Ray Wong
| Ray Wong | |
|---|---|
| 黃台仰 | |
| Convenor of the Hong Kong Indigenous | |
|
Assumed office January 2015 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1993 (age 22–23) Hong Kong |
| Residence | Hong Kong |
| Alma mater | Caritas Bianchi College of Careers |
| Occupation | Interior designer |
Ray Wong Toi-yeung (Chinese: 黃台仰; born 1993) is a Hong Kong activist. He is the convenor of the localist group Hong Kong Indigenous.
Biography
He was born in Hong Kong in 1993 and studied at the Tang siu Kin Victoria Government Secondary School and the Caritas Bianchi College of Careers and is currently working as a freelance interior designer.[1]
He participated in the 2014 Hong Kong protests which is often dubbed as "Umbrella Revolution". After the protests, he formed the Hong Kong Indigenous, a localist group, with other young protesters he met in Mong Kok who shared disaffection with the failure of the protests and the movement leaders. Facing the heavy-hand approach by the police on the protesters, he has abandoned that the peaceful method, thinking it as useless, and believes that protesters have to resist force of the police by force.[1]
The Hong Kong Indigenous continued to organise and participate in other social movements, notably the anti-parallel trading protests in 2015, including the "Liberate Sheung Shui" on 24 January, "Liberate Tuen Mun" on 8 February and "Liberate Yuen Long" on 1 March. He was arrested in those protests for five times in total.[1]
He holds an anti-Mainland immigrant view, believes that the influx of mainland immigrants are undermining the Hong Kong culture and abusing the Hong Kong welfare system. However, he also states that if an immigrant is willing to defend Hong Kong and shield the shared culture and values of Hong Kong people, that person is a Hongkonger.[1]
Wong also advocates for the Hong Kong's right to self-determination, and is perceived as separatist by the pro-Beijing camp.[1]
In the 2016 Mong Kok civil unrest, Wong took an active role as Hong Kong Indigenous called for actions online to shield the street hawkers in which the protests turned into violent clashes. After the clashes, he posted a recording online saying that he was unsure what will happen to him, and it may be his “final message”. He called Hong Kong people to continue protesting and make a difference, and concluded by quoting a Chinese saying: "Rather be a shattered vessel of jade than an unbroken piece of pottery."[2]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "新聞人物：誰是黃台仰？". BBC. 11 February 2016.
- ↑ Cheng, Kris (11 February 2016). "‘Final message’ from leader of localist group in Mong Kok protest calls for perseverance". Hong Kong Free Press.