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 arrested for wearing a protest t-shirt became the first person convicted under Hong Kong's new security law that supports Beijing. Chu Kai-pong was convicted on one charge of doing acts with seditious intent for wearing a T-shirt with the slogan "Liberate Hong Kong,

Chu Kai-pong faces a sentence of up to 10 years in jail after becoming the first convict under the strict new laws.