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Hong Kong appoints committee to investigate councillor’s sex crime conviction

Hong Kong appoints committee to investigate councillor’s sex crime conviction
South China Morning Post Tuesday 22 September 2026, 14:01 UTC By Vivian Au 1 min read
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Hong Kong authorities have appointed a five-member supervisory committee to investigate the conviction of a district councillor for having sex with a 13-year-old girl 15 years ago. Yuen Long district councillor Sei Chun-hing, 39, is the first elected officeholder to face possible imprisonment for a criminal offence since Beijing’s 2021 electoral overhaul, which restricted public office to candidates vetted as “patriots”. Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs Alice Mak Mei-kuen said in a...

Hong Kong authorities have appointed a five-member supervisory committee to investigate the conviction of a district councillor for having sex with a 13-year-old girl 15 years ago. Yuen Long district councillor Sei Chun-hing, 39, is the first elected officeholder to face possible imprisonment for a criminal offence since Beijing’s 2021 electoral overhaul, which restricted public office to candidates vetted as “patriots”. Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs Alice Mak Mei-kuen said in a statement...
Hong Kong (LOCATION) Yuen Long (PERSON) Sei Chun-hing (PERSON) Beijing (LOCATION) Home and Youth (ORG) Alice Mak Mei-kuen (PERSON)
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