The immediate aftermath of the scandal severely impacted Gillian Chung’s professional life, leading to a temporary hiatus from the entertainment industry.

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: The Hong Kong Police Force launched an extensive investigation into the source of the leak. The computer technician responsible for stealing and distributing the images, Ho Chun-sang, was arrested and subsequently sentenced in 2009 to eight and a half months in prison for dishonesty obtaining access to a computer.

She was forced into an involuntary one-year hiatus from the entertainment industry.