Debtors are identified as Victims of Stalkers in Law Reform Report

Law Reform Commission announced the report on Stalking. Debtors are identified as victims of stalkers in the report.

"Debt collectors may exert pressure on debtors or their referees, friends, relatives and neighbours by using the following tactics." writes in the report.

• frequent calls at the home of the debtor leaving threatening cards

• pouring black or red paint on the wall of the debtor's premises

• filling the keyhole of the debto's main door with gum, tooth-picks or glue

• sending paper money for the dead by post or by fax to the debtor's residence or place of employment

• leaving at the doorstep an urn which is used for holding the ashes of a person who has been cremated

• publicising the indebtedness of the debtor by putting up notices near his home or place of work

• demanding payment from the debtor in the presence of his employer, customers or family members

• sending unsealed debt recovery letters to the debtor's neighbours or place of employment; and

• sending demand letters by facsimile transmission to the debtor's place of employment.

To view full report and executive summary, please click in www.info.gov.hk/hkreform