Hong Kong  - A British music teacher on Saturday was beginning a 20-month jail term for abusing two boys during lessons at an international school in Hong Kong.

Ian Nash, 33, a part-time teacher at the city's West Island School, molested both the 8- and 9-year-old in a school music room and abused the 8-year-old for a second time at his home.

He pleaded guilty to sexually abusing the boys and was jailed at a hearing in the city's District Court. The offences all took place in February. (dpa)