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黃洋達 | |
 Wong Yeung-tat at 2014 Hong Kong Book Fair. | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 May 1979 Hong Kong |
| Political party | Civic Passion |
| Spouse | Chan Sau-wai |
| Alma mater | Hong Kong Baptist University |
| Occupation | Social activist, screenwriter, novelist, internet radio host |
Wong Yeung-tat (Chinese: 黃洋達; born 29 May 1979) is a Hong Kong social activist and the founder and leader of radical populist group Civic Passion.
Biography
Wong was born in Hong Kong and was graduated from the Hong Kong Baptist University. He joined the Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) and became a screenwriter. He later quit the TVB and started his career as a novelist in 2004.
Wong became active in the politics in 2010 when he began to host online radio shows for Hong Kong Reporter, the internet radio station affiliated to the radical democratic party People Power. He quickly rose as the protege of the radical democrat legislator "Mad Dog" Raymond Wong Yuk-man. In February 2012, Wong Yeung-tat set up a activist group, the Civic Passion which mostly consisted of his devoted followers.
Wong ran for the Legislative Council in the 2012 LegCo election as a People Power candidate. Before he ran for the election, he took the initiative to waive bail and serve his sentence for his conviction of gate-crashing a public forum at the Hong Kong Science Museum protesting against a government proposal of the amendment the Legislative Council (Amendment) Bill 2012 in September 2011, as he was not eligible for candidacy if his prison term was still pending.[1] After he served his three-week sentence, he ran for the election but failed in Kowloon East by 2,900 votes.[2] After the election, Wong denied any relationship with the People Power, which drew attacks from the People Power and its supporters, calling Wong "traitor."
During the Umbrella Movement peaceful protests, an Civic Passion activist called "Frenchman" allegedly instigated to storm into the Legislative Council Complex by smashing the door before exiting minutes. Won Yeung-tat denied any claim that he instigated or planned the violence.[3]
References
- ^ Luk, Eddie (8 May 2012). "Activist picks jail to free Legco run". The Standard.
- ^ Chong, Tanna (11 September 2012). "People Power and Neo Democrat radicals punish Democrats". South China Morning Post.
- ^ Lau, Kenneth (21 November 2014). "Rioters linked to Mad Dog follower". The Standard.
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