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Wong Ji-yuet | |
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黃子悅 | |
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| Spokesperson for Scholarism | |
| In office 22 May 2015 – 20 March 2016 | |
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| Born | 27 September 1997 Hong Kong |
| Political party | Independent |
| Education | Lingnan University |
Prince Wong Ji-yuet (Chinese: 黃子悅; born 27 September 1997) is a Hong Kong activist. A former spokesperson of Scholarism, she was involved in the Umbrella Revolution of 2014 and anti-extradition bill protests in 2019.
Activism
Wong was a Form Six student at the International Christian Quality Music Secondary and Primary School during the Umbrella Revolution of 2014 where she heavily involved in the Occupy protests. As a volunteer for student activist group Scholarism, she joined the secondary school boycott rally on 26 September, broke into Civic Square on 27 September, and spent her first night on the streets on 28 September. She slept on the streets in the occupation zones at night and going to school during the day for more than a month.[1]
In the 2019 anti-extradition bill protests, Wong was one of protesters who were arrested in the protest in solidarity with the people who was trapped inside the Hong Kong Polytechnic University during the police's siege of the campus on 18 November.[2] She was later charged of "rioting" and was released on bail.[3] On 10 May 2020 Mother's Day, Wong was one of the protesters who was stopped and searched by the police. She was charged of violating the public gathering restriction. Wong accused the police for sexual harassment by commenting her breasts and body.[4]。
In July 2020, Wong contested in the pro-democracy primaries and emerged as the runner-up in New Territories West after obtaining 22,911 votes which represented 12.98% of the electorate.[5]
References
- ^ "Sleeping on the streets for Occupy Central while studying for the DSE". South China Morning Post. 13 November 2014.
- ^ Wong, Ji-yuet (13 June 2020). "Justice Blinded And Silenced By System Corruption". Wiring HK.
- ^ "【11.18 聲援理大】黃子悅等 15 人被控暴動 押後明年 3 月再訊 被告獲准保釋". 立場新聞. 2019-11-20.
- ^ "【5.10 旺角】被指違限聚令遭票控 黃子悅稱被警侮辱及性騷擾". 立場新聞. 2020-05-10.
- ^ "Results for the pro-democracy camp's primary (full list)". The Standard. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.