Man jailed for three months for ignoring quarantine order in Hong Kong

A 31-year-old man has received a three-month prison sentence for violating a home quarantine order in Hong Kong amid the COVID-19 outbreak.

He is also the first person in Hong Kong to be jailed for violating the order.

Named by local media as Sing Kin Kung-kai, he pleaded guilty at Fanling Magistrates' Court on Monday morning to providing false or misleading information to officials.

Earlier this month, he gave a false address to avoid being sent to a quarantine camp after returning to Hong Kong from the Chinese mainland, where he visited a friend.