Edward Leung
Edward Leung Tin-kei (; born 2 June 1991) is a Hong Kong politician and activist. He is the former spokesperson of Hong Kong Indigenous, a localist group. He advocates Hong Kong independence, and coined the slogan "Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times" during the 2016 by-election, which was later widely used in 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests.Leung contested the 2016 New Territories East Legislative Council by-election, representing Hong Kong Indigenous. In February 2016, he was arrested in the Mong Kok civil unrest, but despite that his popularity rose. In the election, he received more than 66,000 votes, around 15 per cent of total votes. This led the Hong Kong government to require future candidates a written declaration to confirm their political stance. Leung signed the declaration, giving up his pro-independence stance in the 2016 Hong Kong Legislative Council election in September. He was barred from running in the election because the electoral officer was not convinced by his declaration.
In December 2017, he resigned from his position as spokesperson of Hong Kong Indigenous. In the same year, ''Lost in the Fumes'', an award-winning documentary based on his story, was released. In June 2018, he was convicted of rioting and assaulting a police officer during the Mong Kok unrest and sentenced to jail for six years. In 2019, a jury reached a verdict of not guilty in his trial for rioting in Portland Street, Mong Kok.
Leung served four years of his sentence in maximum-security prison, before his early release in early 2022 for good behaviour.
In 2019, Leung was recognised by ''Time'' magazine on its 100 Next, a list of rising stars expected to shape the future. The magazine called him a spiritual leader of the 2019 Hong Kong protests, which is a leaderless movement. Provided by Wikipedia
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1by Stefania Merighi, Annalisa Benini, Prisco Mirandola, Stefania Gessi, Katia Varani, Edward Leung, Stephen MacLennan, Pier Giovanni Baraldi, Pier Andrea BoreaGet full text
Published 2005-10-01
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2by Darren Reithmeier, Richard Tang-Wai, Blair Seifert, Andrew W. Lyon, Jane Alcorn, Bryan Acton, Scott Corley, Erin Prosser-Loose, Darrell D. Mousseau, Hyun J. Lim, Jose Tellez-Zenteno, Linda Huh, Edward Leung, Lionel Carmant, Richard J. HuntsmanGet full text
Published 2018-07-01
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3by Richard J. Huntsman, Richard J. Huntsman, Richard Tang-Wai, Richard Tang-Wai, Jane Alcorn, Jane Alcorn, Stephanie Vuong, Bryan Acton, Bryan Acton, Scott Corley, Scott Corley, Robert Laprairie, Robert Laprairie, Andrew W. Lyon, Andrew W. Lyon, Simona Meier, Darrell D. Mousseau, Darrell D. Mousseau, Doris Newmeyer, Erin Prosser-Loose, Blair Seifert, Blair Seifert, Jose Tellez-Zenteno, Jose Tellez-Zenteno, Linda Huh, Edward Leung, Philippe MajorGet full text
Published 2019-07-01
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