EDISON Chen, the central figure in the sex photos scandal that has rocked Hong Kong showbiz, asked the police to agree to three of his demands before he returned to the city, a Hong Kong newspaper has reported.
The Vancouver-born actor and singer, quietly flew into Hong Kong on Thursday and managed to sneak past the paparazzi who have been camping at the airport since Sunday.
In what a report in South China Morning Post described as a 'security blanket and motorcade fit fir a visiting PM', as many as 100 policemen surrounded Chen's car and formed a human chain to keep him away from the public and media as he arrived at the Hong Kong International Trade and Exhibition Centre to face the media.
SCMP said he has been under police protection since returning to Hong Kong. Sing Tao Daily reported that the veteran actor negotiated with the police through his lawyers for 24-hour police protection, a safe house and a guarantee of his status as a witness.
According to the newspaper, the police have agreed to the first request if circumstances require, but have refused to commit to the second or third.
Threats to Chen's life have been made by some Netizens since the scandal exploded. Some media and online reports said that the triads are after him, because some of the celebrities affected are managed or related to people with gang connections.
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EDISON Chen, the central figure in the sex photos scandal that has rocked Hong Kong showbiz, asked the police to agree to three of his demands before he returned to the city, a Hong Kong newspaper has reported.
The Vancouver-born actor and singer, quietly flew into Hong Kong on Thursday and managed to sneak past the paparazzi who have been camping at the airport since Sunday.
In what a report in South China Morning Post described as a 'security blanket and motorcade fit fir a visiting PM', as many as 100 policemen surrounded Chen's car and formed a human chain to keep him away from the public and media as he arrived at the Hong Kong International Trade and Exhibition Centre to face the media.
SCMP said he has been under police protection since returning to Hong Kong. Sing Tao Daily reported that the veteran actor negotiated with the police through his lawyers for 24-hour police protection, a safe house and a guarantee of his status as a witness.
According to the newspaper, the police have agreed to the first request if circumstances require, but have refused to commit to the second or third.
Threats to Chen's life have been made by some Netizens since the scandal exploded. Some media and online reports said that the triads are after him, because some of the celebrities affected are managed or related to people with gang connections.
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