Sex scandal actresses' indecent photos re-emerge, and the police found that the headquarters of the Chinese Film and Television Archives website, which stores the sex scandal actresses' indecent photos, is located in Shanghai, while its server is established overseas.
According to reports by Hong Kong's Ming Pao, the 2008 nude photo incident involving artists caused a sensation in Hong Kong but has gradually been forgotten by society. The "Chinese Film and Television Archives," which sells Mandarin DVDs, actually uses the relevant artists' nude photos as character introduction materials to attract customers. The Hong Kong police stated that the website's server is overseas, and the police technology crime unit has informed the local law enforcement agency for assistance in enforcing the law.
Based on online information, the website's headquarters is located in Shanghai, but it offers a traditional Chinese version for people to order all sorts of Mandarin DVDs. In addition to introducing movies, the website also introduces movie stars. When netizens choose the two actresses involved in the nude photo incident, Chung Hin-tung and Nicholas Zhang, and select the "gossip pictorials" option, they can see dozens of indecent photos of the sex scandal actresses, including many revealing photos and even sexual scenes.
Since the website operates under a membership system, netizens who successfully apply for an account can independently supplement the photos of the actors, so it is believed that these indecent photos of the sex scandal actresses could have been uploaded through this route. According to authoritative traffic statistics website Alexa, the headquarters of the "Chinese Film and Television Archives" is located in Shanghai, and its traffic ranks within the top 500 in Hong Kong.
The Hong Kong police stated that the website's server is set up overseas, and the Technology Crime Unit has a regular notification mechanism with the local area. The police have already sought assistance from the local law enforcement agency through this mechanism. The newspaper contacted Emperor Entertainment Group, which represents actress Chung Hin-tung, but there was no response before the deadline.
Hong Kong Internet Association Chairman Raymond Mak said that during the time of the sex scandal actresses' nude photos incident, countless computers worldwide were believed to have stored the photos, and at any time, someone might re-upload them to the internet. It is impossible to completely eliminate the photos. However, he pointed out that officially operated websites generally would not blatantly violate the law, possibly because the event happened long ago, making them less vigilant. "If the mainland public security authorities are notified, they will quickly delete the indecent photos of the sex scandal actresses."