Wong Yeung-tat

Wong Yeung-tat (Chinese: 黃洋達; born 29 May 1979) is a Hong Kong social activist and the founder and former leader of radical populist group Civic Passion.

Wong Yeung-tat
黃洋達
Leader of Civic Passion
In office
29 February 2012 – 5 September 2016
Succeeded byCheng Chung-tai
Personal details
Born (1979-05-29) 29 May 1979
Hong Kong
Political partyCivic Passion (2012–16)
Spouse(s)Chan Sau-wai
Alma materHong Kong Baptist University
OccupationSocial activist, screenwriter, novelist, internet radio host
Wong Yeung-tat
Traditional Chinese黃洋達

Biography

Wong was born in Hong Kong and graduated from the Hong Kong Baptist University. He joined Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) and became a screenwriter. He later quit 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, an internet radio station affiliated with the democratic party People Power. He quickly rose as the protege of the democrat legislator Raymond Wong Yuk-man. In February 2012, Wong Yeung-tat set up an activist group, Civic Passion, which mostly consisted of his devoted followers.

Wong and his wife Chen Sui Wei were the founder of Passion Times since 11 November 2012. Passion Times is a multimedia platform that includes online posts and internet radio. Passion Times was used as political advertising when Wong ran as a candidate for the Legislative Council.

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 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 People Power, which drew attacks from People Power and its supporters, calling Wong a "traitor."

Filmography

Assistant Director:

  • Gimme Gimme
  • Love au Zen

Story:

Actor:

  • Forever and Ever ... Patient

Writer:

See also

References
  1. Luk, Eddie (8 May 2012). "Activist picks jail to free Legco run". The Standard.
  2. Chong, Tanna (11 September 2012). "People Power and Neo Democrat radicals punish Democrats". South China Morning Post.
Party political offices
New title Leader of Civic Passion
2012–2016		 Succeeded by
Cheng Chung-tai
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