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

According to a report by SCMP… 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… complete report is on link below: Source: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3368429/hong-kong-appoints-committee-investigate-councillors-sex-crime-conviction?utm_source=rss_feed