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Senior Hong Kong policeman sentenced to 6-month jail term for molesting clerk

A senior Hong Kong police officer has been sentenced to jail for nearly six months for molesting a subordinate on three occasions at the force’s…

By Samantha Johnson / July 31, 2026

A senior Hong Kong police officer has been sentenced to jail for nearly six months for molesting a subordinate on three occasions at the force’s headquarters two years ago.

West Kowloon Court on Friday sentenced Senior Superintendent Ian Chow Ngai-kong for flouting the law with his “brazen” and “disrespectful” assaults on the government clerk on June 19 and November 1, 2024.

The 51-year-old defendant was not required to serve his sentence of five months and three weeks immediately, as the court released him on HK$100,000 (US$12,750) bail pending an appeal in the High Court.

The complainant, a senior clerical officer from the Civil Service Bureau, said Chow patted her buttocks in the first incident and groped her during a work party five months later in full view of their colleagues.

The disgraced officer told his subordinate that he was sexually aroused and that he wanted to spend the night with her.

When the witness later returned to her workspace to rest, Chow followed her to the room, blocked her way out and attempted to carry her in his arms after learning that she felt unwell.

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