Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong jailed for four months for 2019 protest

Joshua Wong, one of Hong Kong’s most prominent democracy activists and among 47 people charged under a national security law, was sentenced to four months in jail on Tuesday for unauthorised assembly and violating an anti-mask law.

Wong (above), 24, had pleaded guilty to both charges, including taking part in and using a facial covering at an unauthorised assembly in October 2019 during the height of anti-government protests, the court heard...