Edward Leung
| Edward Leung | |
|---|---|
 Edward Leung giving a speech in Causeway Bay in front of Sogo. | |
| Native name | 梁天琦 |
| Born |
2 June 1991 Wuhan, Hubei, China |
| Residence | Yuen Long, Hong Kong |
| Nationality | Chinese (Hong Kong) |
| Education | University of Hong Kong |
| Occupation | Student |
| Known for | 2016 Mong Kok civil unrest |
Edward Leung Tin-kei (Chinese: 梁天琦; born 2 June 1991) is a Hong Kong student and activist. He is the spokesman of Hong Kong Indigenous, a radical localist political group.
Biography
Leung was born in the Mainland China and moved to Hong Kong with his mother when he was around one year old.[1] He is a student at the University of Hong Kong, majoring in Philosophy with a minor in Politics and Public Administration. Prior to this he completed secondary education at Shung Tak Catholic English College in Yuen Long District, the district where he still resides in.
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.[2] He received 66,524 votes, about 15 percent of the total votes, behind pan-democratic Civic Party and pro-Beijing Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong.[3] The better-than-expected result was considered a big boost for the localist cause.[4]
On 9 February 2016, three weeks before the election, Leung was widely reported by the international media after he was arrested by police during the civil unrest in Mong Kok, after the group Hong Kong Indigenous called upon the people to come onto street in defense of the unlicensed street hawkers from the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department inspectors. The confrontation later turned into violent clashes between police and the protesters.[5]
See also
References
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- ↑ "本土身份遭質疑 梁天琦認非香港出生". on.cc. 5 March 2016.
- ↑ "本民前梁天琦獲青政支持". Apple Daily. 11 January 2016.
- ↑ "2016 Legislative Council Geographical Constituency New Territories By-election - Election Result". Electoral Affairs Commission. 29 February 2016.
- ↑ "【新東補選】馬嶽：本土派有市場料更多名單爭泛民票源". Apple Daily. 29 February 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.