Hong Kong district councillor remanded in custody after conviction for unlawful sex with a minor
Sei Chun-hing, 39, faces potential imprisonment after a court rejected his claims that the 2011 incident was politically motivated.
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- Hong Kong District Council member Sei Chun-hing has been remanded in custody after being convicted of unlawful sex with a 13-year-old girl in 2011.
- The court rejected his defense that the charges were politically motivated.
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Why It Matters
Sei Chun-hing is a member of the Yuen Long District Council. The conviction relates to an incident occurring in 2011 involving a 13-year-old girl.
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.
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.
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.
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.
What to Watch
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Sei Chun-hing will be sentenced to prison.
Likely · Within weeks
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