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On October 1 2012, after informed of the ferry collision accident which took place in [[Lamma Island]], incumbent [[Chief Executive of Hong Kong|Chief Executive]] [[CY Leung]] immediately set out to the scene to oversee the rescue efforts.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/news/20121002/00176_010.html|title=Leung overseeing rescue on scene|accessdate=5 October 2012|date=2 October 2012|work=Oriental Daily}}</ref> After being informed that CY Leung is present in Lamma Island, Wong, an active protestor against the Hong Kong Government, posted a message on [[Facebook]], hinting that he regretted not being able to be present in Lamma Island to protest against the Chief Executive.<ref>[http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/news/20121003/00176_033.html 《黃之鋒倒CY言論被批冷血》]，Oriental Daily News，3 October 2012。</ref> His Facebook comments sparked anger and frustration among some Hong Kong citizens, who believed that Wong blatantly ignored the importance of search and rescue efforts, and that he valued "anti-government protests" over "saving lives". After being informed of the casualties of the incident, Wong withdrew his statement and apologized. |
On October 1 2012, after informed of the ferry collision accident which took place in [[Lamma Island]], incumbent [[Chief Executive of Hong Kong|Chief Executive]] [[CY Leung]] immediately set out to the scene to oversee the rescue efforts.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/news/20121002/00176_010.html|title=Leung overseeing rescue on scene|accessdate=5 October 2012|date=2 October 2012|work=Oriental Daily}}</ref> After being informed that CY Leung is present in Lamma Island, Wong, an active protestor against the Hong Kong Government, posted a message on [[Facebook]], hinting that he regretted not being able to be present in Lamma Island to protest against the Chief Executive.<ref>[http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/news/20121003/00176_033.html 《黃之鋒倒CY言論被批冷血》]，Oriental Daily News，3 October 2012。</ref> His Facebook comments sparked anger and frustration among some Hong Kong citizens, who believed that Wong blatantly ignored the importance of [[search and rescue]] efforts, and that he valued "anti-government protests" over "saving lives". Some even criticized Wong as "cold-blooded and ignorant".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/news/20121003/00176_033.html|title=黃之鋒倒CY言論被批冷血|publisher=Oriental Daily News|date=3 October 2012 |accessdate=17 August 2014|language=Chinese}}</ref> After being informed of the casualties and severity of the incident, Wong withdrew his statement and apologized, saying that he shouldn't have made such a comment before fully understanding the circumstances of the incident.<ref>{{cite news |language = Chinese | author = hinmosin | coauthors = | url = http://news.discuss.com.hk/viewthread.php?tid=20927017&extra=&page=1 | title = 海難英雄脫救生衣 勇救三人 | publisher = discussHK | pages = | date = 2 October 2012 | accessdate = 17 August 2014}}</ref> |
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Joshua Wong Chi-fung (Chinese: 黃之鋒, born 13 October 1996)[1] is a Hong Kong student activist who is the convenor of the Hong Kong Student Activist Group Scholarism.[1][2] He received widespread attention from the Hong Kong media when he led Scholarism to protest against Moral and National Education in 2012.[3] As one of the most prominent leaders of student activism in Hong Kong, Wong is regarded by some as "an embodiment of anti-national education body's energy"[3] and "a symbol of defiance against the government"[4], especially from members of the pro-democracy camp, while others denounce him as "opposing the Government for the sake of opposition"[5], especially from members of the pro-Beijing camp.
Joshua is now an active member fighting for the inclusion of civic nomination in the 2017 Chief Executive Election.[6]
Personal Life
Joshua was born in Hong Kong in 1996 and was diagnosed with dyslexia at birth.[7] He took an active role in society in Hong Kong at a young age, and the anti-High Speed Rail protests was one of the first civil movements he took part in.[6]
Wong is also a student of United Christian College (Kowloon East). On 29 May 2011, Wong set up the student activists' group Scholarism with one of his schoolmates Ivan Lam.[8]
Controversy
The 2012 Lamma Island ferry collision incident
On October 1 2012, after informed of the ferry collision accident which took place in Lamma Island, incumbent Chief Executive CY Leung immediately set out to the scene to oversee the rescue efforts.[9] After being informed that CY Leung is present in Lamma Island, Wong, an active protestor against the Hong Kong Government, posted a message on Facebook, hinting that he regretted not being able to be present in Lamma Island to protest against the Chief Executive.[10] His Facebook comments sparked anger and frustration among some Hong Kong citizens, who believed that Wong blatantly ignored the importance of search and rescue efforts, and that he valued "anti-government protests" over "saving lives". Some even criticized Wong as "cold-blooded and ignorant".[11] After being informed of the casualties and severity of the incident, Wong withdrew his statement and apologized, saying that he shouldn't have made such a comment before fully understanding the circumstances of the incident.[12]
References
- ^ a b Lai, Alexis (30 July 2012). "'National education' raises furor in Hong Kong". Hong Kong: CNN. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
- ^ Hsieh, Steven (8 October 2012). "Hong Kong Students Fight for the Integrity of their Education". Hong Kong: The Nation. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
- ^ a b "Scholarism's Joshua Wong embodies anti-national education body's energy". Hong Kong: South China Morning Post. 10 July 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
- ^ "Pro-democracy rally leads to more than 500 arrests in Hong Kong". Hong Kong: Fox 4 News. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
{{cite news}}:|first=has generic name (help);|first=missing|last=(help) - ^ 《學民思潮參與「倒梁」 防止洗腦教育再現》, (In Chinese) 1 Jaunary 2013
- ^ a b Chan, Yannie (15 May 2014). "Joshua Wong". Hong Kong: HK Magazine. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
- ^ 《黃之鋒：好學生重新定義》, (In Chinese), Mingpao Daily ,9th Septmeber 2012.
- ^ "基本資料". 學民思潮 Scholarism (in Chinese).
- ^ "Leung overseeing rescue on scene". Oriental Daily. 2 October 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
- ^ 《黃之鋒倒CY言論被批冷血》，Oriental Daily News，3 October 2012。
- ^ "黃之鋒倒CY言論被批冷血" (in Chinese). Oriental Daily News. 3 October 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
- ^ hinmosin (2 October 2012). "海難英雄脫救生衣 勇救三人" (in Chinese). discussHK. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
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