WANTED rapist Joseph Tsang, who fled Oxford on the eve of his trial, has been found and arrested in Hong Kong.

Tsang, also known as Joey, was found guilty in his absence of raping a 15-year-old girl in a hotel room at Oxford Crown Court last month.

The 31-year-old was on bail at the time, after being convicted at an earlier trial at the same court in January for a number of sexual offences.

Tsang, a keen amateur skater, had surrendered his UK passport to police in that same month. But it later emerged officers believed he had dual nationality, prompting fears he had fled to Hong Kong using a Chinese passport.

He was arrested today in Hong Kong at 8.30pm local time, 1.30pm in Oxford, having sparked an international manhunt involving Interpol.

A date will be arranged for Tsang, of Sandy Lane, Oxford, to be sentenced for his convictions at Oxford Crown Court.

But Thames Valley Police said the deportation process could be anything between eight weeks and two years.

Deputy Local Policing Area Commander for Oxford, Acting Chief Inspector John Turner said: “We would like to thank the public and media for their assistance during our wanted investigation after Tsang failed to appear at court for a trial into sexual offences in Hampshire, having already been convicted for sexual offences in Oxfordshire."

Acting Ch Insp Turner added: "We would also like to thank all the partner agencies we have worked alongside during this investigation, including the Crown Prosecution Service, Hampshire Constabulary, the National Crime Agency, the Hong Kong Police, the Hong Kong Crown Prosecution Service, Interpol and UK Immigration.

"Tsang will now be sentenced for the ten convictions at Oxford Crown Court on a date to be confirmed."