Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong has pleaded guilty to an offence under the city’s national security law, in a further prosecution of one of the territory’s best-known democracy campaigners.
Wong, who is already serving a prison sentence, entered his plea in Hong Kong. Details of the charge and the next stage of the proceedings were not immediately disclosed.
The 29-year-old was among 47 democracy activists prosecuted over an unofficial primary election held in 2020. The group was accused of conspiring to subvert state power under the national security law imposed by Beijing that year.
Wong admitted the charge in that case and was sentenced to four years and eight months in prison in December 2024. He was one of the most prominent defendants in the proceedings, which drew widespread criticism from human rights groups and Western governments.
The national security law criminalises acts deemed to constitute secession, subversion, terrorism or collusion with foreign forces. Hong Kong and Chinese authorities say it was necessary to restore stability, while opponents argue it has been used to suppress political dissent.
