Submission + - Hong Kong Sex Video Raises Free-Speech Issues
HungWeiLo writes: This is a sex tape scandal that has shocked relatively prudish Hong Kong to the core. It has exposed (or promises to) the world to explicit pictures of at least 7 well-known actresses, including Maggie Q and Cecilia Cheung. There is an individual supposedly asking for ransom, but the Hong Kong police have arrested ordinary citizens for uploading these same pictures that have already been disseminated throughout the gossip forums. The article mentions protests by demonstrators who feel that the rights of their fellow netizens have been trampled at the beck and call of wealthy celebrities and their organized crime backers.
Some of the discussions of these pictures have even implicated the squeaky-clean Jackie Chan in these scandals. It has been speculated that Jackie Chan's upcoming PR role in the Beijing Olympics may have convinced the Hong Kong authorities to try to wrap this one up very neatly and quickly, disregarding any civil rights granted to the citizens of Hong Kong by their constitution.
Some of the discussions of these pictures have even implicated the squeaky-clean Jackie Chan in these scandals. It has been speculated that Jackie Chan's upcoming PR role in the Beijing Olympics may have convinced the Hong Kong authorities to try to wrap this one up very neatly and quickly, disregarding any civil rights granted to the citizens of Hong Kong by their constitution.
