New | Married doctor gets probation for taking upskirt photos of female student

A married doctor who secretly recorded upskirt footage of a female student in the street was placed on an 18-month probation on Tuesday.

James Chiang Chi-sum, 34, an anaesthesiologist at Queen Mary Hospital, filmed the underwear of a female student in Sai Wan last February by following her while carrying his bag that had its zip open and three cameras inside.

The Eastern Court heard during the trial that Chiang tried to flee after being caught red-handed by two plain clothes police officers. Upskirt images of other women were found on the cameras’ memory cards.

Principal Magistrate Bina Chainrai found Chiang guilty of one charge of behaving in a disorderly manner in a public place and one charge of resisting a police officer who is executing his duty.

Chiang’s lawyer said in mitigation on Tuesday the offence committed by his client “caused no distress” as the victim was not aware and her face was not captured by the camera.

The court also heard that Chiang, commended by his colleagues as a good doctor "that takes 12 years to train", had been suspended from duty by the hospital since July last year, losing more than HK$1 million in income.