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Wynna Wong

A male teacher at an elite Catholic secondary school for girls in Hong Kong has been arrested after a hidden camera was discovered in a school toilet, the Post has learned.
Sources said on Monday night that the teacher from St Mary’s Canossian College had admitted to planting the camera and was arrested on the evening of October 7 at the school in Tsim Sha Tsui, with two pupils listed as victims.
A cleaner discovered the hidden camera while working, and upon inspection, found recordings of the two victims, one source said.
The school said in a statement issued earlier on Monday that it had handed over the case, including the device, to police for further investigation.
Police said on Tuesday the 34-year-old suspect had been arrested on voyeurism charges. He has been released on bail, but is required to report to police in early November.
Reports were also filed with the school’s management committee and the Education Bureau.
“The staff member concerned has been suspended from all duties, prohibited from entering the school premises and forbidden from contacting any students or other staff members through direct or indirect means,” the school said, adding that the measures took effect last Wednesday.
The school said it was “gravely concerned” about the safety of all members of its community, and that an inspection had been conducted promptly on campus, especially in all washrooms and changing rooms.
In addition, school authorities deployed psychologists, social workers and teachers on campus to offer support to students, according to the statement.
The Education Bureau said on Tuesday it was deeply concerned over the incident and had promptly urged the school to take serious action after receiving the report.
“The Education Bureau attaches great importance to the professional ethics of teachers and has been ensuring that all teachers approved to teach in schools are suitable through a rigorous and effective registration system,” it said.
The Bureau added that if the suspect was found to have violated the law, authorities would take appropriate action, including cancelling his license under the Education Ordinance and preventing him from teaching again.
Police officers from the Yau Tsim Mong district investigation team are investigating the case.

In April, a Citybus senior operations officer was sentenced to six months in prison for three counts of voyeurism after he disguised himself as a pupil and entered a female toilet in Good Hope School in Wong Tai Sin to plant a hidden camera.
Kowloon City Court heard 31-year-old Cheung Chun-hong was confronted by two students who caught him in the act, while subsequent investigations found 16 sets of girls’ school uniforms, female undergarments, wigs and make-up during a search in his Tseung Kwan O home.
Last week, Japanese national Eisaku Hara, 50, was also found guilty of filming upskirt clips in Central.
The head chef of Tempura Uchitsu located at the Four Seasons Hotel was only formally charged in August, after police took more than a year to examine the camera pen footage from April 2022.


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Male teacher at Hong Kong Catholic girls’ school arrested after hidden toilet camera found

St Mary’s Canossian College. The school says it is “gravely concerned” after a hidden camera was found in a girl’s toilet. Photo: SCMP

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The case was heard at Kowloon City Court. A psychology report has said the defendant has a medium-to-high possibility of committing similar crimes again. Photo: Nora Tam

A screenshot of footage showing Cheung Chun-hong in a school uniform. He was arrested four days after pupils confronted him in a toilet on campus. Photo: Handout

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Male teacher admitted committing the crime and was arrested last week, sources said


Male teacher admitted committing the crime and was arrested last week, sources said.


Male teacher at Hong Kong Catholic girls’ school arrested after hidden toilet camera found

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Male teacher admitted committing the crime and was arrested last week, sources said