A Hong Kong man on Monday pleaded guilty to sedition for wearing a T-shirt with a protest slogan, becoming the first person convicted under the city's new national security law passed in March.

A 27-year-old man faces up to several years in jail for sedition, after pleading guilty Monday to wearing a protest T-shirt that prosecutors say flouts Hong Kong's new national security law.On Monday,

Under the new security law, the maximum sentence for the offense of 'doing with a seditious intention an act' has been expanded from two years to seven years in prison.

Chu Kai-pong faces up to 10 years in prison under the new security law. Critics have argued that the term sedition has been vaguely defined, and it could be used to curb dissent.

A Hong Kong man has pleaded guilty to sedition under the city’s domestic national security law by wearing pro-independence clothing in public in an attempt to revive memories of the 2019 anti-government protests.

A Hongkonger has pleaded guilty to sedition over a T-shirt with a protest slogan on it, becoming the first person convicted under the city’s new security legislation. Chu Kai-pong, 27, appeared in front of Chief Magistrate Victor So at West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts on Monday.