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Hong Kong district councillor remanded in custody after underage sex conviction

South China Morning Post 14 September 2026 15h ago
Hong Kong district councillor remanded in custody after underage sex conviction
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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 overhau
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