Quick Info
| Profession | Activist and politician |
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| Nationality | Hong Kong |
| Date of Birth | 13/10/1996 |
| Age | 30 years |
| Birthplace | Hong Kong |
| Zodiac Sign | Libra |
Latest News about Joshua Wong
05/11/2026
A Hong Kong High Court sentenced Joshua Wong to 10 years in prison for his second national security conviction, a foreign collusion charge under the Beijing-imposed national security law. The term extends his incarceration, as he had been due for release in January 2027 from a separate subversion sentence. The sentence is among the heaviest imposed under the law so far.
06/06/2025
Hong Kong authorities arrested Joshua Wong and charged him with conspiring to collude with a foreign country or external elements to endanger national security. Prosecutors alleged he worked with exiled activist Nathan Law to ask foreign bodies to impose sanctions or blockades. He did not apply for bail and remained in custody.
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Bio/Wiki
| Full Name | Wong Chi-fung (Joshua Wong Chi-fung) |
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| Summary | Hong Kong pro-democracy activist who rose to prominence as a teenager during the 2012 national education protests and the 2014 Umbrella Movement. He co-founded the Demosistō party in 2016, was imprisoned after a 2020 unlawful assembly conviction, and was sentenced in a national security case in 2024. On 05/11/2026 the High Court sentenced him to 10 years in prison for a second national security conviction, a foreign collusion charge he had pleaded guilty to in September 2026. |
| Chinese Name | 黃之鋒 |
Educational Qualification(s)
| Institution | Open University of Hong Kong |
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Personal Life
| Religion | Christian upbringing |
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Relationships & More
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Family
| Father | Roger Wong |
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| Mother | Grace Wong |
Career
| Scholarism | Founder and convenor of the Hong Kong student activist group Scholarism |
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| 2014 Umbrella Movement | Prominent leader of the 2014 Occupy/Umbrella Movement |
| Demosistō | Co-founded the pro-democracy party Demosistō in 2016 and served as its secretary-general until it disbanded in 2020 |
| Legal Cases | Convicted in 2020 of organising and inciting an unlawful assembly; sentenced in 2024 to 4 years and 8 months for subversion in the Hong Kong 47 case; pleaded guilty in September 2026 to a second national security charge of collusion with foreign entities; sentenced on 05/11/2026 to 10 years in prison for that charge |
| Recognition | Named to TIME magazine's Most Influential Teens of 2014, nominated for TIME's 2014 Person of the Year, named among Fortune's world's greatest leaders in 2015, and nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2017 |
Some Lesser Known Facts
| 1. Began his activism at age 13 with a protest against a planned high-speed rail link between Hong Kong and mainland China. | |
| 2. At 15, campaigned successfully for Hong Kong to drop a pro-China National Education programme. | |
| 3. Co-founded Demosistō with Nathan Law in 2016. | |
| 4. During the 2019 protests, focused on seeking overseas political support rather than street-level action. |
