Activist Joshua Wong is accused of conspiring to enlist foreign entities to impose sanctions, blockades or engage in other hostile acts against Hong Kong or China. (EPA Images pic)HONG KONG: Activist Joshua Wong, who became the global face of Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement, is due to be sentenced on Thursday on a charge of collusion with foreign entities, which could put him behind bars for life under the city's national security law.
Now 30 years old, Wong was among a group of young people whose protest efforts have now effectively been outlawed by sweeping security legislation that Beijing imposed on the Asian financial hub in 2020.
High Court Judge William Tam is set to hand down the sentence for Wong’s conviction for foreign collusion at 9.30am Malaysian time, according to a court diary.
