap mooncakes were not enough of an incentive to buy votes, the High Court was told.
Lawyer Vivian Chih Wan-wan was convicted in Western Court on November 21 last year of bribing elderly voters with mooncakes.
Gerard McCoy, defending, argued that handing out free mooncakes 'would not corrupt the minds of the elector'.
Mr McCoy likened it to 'tea and a sandwich' given by politicians in other countries.
'It is difficult to keep a straight face about this case,' he said.
An 'expert witness' - a mooncake baker - had testified before magistrate Peter White that he produced 'Rolls-Royce quality' mooncakes which sold for $26.
