Hong Kong actor Gregory Wong loses appeal against 2019 Legco storming conviction

South China Morning Post Legal & JudicialNews ReportEN 1 min read 100% complete by Brian WongMarch 18, 2026 at 06:40 AM

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Hong Kong actor Gregory Wong lost his appeal against his conviction and six-year, two-month jail sentence for abetting a riot at the Legislative Council Complex in 2019. The Court of Appeal also dismissed appeals from six others convicted in the same case, who argued their sentences were excessive. Wong was among 14 people prosecuted for storming the LegCo on July 1, 2019, during anti-government protests. He claimed he was only there to deliver chargers to a journalist, but the court rejected this argument. Others involved received sentences ranging from fines to over five years in prison.

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In 2024, Deputy District Judge Li Chi-ho handed down jail sentences ranging from 4½ years and 20 days to five years and three months to eight defendants.

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Lawyers for Wong argued the trial judge failed to give sufficient weight to his statement that he was delivering chargers to a journalist.

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Wong was sentenced to six years and two months in jail.

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The Court of Appeal dismissed complaints by six others convicted in the same case.

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Hong Kong actor Gregory Wong lost an appeal against his conviction for abetting a riot at the Legislative Council Complex in 2019.

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Ventus Lau Wing-hong 50% Li Chi-ho 50% Owen Chow Ka-shing 50% Court of Appeal 60% 2019 anti-government protests 70% Legislative Council Complex ×270% Hong Kong 80% Gregory Wong Chung-yiu ×390%

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