TodayIhavecomebacktoHongKongtostandbeforeyouandaccountformyself.Ihaveneverescapedfrommyresponsibility.Duringthepastfewweeks,Ihavebeenwithmymotherandmyfamilyandmylovedonestoshowsupportandcareandatthesametimetohavethemsupportandcareforme.
IadmitthatmostofthephotosbeingcirculatedontheInternetweretakenbyme.Butthesephotosareveryprivateandhavenotbeenshowntopeopleandareneverintendedtobeshowntoanyone.Thesephotoswerestolenfrommeillegallyanddistributedwithoutmyconsent.
ThereisnodoubtwhoeverobtainedthesephotoshavethemuploadedontheInternetwithmaliciousanddeliberateintent.Thismatterhasdeterioratedtotheextentthatsocietyasawholehasbeenaffectedbythis.Inthisregard,Iamdeeplysaddened.Iwouldlikenowtoapologizetoallthepeopleforallthesufferingthathasbeencausedandtheproblemsthathavearisenfromthis.Iwouldliketoapologizetoalltheladiesandtoalltheirfamiliesforanyharmorhurtthattheyhavebeenfeeling.Iamsorry.IwouldliketoalsoapologizetomymotherandmyfatherforthepainandsufferingIhavecausedthem
duringthepastfewweeks.Mostimportantly,IwouldliketosaysorrytoallthepeopleofHongKong.Igivemyapologysincerelytoyouall,unreservedlyandwithmyheart.
IknowyoungpeopleinHongKonglookuptomanyfiguresinoursociety.Andinthisregard,Ihavefailed.Ifailedasarolemodel.However,Iwishthismatterwillteacheveryonealesson.Toalltheyoungpeopleinourcommunity,letthisbealessonforyouall.Thisisnotanexampletobesetforyou.
Duringmytimeaway,Ihavemadeanimportantdecision.Iwillwhole-heartedlyfulfillallcommitmentsthatIhavetodate.Butafterthat,IdecidedtostepawayfromtheHongKongentertainmentindustry.Ihavedecidedtodothistogivemyselfanopportunitytohealmyselfandtosearchmysoul.Iwilldedicatemytimetocharityandcommunityworkwithinthenextfewmonths.IwillbeawayfromHongKongentertainmentindustryindefinitely.Thereisnotimeframe.
IhavebeenassistingthepolicesincethefirstdaythephotoswerepublishedandIwillcontinuetoassistthem.Afterthispresscon.,IhaveobligationtohelpthemwiththeirinvestigationandhopethatthiscasecanendsoonaseveryoneIthinkhasthesamewish.
Iwouldliketousethisopportunitytothankthepolicefortheirhardworkonthiscase.Thankyou.Ibelieveeveryone’sprioritynow(and)myprioritynowistostopthesufferingandpain,fornotlettingthis…wedonotwanttoletthissituationbecomemoreoutofcontrol.Weneedtoprotectalltheinnocentsandalltheyoungfrommatterslikethis.Inthisregard,Ihaveinstructedmylawyerstodoeverythingpossiblewithinthelawtoprotectalltheinnocents,victimsofthiscase.Ibelievethatapressstatementisbeingissuedaswespeakonwhatmylawyershaveadvisedmetodo.
Lastly,IwouldliketothankeveryoneforcomingheretodayandlisteningtowhatIhavetosay.Iwouldliketoalsoapologizeonceagaintoalltheladiesandtheirfamilies,myfamilyandtoeveryoneinHongKongandeveryoneinoursociety.Iamdeeplysaddenedbythis.AndIapologizetoeveryone(who)hastogothroughthis.IwouldliketoalsothankyouforgivingmethisopportunitytosaywhatIhavewantedtosayallalonginmyheart.
Ihope,aftertoday,Icanhaveyourforgiveness.Withregardtothiscase,witheverything,everythingthathashappened,Iamdeeplysorry.Ihopeyouallacceptmyapologyandgivemeachance.Thankyou.