Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty in national security case

Pro-democracy activist faces life sentence in second case under Beijing’s national security law.Published On 2 Sep 20262 Sep 2026Prominent Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong has pleaded guilty to a charge of foreign collusion in a second national security case that could see him jailed for life.Wong, 29, entered the plea at Hong Kong’s High Court in the district of Admiralty on Wednesday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Why are Hong Kong’s Tiananmen vigil organisers facing prison?list 2 of 4Hong Kong Tiananmen activists found guilty of national security chargeslist 3 of 4Hong Kong court rejects appeal in landmark subversion caselist 4 of 4Hong Kong to sentence media mogul Jimmy Lai on national security convictionend of listHe is accused of asking foreign countries to “impose sanctions or blockade, or engage in other hostile activities” against China and Hong Kong in 2020, after Beijing imposed a national security law on the autonomous territory.The offence is punishable by a prison term of three to 10 years, or up to life imprisonment if it is deemed to be “of a grave nature”.Wong is already serving a nearly five-year sentence for subversion and was due to be rel...