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magazine published a cover photo of a distressed, semi-nude woman, later revealed to be Lau. The images had been taken by her kidnappers during the 1990 incident. The publication sparked immediate and massive public outrage, as it was seen as a secondary assault on her dignity for the sake of tabloid profit. A Stand for Dignity

This paper explores the 1990 kidnapping of Hong Kong actress Carina Lau, the subsequent 2002 media scandal involving

Focus on the decision by East Week magazine to publish photos from the kidnapping 12 years later. This serves as a primary example of how media can re-traumatize victims for profit.

: On April 25, 1990, Carina Lau was abducted by four men while driving to a friend’s house in Hong Kong.

The trauma resurfaced 12 years later, in October 2002, when the Hong Kong tabloid magazine published one of the distressed, forced photos on its front cover. Though the victim's face was partially blurred, the identity was widely known.