Philip Wong

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Philip Wong Yu-hong (Chinese: 黃宜弘) was born December 23, 1938 in Quanzhou, Fujian province in the People's republic of China. He is a legislator in Hong Kong as a member of the legislative council and a representative of the National People's Congress.

1 Criticism
- 1.1 Questionable academic credentials
- 1.2 Middle finger incident
2 References
3 External links

[edit] Criticism

[edit] Questionable academic credentials

On the Legislative council website, Wong is listed to have a master's degree in engineering from the University of California, Juris Doctor from Southland University and Ph.D from the California Coast University.^[1] Share market analyst David Webb requested an investigation be launched to check for his possible fake academic credentials. California Coast University bulletin claimed that it "does not require formal, on-campus residence or classroom attendance". Wong did receive the engineering degree on August 27, 1984. Southland University however is now defunct, and is a typical diploma mill offering degrees with substandard or no academic studies.^[2]

[edit] Middle finger incident

During the July 2003 Article 23 march, Wong was filmed to be giving the democracy demonstrators the middle finger gesture.^[2] Albert Cheng had once asked in an October 2004 meeting whether his middle finger gesture has been referred to a committee for consideration. Fellow pro-Beijing supporter Jasper Tsang replied that he already apologized the day before.^[3]