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Timmy Sung

About 200 protesters brandishing bras rather than placards rallied outside the police headquarters in Wan Chai yesterday against the conviction of a woman jailed last week for three months and 15 days for assaulting an officer with her breast.
Activists fear the controversial conviction and sentence will deter women from joining future social movements.
Ng Lai-ying, 30, was arrested during a protest against cross-border parallel traders in Yuen Long on March 1.
She and three other defendants were granted bail pending an appeal, while police are investigating threats against the magistrate who found them guilty.
The magistrate said last week that although the police inspector assaulted by Ng had not suffered any injury, Ng's attempt to accuse the inspector of molesting her made her case serious.

Watch: Hong Kong activists join bra protest after woman jailed for 'breast assault'
"Breast is not a weapon," the protesters chanted while holding bras and pictures of underwear amid a heavy police presence.
Organisers of the Breast Walk rally said it was ridiculous for police to have ignored Ng's claim that she was molested by an inspector at the March protest.
Luk Kit-ling, a spokeswoman for the group, said: "It is very shocking and regrettable when a woman who says she's been molested is interpreted as causing chaos. It will deter women from taking part in social movements and deprive them of the right to take part in political activities."
Regardless of sex, demonstrators strapped bras to their chest to show support for Ng, including social worker Jordi Tsang Sing-cheung.
"The way I dress today looks quite ugly as a male, but it is not as ugly as the judgment, which is like pointing at a deer and calling it a horse, and the police's decision to prosecute Ng without following guidelines," said Tsang, who wore a coconut bra.
Despite the revelation by Deputy Magistrate Michael Chan Pik-kiu of Tuen Mun Court that he was threatened and feared for his safety since the verdict, some protesters yesterday held placards reading "God will punish".
Asked if this constituted contempt of court, lawmaker and barrister Ronny Tong Ka-wah said: "The point is whether you have insulted the judge and whether the public's impression of or respect for the judicial system has become negative because of the insult."
Before the rally began, police raised a yellow flag to warn protesters it was an unlawful assembly and they could be prosecuted because they had not obtained a letter of no objection from police. But the warning was ignored.
The demonstrators left peacefully after handing a petition to a police representative.


‘Breast is not a weapon,’ Hong Kong protesters shout as they gather at police headquarters

Demonstrators show a united front in support of Ng Lai-ying. Photo: Reuters

Demonstrators show a united front in support of Ng Lai-ying. Photos: Reuters

Protesters hold up bras and placards outside Wan Chai police headquarters during yesterday's protest. Photos: David Wong

A prop with a pertinent message is placed close to police officers.

Demonstrators show a united front in support of Ng Lai-ying

A prop with a pertinent message is placed close to police officers. Photo: Reuters

Woman convicted of 'assaulting cop with her breast' maintains she's innocent

Ng Lai-ying wanted to retain her integrity rather than lie ... in exchange for a lighter sentence. Photo: K.Y. Cheng

Ng Lai-ying wanted to retain her integrity rather than lie ... in exchange for a lighter sentence. Photo: Bastille Post

Supporters gather outside Tuen Mun Court where the girl Ng Lai-ying with accused of assaulting a police inspector with her breast appears on court on Wednesday. Photo: K.Y. Cheng

Investigation into alleged threats against magistrate who jailed woman for 'assaulting cop with her breast'

Rimsky Yuen said if a defendant is unhappy about a verdict, they can consider legal action such as launching an appeal. Photo: Dickson Lee

Ng Lai-ying (centre) was sentenced to three months in jail for using her breast to bump against Chief Inspector Chan Ka-po at an anti-parallel trading protest. Photo: K.Y. Cheng

(From left) Kwong Chun-lung, Ng Lai-ying and Poon Tsz-hang appear on Tuen Mun Court on Thursday. Ng  was sentenced to three months in jail for using her breast to bump against Chief Inspector Chan Ka-po at an anti-parallel trading protest. Photo: K.Y. Cheng

Deputy Magistrate Michael Chan Pik-kiu

Secretary for Justice Rimsky Yuen Kwok-keung. Photo: Dickson Lee

'He touched me': Woman protester counters Hong Kong policeman's claim she 'attacked' him with her breast

Protester Ng Lai-ying, 30, said when Chief Inspector Chan Ka-po stretched his arm to reach the strap of the bag on her shoulder, his hand landed on the upper part of her left breast on March 1 protest. Photo: Felix Wong


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