Hong Kong Authorities Arrest Pro-Democracy Singer for ‘Corrupt Conduct’

Chinese singer Anthony Wong (L) addresses the press before presenting a petition to WTO Director General Pascal Lamy (R) at the sixth WTO Ministerial Conference in Hong Kong on Dec. 12, 2005. Mike Clarke/AFP via Getty Images

HONG KONG—Hong Kong’s anti-corruption watchdog has charged a singer and prominent pro-democracy activist with “corrupt conduct” at a 2018 election rally, the latest legal action against dissent by authorities in the former British colony.

The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) said in an Aug. 2 statement that activist Anthony Wong had provided “entertainment to induce others to vote” for pro-democracy activist Au Nok-hin in a 2018 legislative council by-election.