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Fergus Leung

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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.