The ex-girlfriend of a fugitive Hong Kong activist has pleaded guilty to sedition under the domestic national security law for promoting a self-styled parliament-in-exile in Canada seeking to overthrow the city government.
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Bettie Lan Fei, 19, on Friday admitted breaching the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance for helping produce two promotional videos for the “Hong Kong Parliament” and rallying support for the organisation in private messages to a friend between March and May this year.
West Kowloon Court heard how the jobless defendant accepted a C$200 reward to appear in videos encouraging Hongkongers to vote in the group’s election, after being convinced by her then partner, Tony Lam, that her actions would not violate the law.
The self-proclaimed parliament aims to achieve Hong Kong independence, eliminate the Communist Party of China and promote the international recognition of the party as a transnational criminal organisation, according to a prosecution case summary.
National security police have issued HK$200,000 bounties for 15 overseas Hongkongers for their involvement in the group, including 36-year-old Lam, who ran in the poll and was sworn in as a so-called parliament member.
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In two promotional videos dated April and May 2025, Lan, who was portrayed as a “new-generation Hongkonger”, described the group as fighting for residents’ rights and helping their jailed “comrades”. She also called on the audience to cast a vote via a mobile app.