A 19-year-old Hong Kong woman has been sentenced to one year in prison after pleading guilty to sedition charges for producing promotional videos for the overseas-based “Hong Kong Parliament” group. Lan Fei was convicted under Hong Kong’s national security legislation for committing acts with seditious intent.
The judge stated that the two videos received over 910,000 views and were widely circulated. The court determined that the organization seeks to spread what it characterized as anti-China sentiment globally. Lan’s acknowledgment that the “Hong Kong Parliament” operates as an overseas political body was cited as evidence of international elements in the case, leading to an additional two-month sentence enhancement for the final 12-month term.
Lan is the former girlfriend of Lam Chin-kan, an overseas Hong Kong resident wanted by authorities for involvement with the “Hong Kong Parliament.” The defense argued that Lam, being older and more mature, had influenced and manipulated Lan. The judge accepted this as a mitigating factor.
Hong Kong’s National Security Department said Lan filmed promotional videos between March and May and used social media to encourage participation in voting activities, which authorities claim were intended to subvert the Beijing central government and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government.
Lan was overseas during the alleged offense but was arrested upon returning to Hong Kong. The “Hong Kong Parliament” was established in 2022 by overseas Hong Kong residents including Yuen Kung-yi and Ho Leung-mok. The organization’s stated purpose is to “conduct a global election among Hong Kong people to select representatives who would advocate for them internationally.”
Source: Central News Agency (Taiwan), November 14, 2025
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