Edward Leung
| Edward Leung | |
|---|---|
 Edward Leung giving a speech in Causeway Bay in front of Sogo. | |
| Native name | 梁天琦 |
| Born |
1991 (age 24–25) Hong Kong |
| Residence | Hong Kong |
| Nationality | Hong Kong Chinese |
| Education | University of Hong Kong |
| Occupation | Student |
| Known for | 2016 Mong Kok civil unrest |
Edward Leung Tin-kei (Chinese: 梁天琦; born 1991) is a Hong Kong student and activist. He is the spokesman of Hong Kong Indigenous, a radical localist political group.
Biography
Leung is a student at the University of Hong Kong, studying Philosophy. He is the spokesman of Hong Kong Indigenous, a radical localist political group formed in early 2015. He had said that he believed in Hong Kong people's right of self-determination for independence. In January 2015, he represented the group to run in the New Territories East by-election of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong and was endorsed by Youngspiration, another localist group.[1]
On 9 February 2016, three weeks before the election, Leung was widely reported by international media after he was arrested by the police during the Mong Kok riot after the Hong Kong Indigenous called out people to come out to the street to defend the unlicensed street hawkers from the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department inspectors which later turned into violent clashes between police and the protesters.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ "本民前梁天琦獲青政支持". Apple Daily. 11 January 2016.
- ↑ Lau, Chris; Lee, Danny; Ng, Joyce; Lo, Clifford (9 February 2016). "Mong Kok riot: thousands expected to gather for New Year fireworks as government stares down protesters". South China Morning Post.