Lawmakers have criticised the government’s reluctance to introduce women-only areas on trains and buses in Hong Kong, questioning why they are not given the same privileges as those offered under a special travel scheme made for pets. Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung dismissed the idea of establishing designated zones for men and women on…
Tyler Perry has been accused in a civil lawsuit of repeatedly sexually assaulting and harassing an actor on “The Oval,” a TV drama that Perry created, according to a new lawsuit. The suit, filed Friday in Los Angeles Superior Court by the actor Derek Dixon, alleges Perry used his influence in the entertainment industry to…
An ex-account manager for Expeditors International failed to convince a federal appeals court Tuesday that it has jurisdiction to revive his defeated wrongful termination lawsuit. David Keane couldn’t establish that a district court has personal jurisdiction over his lawsuit against his former employers Expeditors International of Washington Inc. and Expeditors Hong Kong Ltd., Judge Sandra…
A former Hong Kong probationary police inspector has been jailed for 10 weeks for molesting two female officers after a court rejected his assertion that his work equipment could have accidentally brushed the victims. Fanling Court on Wednesday convicted Tito Yeung Mang-hei of two counts of indecent assault for using his hand to swipe the…
A banker accused of indecently assaulting a female subordinate has been acquitted after a Hong Kong magistrate expressed doubts about the woman’s testimony and questioned her agenda of pursuing legal action “at all costs”. Magistrate Minnie Wat Lai-man said on Tuesday that the court should give defendant Alan Lai King-lun, 54, the benefit of the…
In Hong Kong, an alarming 34 per cent of female respondents have reported experiencing workplace sexual harassment over the past three years, according to a joint survey that the Democratic Alliance of Betterment and Progress (DAB) conducted alongside several civil society organisations. Yet more than 60 per cent of victims opted not to take any…
One-third of women in Hong Kong have been sexually harassed in the workplace over the past three years but most of them do nothing about it fearing it will affect their job or because they have accepted it as the norm, a survey has found. Lawmaker Elizabeth Quat Pei-fan, whose party jointly carried out the…
Blake Lively was not alone in her feelings about Justin Baldoni’s alleged conduct while making the film “It Ends with Us,” according to the amended complaint filed Tuesday in New York. The actor alleged that her costar and the film’s director made other women uncomfortable on set and their concerns were documented, the complaint said. The…
A domestic helper has won a HK$180,000 sexual harassment claim against her former Hong Kong employer, a single man who repeatedly asked her for sex despite her refusals. The District Court on Friday ruled that Lam Yui-sang, 63, had created a “hostile and threatening” workplace for Indonesian helper Sri Wahyuni, who started her employment with…
Blake Lively faces a second defamation lawsuit after the actor alleged she was sexually harassed while making the movie “It Ends With Us” and subsequently targeted by a coordinated smear campaign. Jed Wallace, the owner of crisis public relations firm Street Relations, filed the complaint against Lively Tuesday in federal district court in Texas. It claimed…