Media Profile & Archive — Wang Zongyao (王宗尧 / Gregory Wong). A chronological archive of reporting on the case of Hong Kong actor Wang Zongyao, sentenced to six years and two months’ imprisonment for rioting over the July 1, 2019 storming of the Legislative Council. See his full profile.
Case chronology
- July 1, 2019 — Protesters storm and occupy the Legislative Council complex during the anti-extradition-bill protests. Wang Zongyao enters the LegCo chamber that evening.
- March 16, 2024 — The West Kowloon court convicts Wang of rioting and sentences him to 6 years 2 months. Twelve of fourteen defendants are convicted, with sentences from 4 years to 6 years 10 months. (Reuters; VOCO News)
- 2025–2026 — Wang appeals against conviction and sentence. The Court of Appeal hears the appeals in December and dismisses all seven appellants’ appeals (case no. CACC 63/2024), upholding the 6-year-2-month sentence. (HK01)
Source records
- Reuters (via syndicated reprint), “Twelve sentenced to jail for storming Hong Kong legislature in 2019,” March 15/16, 2024 — https://wncy.com/2024/03/15/twelve-sentenced-to-jail-for-storming-hong-kong-legislature-in-2019/ — Reports the March 16, 2024 sentencing; identifies “actor Gregory Wong, 45, who had pleaded not guilty.”
- HK01, “衝擊立法會案｜王宗堯等7人就定罪及判刑上訴 全部被駁回” — https://www.hk01.com/article/60331588 — Reports the Court of Appeal’s dismissal of all seven appeals against conviction and sentence (CACC 63/2024); confirms Wang’s 6-year-2-month sentence and summarizes the courts’ reasoning.
- VOCO News, “香港反送中審判 12人遭定罪、判刑逾4年” — https://news.vocofm.com/chinanews/87495/ — Sentencing report: Wang sentenced to 6 years 2 months; notes his defense claim of having stayed in the chamber briefly and the court’s rejection of it.
Provenance and limitations
The sentencing and appeal facts rest on Reuters wire reporting, HK01 (established Hong Kong Chinese-language media), and VOCO News (Chinese-language diaspora media). As of the latest reporting, Wang remains in prison serving his sentence; no release has been reported.