Hong Kong to sentence activist Joshua Wong on Nov 5

A Hong Kong court will sentence prominent activist Joshua Wong on Nov 5, according to the judiciary's website, in a second national security trial that could see him jailed for life.



Wong, who is already serving a nearly five-year jail term for subversion and was due for release in early 2027, pleaded guilty to the collusion charges in September.



The 30-year-old former student leader is one of the most recognisable faces of the city's now-quashed democracy movement.



He was charged in 2025 under a national security law imposed on Hong Kong by Beijing, in a move condemned by rights groups.



The Hong Kong judiciary website showed on Nov 3 that a sentencing hearing was scheduled for Nov 5.



Wong sprang to prominence during widespread protests more than a decade ago, and was later involved in huge rallies in 2019 that triggered the imposition of the national security law.



Prosecutors said Wong, self-exiled activist Nathan Law and others asked foreign entities to seriously disrupt the formulation and implementation of laws or policies in Hong Kong and China.