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Clifford Lo

Martin Wong

A primary school teacher has been arrested and sacked for installing two pinhole  cameras in a room where pupils changed for dance classes.
The Mong Kok school said yesterday that the cameras were discovered by a dance teacher and a group of students on Tuesday night. One of the cameras was placed near the window, another near the door of the classroom at the Church of Christ in China Heep Woh Primary School,   which has morning and afternoon  sessions.
The principal of Heep Woh Primary School, Wong Yuk-tong,  said it was found that the cameras were installed by a 32-year-old male  who taught in the morning session.
Mr Wong said  the teacher's explanation was that he had only wanted to film the dancing  for future use in classes.  'But personally, I found the explanation very unconvincing.
'We dismissed him mainly because he was caught peeking. Such behaviour is a breach of professional conduct, and that is why we sacked him.'
A 10-minute tape was found showing about nine girls changing clothes in the classroom but it contained no obscene material and the school destroyed it to protect the pupils' privacy. It reported the case to police the same night.
Mr Wong denied there had been any attempt to cover up the case by destroying the tape. 'Otherwise we would not have reported the case to police and written to parents over the incident.'
Police confirmed that a 32-year-old man was in  custody yesterday after being arrested in connection with the installation of a video camera in the dancing room of a Mong Kok school.
He was released on bail last night pending further inquiries and no charges had been laid.
Detectives from Mong Kok district crime squad  began the investigation after receiving a report from the school at about 7pm on Tuesday and made the arrest two days later.
A  spokeswoman said police were treating the case as a 'request for police assistance', but she refused to give further details.
Officers  were trying to find out how long the cameras had been  operating.
The Education Bureau  said officers contacted the school to find out more about the incident.
'However, as the case is now handled by police, we cannot comment further. We will continue liaising with the school to see if we can offer any assistance,' a spokeswoman for the bureau said.
Parents of pupils at the school said they were upset.
'We worry about the safety of our girls,' a parent said as she waited for her daughter to leave the school yesterday.
'We do not know when the cameras were installed ... no one knows. Also, we have no idea what he would do with the tapes.'



Teacher arrested after spycams found in girls' changing room