Security guard gets probation order for masturbating in MTR train

A 33-year-old security guard was on Wednesday sentenced to a 12-month probation order for masturbating in a train at Wan Chai MTR station in September last year. 

The defendant Tong Lik-hang had earlier pleaded guilty to committing an act outraging public decency for showing his private parts and masturbating in a train heading from Wan Chai station to Sai Ying Pun station on September 17, 2021.

The defense in mitigation pointed out that Tong is diagnosed with Asperger syndrome and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Although he speaks like an ordinary person, he is poor at other skills and abilities.

The psychiatrist report noted that Tong’s condition has significantly improved after he underwent treatment.

Passing sentence, Eastern Court principal magistrate Ada Yim Shun-yee said she accepted the probation officer's recommendation to put Tong on probation, with Tong being reevaluated on his progress on April 27 with a follow-up report.

The incident took place in the early hours when two police officers were patrolling the train at Wan Chai MTR station and found Tong acting suspiciously. They spotted Tong masturbating and intercepted him, who still had his private parts exposed by then. 

Under police caution, Tong said he showed his private parts in public because he had to urinate.