Wong Pak-yu
Wong Pak-yu | |
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王百羽 | |
Member of the Yuen Long District Council | |
In office 1 January 2020 – 4 May 2021 | |
Preceded by | Luk Chung-hung |
Constituency | Tin Heng |
Personal details | |
Born | British Hong Kong | 15 February 1991
Citizenship | Hong Kong |
Alma mater | Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |
Henry Wong Pak-yu (
Biography
Wong graduated from the
Wong participated in the
In 2019, Wong challenged Luk Chung-hung again in the
In July 2020, Wong ran in the
On 22 November 2020, Wong, together with Kowloon City's district councillor Timothy Lee Hin-long, were arrested by commercial crime police. They were accused of making false documents to "cheat the government" out of nearly HK$5 million for election expenses in relation to the postponed 2020 Legislative Council elections. Moreover, a large collection of imitation firearms (8 rifles, 17 pistols, imitation ammunition and a wooden bow) was found at Wong's home; as a consequence, he was additionally charged with possession of imitation firearms.[8][9]
On 6 January 2021, Wong was among 53 members of the pro-democratic camp who were
On 28 February 2021, Wong was charged, along with 46 others, for subversion.[12] He was denied bail in September, with a judgement releasing in 11 October considering the argument of the prosecution that his active participation of international front, which is calling for sanctions against Hong Kong and Chinese government officials.[13]
References
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- ^ "2016 Legislative Council Election - Election Result". www.elections.gov.hk. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
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- ^ a b "Hong Kong democrat primaries in full: Young 'localist resistance camp' come out on top". Hong Kong Free Press. 16 July 2020.
- ^ Cheung, Tony (22 November 2020). "Two Hong Kong district councillors among trio arrested by commercial crime police over election expenses". South China Morning Post.
- ^ Cheng, Selina (20 November 2020). "Hong Kong district councillors arrested over election fundraising; radio host arrested under security law". Hong Kong Free Press. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ "National security law: Hong Kong rounds up 53 pro-democracy activists". BBC News. 6 January 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ Chau, Candice (8 January 2021). "'Hong Kong has entered a bitter winter,' says primaries organiser as 52 democrats in mass arrest bailed out". Hong Kong Free Press. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "Hong Kong charges 47 activists in largest use yet of new security law". BBC News. 1 March 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ "【47 人案】王百羽申保釋被拒 高院今頒判詞 律政司:王政治影響力強及立場堅決 | 立場報道". Stand News. 11 October 2021. Archived from the original on 11 October 2021.