15th September 2026 – (Hong Kong) The Security Bureau says the government is taking follow-up action over a Netflix documentary about Joshua Wong Chi-fung that remains available to viewers in Hong Kong, while stressing that every film shown here must comply with local law, including the Hong Kong National Security Law and the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance.
Wong, the former secretary-general of Demosisto who is already serving a sentence in the “35-plus” conspiracy to subvert state power case, has been charged with one count of conspiracy to collude with a foreign country or with external elements to endanger national security. Prosecutors allege he conspired to seek foreign sanctions against China and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
He pleaded guilty to the conspiracy-to-collude charge at West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts in May and appeared at the High Court this month for mitigation and sentencing. National Security Law designated judge Mr Justice Tam Yiu-ho, William, adjourned sentencing to a date to be fixed.
Netflix has since 2017 carried the 78-minute documentary Joshua: Teenager vs. Superpower, still listed for Hong Kong viewers and rated 13-plus. The film follows Wong’s leadership of Scholarism in the campaign against national education and during Occupy Central, and also features Nathan Law and Agnes Chow. It was directed by American writer-director Joe Piscatella. A roughly two-minute trailer can be watched in Hong Kong without a paid subscription.
Replying to media inquiries, the Security Bureau said follow-up steps were under way and repeated that all films broadcast in the city must meet Hong Kong law. Whether any particular act amounts to a crime, it said, depends on the facts and circumstances of each case, including the background and the intent of those involved, and cannot be judged in the abstract. If suspected offences are found, law-enforcement agencies will act according to the law.
The government restated that Hong Kong is a society under the rule of law, that statutes will be enforced strictly against violators, and that it will prevent, stop and punish acts and activities endangering national security. It urged the public to think carefully and draw a clear line against any such conduct.