Joshua Wong Chi-fung, the former secretary-general of the now-disbanded separatist political party Demosisto, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to collude with foreign or external forces under the national security law in Hong Kong.
Judge Tam Yiu-ho is scheduled to sentence Wong at 9:30 am on Thursday (Nov. 5) at the High Court. The sentencing hearing is expected to last 30 minutes.
Wong was charged with conspiracy to collude with foreign or external forces to endanger national security. Between July 1 and Nov. 23, 2020, he conspired with Nathan Law and other unidentified individuals in HK to request foreign or external institutions, organizations or individuals to impose sanctions or blockades, or engage in other hostile activities against the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region or the People's Republic of China.
Wong earlier pleaded guilty to the charge.
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