*** Welcome to piglix ***

Raphael Wong

Raphael Wong
黃浩銘
黃浩銘 2016-06-18.jpg
Vice-chairman of the League of Social Democrats
Assumed office
21 February 2014
Preceded by Tang Chui-chung
Personal details
Born (1988-10-24) 24 October 1988 (age 28)
Hong Kong
Political party League of Social Democrats
Residence Hong Kong
Alma mater Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Chinese University of Hong Kong

Raphael Wong Ho-ming (Chinese: 黃浩銘; 24 October 1988) is a Hong Kong social activist and politician. He is currently vice-chairman of the League of Social Democrats (LSD) and was one of the leaders in the 2014 Hong Kong protests.

Wong was born in Hong Kong in 1988. His father, Wong Yu-choi is a pro-Beijing rural politician, belonging to the Civil Force and holding the position of member of the Sha Tin Rural Committee and resident representative of the Ha Wo Che village in Sha Tin.

Raphael was educated at the Shatin Pui Ying College and graduated from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University with a bachelor's degree in social science and the Chinese University of Hong Kong with a master's degree in social policy.

Wong first got interested in politics in the 2008 Legislative Council election, when pro-democracy League of Social Democrats (LSD) chairman Wong Yuk-man chanted "DAB the most shameless" in an election forum. He started listening to Wong's internet radio and joined the LSD despite his father's opposition. He participated in the 1 July demonstration in 2009 for the first time.

In the 2010 July 1 demonstration, he joined the sit-in at the Central Government Offices after the demonstration. On 1 July 2011, he was one of the protesters blocked the Connaught Road Central.


...
Wikipedia

...