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Hong Kong activist ‘Grandma Wong’ jailed for eight months over pro-democracy protests

Grandma Wong stands along in Causeway Bay in 2021, protesting by herself
Grandma Wong was a regular feature at pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong Photograph: Marc Fernandes/NurPhoto/REX/Shutterstock

Hong Kong has jailed a 66-year-old activist known affectionately as Grandma Wong in relation to the pro-democracy protests that rocked the city three years ago.

A city magistrate jailed Alexandra Wong for eight months on Wednesday over two counts of unlawful assembly during a protest on 11 August 2019. Wong was a familiar presence at the protests, and was widely recognised for flying the British union jack.

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