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Joshua Wong

Joshua Wong
Joshua Wong
Joshua Wong Chi-fung is a Hong Kong opposition activist. He was one of the leaders of the 2014 Occupy Movement. He was among 45 activists jailed in 2024 following a landmark subversion trial.
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13 Oct 1996
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Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong (pictured in 2019). Photo: K. Y. Cheng
Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong expected to plead guilty in foreign collusion case

High Court has scheduled a plea and sentencing hearing for the 29-year-old jailed activist on September 2.

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Hong Kong politics

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Hong Kong politics

New US Consul General Julie Eadeh arrives in Hong Kong after Beijing’s approval

Eadeh faced controversy in 2019 after photos of her meeting opposition activists were seen as evidence of ‘foreign forces’ at work in city.

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New US Consul General Julie Eadeh has arrived in Hong Kong. Photo: Getty Images
Hong Kong politics

Hong Kong to remove at least 5 opposition groups from societies register

Nearly 300 community groups given three months to furnish proof of existence or risk having their operations banned.

US-China relations

Exclusive | US career diplomat Julie Eadeh tipped to be next consul general in Hong Kong

Photos published of Eadeh meeting opposition activists in 2019 were held up as evidence of ‘foreign forces’ at work in the city.

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Hong Kong politics

Beijing slams Washington for supporting jailed Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong

US State Department condemned fresh charge laid against activist for allegedly conspiring to collude with foreign forces.

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China’s foreign ministry arm in Hong Kong has said local police will handle Joshua Wong’s case in accordance with the law. Photo: Felix Wong
Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong faces fresh charge of foreign collusion

Wong conspired with others to instigate sanctions or implement other hostile activities against the city and mainland China, authorities say.

Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong 47: Joshua Wong seeks no more than 10 years’ jail for role in plot

Joshua Wong, 27, appears in court with five other opposition figures to seek lighter sentences for their roles in scheme tied to unofficial primary election.

Hong Kong politics

Who were the young faces of Hong Kong’s democracy movement and where are they now?

Agnes Chow’s pledge to never return to Hong Kong after fleeing overseas throws media spotlight back on young generation of opposition figures.

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(Left to right) Activists Joshua Wong, Agnes Chow and Nathan Law in 2018. Photo: Winson Wong
Hong Kong protests

Hong Kong judge backs contempt proceedings against four men in connection with 2019 unrest

Mr Justice Russell Coleman blasts ‘significant and almost wholly unexplained’ delay to start of proceedings.

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Activist Joshua Wong in 2020. Photo: Dickson Lee
Human rights

Hong Kong human rights lawyer who took on protest cases shutting law firm

Michael Vidler was involved in high profile cases such as those that related to the 2019 anti-government protests and also represented Joshua Wong Chi-fung.

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Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong wins appeal to reduce jail sentence by 2 months

Court of Appeal rules in favour of Wong, judges order reduction, plus two months from unauthorised assembly sentence to be served concurrently with two other convictions.

Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Opinion | RIP Hong Kong cinema? 3 reasons it may not survive long term

The industry’s long-term viability is being challenged amid new censorship guidelines, worries that expressions of local identity can be seen as unpatriotic, and a dearth of actors, who now face increased pressure to prove their patriotism.

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Illustration: Craig Stephens

Video | 10-month jail sentence for HK activist Joshua Wong

HK activist Joshua Wong to be jailed for 10 more months over unauthorised Tiananmen Square vigil
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Hong Kong protests

Joshua Wong, 3 others jailed over unauthorised Tiananmen vigil in Hong Kong

Judge Stanley Chan says 24-year-old opposition figure and district councillors Lester Shum, Tiffany Yuen and Jannelle Rosalynne Leung ‘openly defied the law’, and were ‘wise’ to plead guilty.

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Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong, three others plead guilty to taking part in Tiananmen vigil

District councillors Lester Shum, Tiffany Yuen and Jannelle Rosalynne Leung also admit knowingly taking part in unauthorised assembly, an offence that could earn them five years’ jail.

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Hong Kong protests

Hong Kong court adds to Joshua Wong’s jail time with four-month sentence for protest

Veteran activist Koo Sze-yiu, 75, jailed for five months over the same unauthorised rally that Wong was a part of, which saw attendees flout a government ban on masks that came into effect that morning.

Activist Joshua Wong in Hong Kong’s Yau Ma Tei neighbourhood in September 2020. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong national security law

Bail denied again for 11 defendants in Hong Kong’s biggest security law case

Of the 21 defendants challenging bail decisions, 11 are denied temporary release and the remainder rescind their applications late on. Forty-seven in total accused of plotting to paralyse the government.

Hong Kong national security law

Video | HK activists including Joshua Wong arrive at detention centre

Hong Kong politics

Beijing official, pro-establishment figures agree on need to put ‘patriots’ in charge

Xia Baolong, director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, tells seminar in Shenzhen that ‘patriots governing Hong Kong’ is paramount to the future of ‘one country, two systems’.

Xia Baolong (centre), director of the State Council’s Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, attends a seminar with pro-establishment figures in Shenzhen on Monday. Photo: CCTV
Hong Kong courts

Guilty pleas leave activists facing five years in jail over banned June 4 vigil

Joshua Wong among five who plead guilty to taking part in banned event, while 19 others ask for more time as cases are transferred to District Court.

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Joshua Wong (centre) takes part in a June 4 vigil in Victoria Park. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong protests

Jailed activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty to charges from 2019 mask rally

Wong admits violating the city’s emergency mask ban and taking part in an unauthorised assembly on October 5, 2019, the same day the controversial regulation took effect.

My Take

My Take | Are pan-democrats ‘calling the top’ of Hong Kong property market?

Many pan-dems have sold their homes, and a few have even fled the city to escape what they claim is rising tyranny. They may be right, at least inadvertently, about exiting a real estate market after a super-bull run that has made local properties the most expensive in the world

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Hong Kong national security law

UN rights boss: Hong Kong security law having ‘chilling effect’ on freedoms

Michelle Bachelet says recent arrests of democracy activists ‘risk causing a wider chilling effect on the exercise of fundamental freedoms.’

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Supporters of Joshua Wong, Agnes Chow and Ivan Lam wave as a Correctional Services vehicle, not pictured, leaves a court after the trio were sentenced in Hong Kong. Photo: Bloomberg
Hong Kong protests

Beijing blasts ‘absurd’ US tributes to jailed Hong Kong activists

China’s top body overseeing Hong Kong says sentences handed to Wong and others do not compensate for their crimes against the nation.

Ivan Lam and Joshua Wong were among those jailed this week, triggering a supportive statement for the defendants from the US. Photo: Winson Wong
Hong Kong protests

Video | Hong Kong opposition activists face prison

Hong Kong Basic Law

Video | Hong Kong opposition activists face jail

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