Robert Chow
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Robert Chow Yung BBS |
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| 周融 | |
Robert Chow at the Anti-"Occupy Central" Signature Campaign, 20 July 2014
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| Convenor of Silent Majority for Hong Kong | |
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Assumed office 8 August 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Office established |
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22 April 1950 Hong Kong |
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Hong Kong Chinese British |
| Political party |
Silent Majority for Hong Kong Alliance for Peace and Democracy |
| Residence | Hong Kong |
| Website | chowyung |
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| Traditional Chinese | 周融 | ||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 周融 | ||||||||||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Zhōu róng |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| IPA | [] |
Robert Chow Yung (Chinese: 周融; born 22 April 1950),BBS, is a Hong Kong journalist and media personality who is a former RTHK radio host. He is currently the spokesman of the pro-Beijing conservative Alliance for Peace and Democracy and one of the six founders of the Silent Majority for Hong Kong movement which opposes the Occupy Central with Love and Peace Movement. He was also a Vice Patron of The Community Chest of Hong Kong.
Chow studied up to the Form Five level of school education.
In 1967, at the age of 17, Chow started his career as a reporter for the now-defunct local tabloid The Star. In 1970, he was made a news editor at The Star.
In 1974, Chow started working in the Independent Commission Against Corruption, and became chief information officer in 1980.
In 1985, he became the editor-in-chief of The Standard, and worked there until the 1990s.
Chow began to attract attention from the Hong Kong media when he was appointed as a programme-host in RTHK in 1999, and was awarded the Bronze Bauhinia Star by the Hong Kong Government in 2006 for his contributions to public and community service, especially in the media sector. He was asked to leave RTHK in 2011 together with , another media personality.
In July 2014, Chow, as the Spokesperson of the Alliance for Peace and Democracy, is accused of offering people "free-meals and other treats" in an attempt to boost the turnout of the Anti-Occupy Central Parade. "We want to tell the world that there is another voice in Hong Kong, other than just that of the Occupy Central protesters," Chow says. "Some people may not like the government policies … but most still want peace and harmony. They don't want to see violence, chaos and turmoil." In response to this allegation, Chow stated that it is acceptable to distribute lunch boxes to groups joining the parade as a token of gratitude to them.
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