Hong Kong: Prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Thursday under a Beijing-imposed national security law, in a case that critics say highlights the crackdown on the city's once-thriving pro-democracy movement.
Wong was charged in 2025 with conspiracy to collude with foreign forces to endanger national security. He pleaded guilty in September, facing a possible prison term ranging from three years to life imprisonment. A guilty plea typically attracts a reduced sentence.
The 30-year-old is already serving a four-year-and-eight-month prison term in connection with the city's largest national security case, which involved an unofficial primary election. He had been expected to be released in January 2027 before facing the latest collusion-related charge.
Judge William Tam was scheduled to hand down the sentence on Thursday morning. Members of the public began queuing outside the court building as early as Tuesday to secure seats in the public gallery.
