Hongkonger, 19, guilty of posting seditious graffiti in commercial complex toiletLeung Kai-lok scrawled graffiti inside a men’s toilet in China Hong Kong City in Tsim Sha Tsui between July 17 and 21 last year2-MIN READ2-MIN0ListenPublished: 4:27pm, 22 Jul 2026Updated: 5:47pm, 22 Jul 2026A 19-year-old in Hong Kong has been convicted of Sedition for writing anti-government graffiti in a commercial building toilet, violating the city’s domestic National Security Law.West Kowloon Court on Wednesday rejected a defence psychiatrist’s opinion that a congenital mental disorder prevented Leung Kai-lok from understanding the offensive words he used against the government and police.Leung stood trial earlier this year before a magistrate hand-picked by the city leader to oversee national security proceedings.Select VoiceSelect Speed0.8x0.9x1.0x1.1x1.2x1.5x1.75x00:0000:001.00x
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WED · 2026-07-22 · 08:27 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0722-94997
NSR-2026-0722-94997News Report·EN·National Security
Hongkonger, 19, guilty of posting seditious graffiti in commercial complex toilet
A 19-year-old named Leung Kai-lok has been convicted of sedition in Hong Kong for writing anti-government graffiti in a commercial complex toilet. The incident occurred between July 17 and 21 of the previous year at China Hong Kong City in Tsim Sha Tsui.
Brian WongSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-07-22 · 08:27 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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A 19-year-old named Leung Kai-lok has been convicted of sedition in Hong Kong for writing anti-government graffiti in a commercial complex toilet. The incident occurred between July 17 and 21 of the previous year at China Hong Kong City in Tsim Sha Tsui. West Kowloon Court rejected a defense psychiatrist's opinion that a congenital mental disorder prevented Leung from understanding the offensive nature of his words against the government and police. Leung's trial took place earlier this year before a magistrate appointed to oversee national security proceedings. This conviction falls under the city's domestic national security law.
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The defendant stood trial before a magistrate hand-picked by the city leader to oversee national security proceedings.
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West Kowloon Court rejected a defence psychiatrist’s opinion that a congenital mental disorder prevented the defendant from understanding the words used.
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The graffiti violated the city’s domestic national security law.
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A 19-year-old in Hong Kong has been convicted of sedition for writing anti-government graffiti in a commercial building toilet.
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