Raphael Wong Ho-ming (Chinese: 黃浩銘; 24 October 1988), also known by his nickname "Village Head", is a Hong Kong social activist and politician. He is formerly the chairman of the League of Social Democrats (LSD) and was one of the leaders in the 2014 Hong Kong protests.
Raphael Wong | |
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| 黃浩銘 | |
.jpg) Raphael Wong in 2017 | |
| Chairman of the League of Social Democrats | |
| In office 2 March 2020 – 25 July 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Avery Ng |
| Succeeded by | Chan Po-ying |
| Vice-chairman of the League of Social Democrats | |
| In office 21 February 2014 – 2 March 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Tang Chui-chung |
| Succeeded by | Leung Kwok-hung |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 October 1988 Hong Kong |
| Political party | League of Social Democrats |
| Residence | Hong Kong |
| Alma mater | Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Occupation | Activist |
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| Traditional Chinese | 黃浩銘 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 黄浩铭 | ||||||||||
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Early life
editIn 1988, Wong was born in Hong Kong. Wong's father is Wong Yu-choi, a pro-Beijing rural politician, a member of the Civil Force and holding the position of member of the Sha Tin Rural Committee and resident representative of the Ha Wo Che village in Sha Tin.
Education
editWong attended the Shatin Pui Ying College. Wong earned a bachelor's degree in social science from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Wong earned a master's degree in social policy from Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Career
editProtests
editWong became interested in politics in the 2008 Legislative Council election, when pro-democracy League of Social Democrats (LSD) chairman Wong Yuk-man chanted "DAB the most shameless" in an election forum. He started listening to Wong's internet radio and joined the LSD despite his father's opposition. He participated in the 1 July demonstration in 2009 for the first time.[1]
In the 2010 July 1 demonstration, he joined the sit-in at the Central Government Offices after the demonstration. On 1 July 2011, he was one of the protesters blocked the Connaught Road Central.[1]
On 1 March 2011, Wong and another protester Wong Chun-kit protested against Chief Executive Donald Tsang when Tsang was on his way to the Hong Kong Museum of History in Tsim Sha Tsui. Wong held a box of rice with fish in corn sauce and ran towards Tsang. They were charged with hitting Tsang but later found innocent by the court.[2]
On 29 June 2012 during Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit in Hong Kong, five LSD members including Wong protested at the North Lantau Highway where Hu's car passed by. They climbed over a metal fence, scrambling onto a slope to hold up two banners reading: "Vindication of the June 4th crackdown"; and "Give me back [Li] Wangyang". They were later charged and fined for improper use of an expressway.[3]
In 2014, Wong became the vice-chairman of the LSD.[4]
On 11 June 2014, Wong was charged along with Scholarism convenor Joshua Wong, former secretary general of Hong Kong Federation of Students Nathan Law and People Power legislator Albert Chan for obstructing police officers when they burnt replicas of Beijing's white paper interpreting Hong Kong's one country, two systems principle during a protest outside the Liaison Office. They were later found not guilty.[5]
As a veteran activist, Wong was one of the leaders during the 2014 Hong Kong protests, which was often called the "Umbrella Revolution". He was deeply involved in the movement and was later arrested with Joshua Wong, the main leader of the protests and Chinese University's Student Union member Jason Szeto Tze-long on 25 November during the police clearance of the Mong Kok sit-in site.
On 18 April 2020, Wong was arrested as one of 15 Hong Kong high-profile democracy figures, on suspicion of organizing, publicizing or taking part in several unauthorized assemblies between August and October 2019 in the course of the anti-extradition bill protests. Following protocol, the police statement did not disclose the names of the accused.[6][7]
On 25 July 2021, Wong was replaced by Leung Kwok-hung wife, Chan Po-ying, as the chairperson of LSD.[8]
Election
editIn 2011 and 2015, Wong ran in the District Council elections in his neighborhood Lek Yuen but was both defeated. In the 2016 Legislative Council election, he will run in the New Territories West with incumbent legislator Albert Chan of the People Power standing in the second place of his ticket.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "齊請梁振英食豉椒炒魷". Apple Daily. 18 June 2013.
- ^ "'No evidence of attack on Tsang'". South China Morning Post. 20 July 2011.
- ^ "LSD members fined for highway protest". South China Morning Post. 12 August 2013.
- ^ Siu, Jasmine (25 July 2019). "Democracy activist jailed over 2014 Occupy protests applies for judicial review of laws banning him from standing in Hong Kong elections for five years". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ Cheng, Kris (7 June 2016). "Joshua Wong and activists not guilty of obstructing police officers in 'white paper' burning". Hong Kong Free Press.
- ^ Yu, Elaine; Ramzy, Austin (18 April 2020). "Amid Pandemic, Hong Kong Arrests Major Pro-Democracy Figures". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ Wong, Rachel (18 April 2020). "15 Hong Kong pro-democracy figures arrested in latest police round up". Hong Kong Free Press. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ "Chan Po-ying elected new chair of LSD - RTHK". news.rthk.hk. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
