A Hong Kong district councillor named Sei Chun-hing, age 39, has been remanded in custody after being convicted of having unlawful sexual intercourse with a 13-year-old girl in 2011. This makes him the first elected official since the 2021 electoral overhaul to face imprisonment for criminal activity. The court rejected Sei’s claim that the charge was politically motivated, finding his actions constituted an offense punishable by up to five years in prison.
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Sei Chun-hing, a 39-year-old district councillor from Yuen Long District Council in Hong Kong, has been remanded in custody pending sentence after being convicted of unlawful sexual acts with a 13-year-old girl that occurred on March 14, 2011. The court rejected his claim that the accusation was politically motivated and accepted the complainant's testimony. Sei is expected to become the first elected official since Beijing’s electoral overhaul in 2021 to face imprisonment for a criminal offense, as only those approved by authorities as "patriotic" are now allowed to hold public office. The conviction carries a potential sentence of up to five years in prison.
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Hong Kong district councillor remanded in custody after underage sex conviction
Sei Chun-hing, 39, set to become first elected officer to face imprisonment for a criminal offence since ‘patriots-only’ electoral overhaul in 2021
A Hong Kong court has remanded a district councillor in custody pending sentence after convicting him of unlawful sex with a 13-year-old girl 15 years ago, rejecting his claim that the allegation was politically motivated.
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Yuen Long District Council member Sei Chun-hing, 39, is set to become the first elected officer to face imprisonment for a criminal offence since a Beijing-led electoral overhaul in 2021, which ensured only those endorsed by authorities as “patriotic” can assume public office.
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The District Court on Monday accepted the complainant’s testimony that Sei had committed sexual acts on her on March 14, 2011, telling her he expected the then secondary school pupil to reciprocate a month after he gave her a handcrafted Valentine’s Day gift.
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Sei, a personal assistant to former cultural and sports lawmaker Ma Fung-kwok, was convicted of unlawful sex with a girl under 16, an offence punishable by up to five years’ imprisonment.
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