A Hong Kong construction worker has been remanded in custody pending sentencing after pleading guilty to tossing 59 pieces of paper bearing seditious messages from his public rental flat in 2024 and last year.Raymond Wong Chan-fai, 55, was detained on Thursday morning by Police’s National Security Department. He was escorted to West Kowloon Court in the afternoon, where he pleaded guilty to two counts of doing an act with seditious intention under the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance.The court heard the defendant wrote offensive messages that called for the murder of Police officers, judges and mainland Chinese, whom he described using derogatory language.
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THU · 2026-05-21 · 10:17 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0521-78107
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Labourer remanded after admitting he tossed seditious messages from flat
A 55-year-old construction worker, Raymond Wong Chan-fai, has been remanded in custody in Hong Kong after pleading guilty to sedition. He admitted to tossing 59 pieces of paper with seditious messages from his public rental flat in 2023 and 2024.
Brian WongSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-05-21 · 10:17 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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A 55-year-old construction worker, Raymond Wong Chan-fai, has been remanded in custody in Hong Kong after pleading guilty to sedition. He admitted to tossing 59 pieces of paper with seditious messages from his public rental flat in 2023 and 2024. The messages reportedly called for the murder of police officers, judges, and mainland Chinese, using derogatory language. Wong was detained by the National Security Department and appeared at West Kowloon Court, where he pleaded guilty to two counts under the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance. Sentencing will occur at a later date.
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He pleaded guilty to two counts of doing an act with seditious intention under the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance.
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Raymond Wong Chan-fai, 55, was detained by the National Security Department.
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The messages called for the murder of police officers, judges, and mainland Chinese.
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