Fergus Leung

Fergus Leung Fong-wai (梁晃維; born 1997) is a member of the Central and Western District Council for the Kwun Lung constituency in Hong Kong. Running as an independent, he won the seat in the 2019 election with 50.69% (3,195)[1] of the vote. Fergus Leung was previously external affairs secretary of the student union while studying biomedicine at the University of Hong Kong[2] where he was critical of suspension of two students protesting a Mandarin language graduation[3][4] at Hong Kong Baptist University. Leung formed an interest in politics in high school, taking part in Hong Kong's 2014 Umbrella Movement.[5][6]

References
  1. "District Council Election Results 2019". Hong Kong Elections. Hong Kong Government. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  2. "The Hope of Kwun Lung? An Interview with Fergus Leung". Shroffed. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  3. "University of Hong Kong students vote massively against all candidates for union leadership posts 'over conservative stances'". South China Morning Post. 2 February 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  4. "Two Baptist University students suspended over campus protest for 'threatening' conduct". South China Morning Post. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  5. Tyson, Ann Scott (16 December 2019). "Hong Kong's freshman councilors get a crash course: City Gov 101". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  6. Tyson, Ann Scott (25 November 2019). "In Hong Kong elections, the message is clear. The next step may not be". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 18 December 2019.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.