Wong Yuk-man

Raymond Wong Yuk-man (Chinese: 黃毓民; born 1 October 1951) is a Hong Kong author, current affairs commentator and radio host.

He is a former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (LegCo), representing the geographical constituency of Kowloon West.

He was the head of Department in the Faculty of Communication and Journalism of Chu Hai College in Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, from which he also holds a Master's degree in history.

He is known for his outspoken manner, harsh criticism of the Chinese Government, and ferocious speeches in defence of the rights of the lower classes; consequently, he has been given the nicknames Mad Dog (癲狗) and "Rogue Professor" (流氓教授).

Wong's father was a close friend of Heung Chin, a general of Nationalist Party of China and founder of the Sun Yee On, one of the leading triads in Hong Kong.

[3] He first made his name in the early 1990s when he co-hosted Asia Television's controversial and hugely popular political commentary programme News Tease.

[3] In 1990, Wong used his entire savings – HK$500,000 – to launch News File magazine, but it closed down within two years and left him heavily in debt.

However, the paper suffered from a low sales volume, which Wong jokingly blamed on its "journalistic integrity" and refusal to participate in sensationalist journalism.

To settle the debts, Wong concentrated on his radio talk shows, writing articles for newspapers, and running his beef noodle restaurant.

Following a self-imposed three-month exile in Canada, he returned to Hong Kong where he was sacked from his weeknight political phone-in radio programme, and moved to a late Saturday night slot (with significantly fewer listeners).

[5] In the 2008 Hong Kong Legislative election, he ran in the Kowloon West constituency on a platform of "Without struggle there is no change".

[11] On the other hand, the elderly of Hong Kong poured onto the streets in a demonstration of mass support for Wong; some even urged him to do it again.

Despite criticism, Wong commented that, in contrast to past attitudes, Hong Kong society was conservative and many people did not understand or appreciate his actions.

[citation needed] Yet he continued to gain support from a niche of the local population, especially those from the grass-roots, for his relatively radical approach.

An agreement was reached between the Civic Party and Wong's League of Social Democrats for five members of their representation in the Legislative Council to resign and participate in a by-election, to create a referendum on the implementation of universal suffrage by 2012.

Eastern Court magistrate Joseph To Ho-shing accused Wong of being "untrustworthy" and lying in a bid to escape the charges.

Wong called on his supporters to be "well-prepared for a long struggle" against the government and said he feared for the day when local courts would be "manipulated by the Communist Party.

It was believed to be related to his earlier split with Stephen Shiu Yeuk-yuen, the owner of the Hong Kong Reporter and People Power's financial support over the Occupy Central plan, which he strongly disagreed with.

Together with his protege Wong Yeung-tat, they organised memorials for the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, as opposed to the main candlelight vigil held by pan-democrats' Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China (HKASPDMC), which they criticised it for having a Chinese nationalistic theme.

[21][22] On 3 July 2014 during a Q&A session of the Legislative Council, Wong was accused of intentionally hurting Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying by hurling a glass at him in a protest.

[24] In the 2016 Legislative Council election, he ran a campaign with militant localist camp Civic Passion and Chin Wan to promote their political platform in amending the Basic Law to achieve full autonomy for Hong Kong.

Wong at the 2012 LegCo Election , as a People Power Candidate