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Hong Kong Activist Joshua Wong Faces Sentencing in Second National Security Case

Joshua Wong is expected to be sentenced Thursday for his second conviction under a Beijing-imposed national security law, ABC News reported.

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Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong is expected to be sentenced Thursday for his second conviction under a national security law imposed by Beijing, according to an ABC News wire report.

The ABC News report describes Wong as a prominent Hong Kong activist and identifies the pending matter as his second case under the law. The summary available to this desk does not give the charges in the new case, the details of his first conviction, or the sentence that may be imposed.

The wire item carries no byline in the record reviewed, and the summary includes no statement from Wong, from government officials, or from his legal representatives. Nothing in the available material indicates where the proceedings are being held beyond the reference to Hong Kong in the report's subject matter.

Because the available record is limited to a headline and a brief summary, the timing of the sentencing rests on the single ABC News report stating that it is expected Thursday. This desk has not located another report confirming that timing or describing any later development in the case.

Sources: ABC News: Hong Kong pro-democracy activist faces sentencing in 2nd national security case.

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