Hong Kong man jailed for importing ‘seditious’ children’s books

A policeman holds up the three books that were considered to be ‘seditious’ (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File)

A Hong Kong man was sentenced to four months in prison on Friday after he pleaded guilty to importing children’s books that were deemed to be “seditious publications”.

Kurt Leung, a 38-year-old clerk, was sentenced after he admitted to importing 18 children’s books featuring wolves and sheep.