On May 25, actor Terence Cao pleaded guilty to one count of breaching the Covid-19 (Temporary Measures) Act.

According to The Straits Times, he has been sentenced to a fine of S$3,500 for the offence.

For his offence, he could have been liable to a fine not exceeding $10,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or both.

This sentence comes after Cao allowed 12 individuals into his home for a birthday celebration in Oct. 2020.

11 guests fined S$300

It was previously reported that the group had gathered for Jeffrey Xu's 32nd birthday.

These guests included artistes Shane Pow, Benjamin Heng, Julie Tan, Sonia Chew, Dawn Yeoh and Jeremy Chan.

Other guests include model-actress Valnice Yek, marketing managers Lu Shuyi, Debbie and Wang Chunwei, Eleanor, as well as former magazine editor Lance Lim Chee Keong and sales manager Tan Jun Chuan.

11 from the group have each been fined S$300.

In court documents seen by Mothership, Cao initially organised a social gathering involving only himself and five other guests (Lim, Pow, Xu, Heng and Chan).

Ex-magazine editor fined S$3,000

On May 18, former magazine editor 50-year-old Lance Lim Chee Keong, who was one of the 12 guests, pleaded guilty to one count of breaching Covid-19 laws.

He had knowingly violated safe distancing rules by inviting four other people to the 13-person gathering and was sentenced to a fine of at least S$3,000.

Cao was fined S$500 more because he was deemed to be more culpable as he was the host and owner of the residence.

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Top image from Jeffrey's Xu's Instagram via Shinmin Daily News.