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POLITICSLOW1h ago · Sep 6, 2026, 5:00 AM

Calls for Hong Kong anti-stalking law after man acquitted of following teen girl

South China Morning Post · east asia

Lawmakers and a government adviser have called for anti-stalking legislation to close a loophole that makes prosecuting repeated harassment difficult in Hong Kong, following the acquittal of a man who followed a teenage girl to her secondary school classroom. Some experts said the government should revisit a proposal for such legislation raised 26 years ago, after the magistrate who acquitted the defendant of a loitering charge also noted the absence of laws to criminalise stalking under certain...

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