the denial of bail for chung yik-tin sparked controversy over the subjective application of the law. legislator ronny tong accused the police of humiliating a suspect by their excessively hasty actions. the police's selectiveness in this case, as compared with previous cases of pornography distribution on the internet, was also the focus of public attention. the local chairman of the internet society and legislator regina ip said that it was inevitable that police would apply the law selectively, for it would be impractical to take action against every person who had committed an offence in hong kong.