Overview

• The incident occurred September 8 on Cathay Pacific flight CX563 when a fellow passenger spotted a phone-like device attached to the suspect’s shoe and alerted crew.
• A 26-year-old flight attendant reported the case at 3:51 p.m., and the aircraft landed at Hong Kong International Airport around 4 p.m.
• Police boarded the plane on arrival, detained the suspect and a witness for questioning, and arrested the man on suspicion of unlawful recording of intimate parts.
• The case has been transferred to the Airport District Crime Investigation Team, and Cathay Pacific staff have cooperated with investigators.
• Upskirting is an offense under the Crimes Ordinance punishable by up to five years in prison upon conviction, and no charges have been announced.