Interviews

2011-11-11

Our company has been interviewed by the Department of Journalism Hong Kong Shue Yan University.

2011-11-11

Our investigation director, Ms Man, was interviewed by the Sudden Weekly and published on 11th Nov, 2011 (Issue 850). The interview was about her journey as an entrepreneur some impressive cases she had completed.

2011-10-28

We are interviewed by the 《Apple Daily》 on 28th October 2011 to share some special cases we investigated and the pioneering of Hong Kong first women-based investigation limited company by Ms Man Hin Nan.

2011-10-28

We are interviewed by the 《Sharp Daily》 on 26th Oct, 2011 to share some special cases we investigated and the pioneering of Hong Kong first women-based investigation limited company by Ms Man Hin Nan.

2011-08-01

Stalking is always an interesting action in creating an artwork. A friend of mine once said, ”The unknown is like scenery; once you know it, it disappears.” That is why we are curious about the strangers around and the unknown things. It reminds me of Sophie Calle’s artworks and curiosity in revolving around investigating other people, their habits, and in the end, creating the opportunities to interact with the strangers. To me, it is like an unknown person’s real life is passively affiliated with her own life, in order to produce a novelistic true man show. I also think of movie “Blow Up”, which explores the photography’s nature. The main character unknowingly takes a candid photo of a couple in a clandestine love affair. At that time of taking the photos, he does not noticed that his camera is recording and evidence of a murder, even though he actually has not witnessed it. He goes to the darkroom and blows up his discovery of a murder – a tiny area from the negative where he believes the truth is lying on. However, the truth is that, his action in blowing up the negative does not show more details, but blurry grains and an abstract image are developed. This movie is not just about whether or not a photograph can represent the truth, but more important, it brings a question of whether we should believe our eyes and /or the camera.

 

Revealing the truth through a camera is part of the nature of the job for detectives. The job of the detective for the most part, is to find evidence to prove the behaviour of an individual by spying and recording a person’s actions and conversations. Klack invited an office of detectives that proclaims itself as the first office in Hong Kong to have a staffs entirely of women, to present a feature about one of their cases. The following is a sample of a report that they would provide to their client. It includes photographs, information and analysis of the case. Through these images, we can study the working process and approach to interpreting the photographs of the detectives. As professionals of investigating “extramarital affairs”, they told us: “We are all women and onlookers, so we are experts on understanding the psychology of men and the third parties. Some of the detective offices used to use photography to provide evidence, but today, with the advancement of technology, we instead use a HDDV (high-definition digital video) recorder to capture every detail. The HDDV recorder can capture everything from the person who gets in touch with the perpetrator, how the third party looks like, where they go, whether they engage in any intimate activity etc. The records are used when the case is presented in court. After reviewing the evidence and proving a rational judgement, we will often suggest counseling (for example, psychological counseling) for the clients who are greatly disturbed. No matter what, the insider usually lacks of objectivity. As women, we clearly understand the sacredness of marriage. If possible, we simply wish to help women to save their marriages.