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In Singapore, a person who appears nude in a public place or in a private place that is exposed to public view will be committing an offence.
Offenders can be fined up to $2,000, jailed up to three months, or both under the Miscellaneous Offences (Public Order and Nuisance) Act.
The Act also refers to persons dressed in a manner that offends public decency. Any person found guilty of indecent behaviour in a public place can be fined up to $1,000 or jailed up to a month, for a first time offender.
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Lawyers The New Paper on Sunday spoke to said that whether the event was illegal hinges on whether the event could really be classified as "private".
Lawyer Leonard Loo said he was shocked by the event, and felt it was an offence as the warehouse is a public place which can be accessed by the public, and participants of the event can also be regarded as members of public.
Lawyer Looi Teck Kheong said that ultimately, what happens next depends on how the public reacts, and whether anyone makes a report about the event, triggering an investigation.
And if that happens, it would be up to the Attorney-General's Chambers to make a stand.
He said: "If there's nothing, does that mean we can have more of such activities" "Is it a signal to our society that these things can happen? This is going to be a test case, a test of our OB(out-of-bounds) markers."
Organiser Gerald Chen labelled the event a "private" event, attended only by the 20 contest winners, who were each allowed to bring a friend.
Before the event, he disclosed the location of the warehouse only to the winners and models, so that members of the public could not show up uninvited.
Representatives of the media were also not allowed in.
The winners and their friends were allowed to see, but not touch or photograph the girls. Also, the pictures put up on the website were partly masked to protect the modesty of the models.
They also decided to pixelate the models' faces to protect their identities.
This article was first published in The New Paper.
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