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53.
What caused us considerable concern was the fact that Miss X
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was asked to disclose the name of the school she attended when she was
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studying overseas.
We do not see any need in this case to disclose which
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country she went to further her studies, and definitely not the name of the
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very school.
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If anyone in court was minded to put all this information
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together: her MSN address and the names of her schools, it would not have
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been difficult to ascertain her real identity.
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We wish to point out that care must be exercised by judges
and counsel if a witness is asked questions of this nature—questions with
the potential of revealing the complainant’s identity. If the question is
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relevant, the complainant should be asked to write down the answer on a
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piece of paper first to ensure that his or her identity is not inadvertently
disclosed.
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(Peter Cheung)
Justice of Appeal
(M.J. Hartmann)
Justice of Appeal
(Judianna Barnes)
Judge of the Court of
First Instance
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Ms Agnes Chan, ADPP of Department of Justice, for the Respondent
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Mr James McGowan, instructed by Messrs Jimmie K.S. Wong & Partners,
for the Applicant
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