Sex on the street: Hong Kong police arrest mainland Chinese student, 19, as video goes viral
Online footage goes viral of students cavorting in public after birthday party in Kowloon Tong
A mainland university student was arrested for indecency in public yesterday after a video clip went viral of him apparently having sex with a woman on a Hong Kong street on his 19th birthday.
Police are searching for the woman in connection with the alleged offence, which carries a maximum penalty of six months in jail and a HK$1,000 fine.
"We are told that the woman is also a mainland university student and aged about 20. It is alleged that she has returned to Beijing," a police source said. Officers were still trying to establish her identity, he said.
Police believe the two study at different universities in Hong Kong.
The source said that Tuesday night was only the second time the pair had met. They were among several mainlanders who visited a pub in Kowloon Tong to celebrate the man's birthday.
The couple drank heavily during the celebration before the man took the woman home to Fat Kwong Street, Ho Man Tin, at about 4am on Wednesday.
Police received a report at 4.10am that the couple was having sex on the pavement at a Fat Kwong Street bus stop outside Polytechnic University's student quarters in Ho Man Tin.
When officers arrived, the pair - who had apparently put on their clothes by that time - were found sitting on the pavement, with the woman holding the man around his waist, police said.
"When they stood up, the woman's trousers, which had not been properly put on, fell down," the police source said. "It appeared she was drunk."
A police spokeswoman said the pair was released as officers did not see any illegal behaviour when they arrived, nor did they locate any witnesses.
But crime-squad officers were assigned to the case on Wednesday afternoon after video surfaced online showing the two having sex on the pavement.
One of the clips showed the woman with her trousers off, apparently performing oral sex on the man.
Another clip showed the man on top of the woman, with both their trousers removed.
In response to a call from police, the man reported to the Kowloon City police station yesterday morning where he was arrested for indecency in public. He was released on bail and is required to report back to police later this month.
A veteran police officer said he thought it was the first time this kind of incident had happened in Hong Kong in such a public place in recent years.
"It's happened under staircases, in alleys or in country parks, but not on a pavement," he said.
