Joshua Wong jailed 10 years for foreign collusion

Former Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Thursday for pleading guilty to conspiracy to collude with foreign entities, according to prosecutors. High Court Judge William Tam deemed the offense of "grave nature" under the National Security Law. Wong and associates, including Nathan Law, persistently called for foreign sanctions, blockade, or hostile measures against China and Hong Kong after the law's implementation.

The court found them deliberately positioning themselves to receive such calls from overseas allies while Wong continued to publish and amplify these calls from within Hong Kong. Judge Tam initially imposed a 13-year term, but reduced it to 10 years, the minimum for a grave offense, after accounting for the guilty plea and mitigating factors.

Two months and two days of this sentence will overlap with Wong's existing sentence for another subversion case. Police Chief Superintendent Steve Li, speaking to reporters outside the court, expressed hope that Wong would reflect on his wrongdoings and learn to respect the law during his imprisonment.