Wong Ji-yuet

Prince Wong Ji-yuet (Chinese: 黃子悅; Jyutping: wong4 zi2 jyut6; born 27 September 1997) is a Hong Kong activist. A former spokesperson of Scholarism, she was involved in the Umbrella Revolution of 2014 and the anti-extradition bill protests in 2019.[1]

This is a Hong Kong name; Wong (黃) is the surname.
Wong Ji-yuet
黃子悅
Spokesperson for Scholarism
In office
22 May 2015 – 20 March 2016
Succeeded byScholarism dissolved
Personal details
Born (1997-09-27) 27 September 1997
Hong Kong
NationalityHong Kong
Political partyIndependent
Other political
affiliations		Scholarism (2012-2016)
EducationLingnan University

Activism

Wong was a Form Six student at the International Christian Quality Music Secondary and Primary School during the Umbrella Revolution of 2014, where she participated in the Occupy protests in Admiralty and Mong Kok.[2] As a volunteer for student activist group Scholarism, she joined the secondary school boycott rally on 26 September, broke into Civic Square on 27 September, and spent her first night on the streets on 28 September. She slept on the streets in the occupation zones at night and went to school during the day, maintaining this routine for more than a month.[3]

On 1 December 2014, Wong began a hunger strike with fellow activists Joshua Wong and Isabella Lo.[4] The aim of their hunger strike was to initiate negotiation with the government on Hong Kong's electoral reform.[5] Wong ended the hunger strike after 118 hours based on medical intervention. She was taken to the hospital.[6]

On 18 November 2019, Wong came out in support of the people trapped inside the Hong Kong Polytechnic University during the police's siege of the campus. She was among those arrested during a mass police crackdown.[7] Hundreds of the arrestees were subsequently charged with "rioting", including Wong.[8][9]

Wong Ji-yuet being stopped and searched by riot police on 10 May 2020

Wong has condemned the frequent sexism that she faces as a female pro-democracy figure. She stated, "I genuinely want to help Hong Kong. I just don’t think it makes sense to compare what I wear to my work. I have my freedom to wear what I want."[10] On 10 May 2020, Wong was near a protest that took place during Mother's Day in Mong Kok, where she was stopped and searched by the Hong Kong police.[11] Wong accused the police officers of sexual harassment by making lewd comments about her body and chest size.[12]

Legislative Council bid

On 17 June 2020, Wong announced her intention to run in the 2020 Hong Kong legislative election.[13] She contested in the pro-democracy primaries during July 2020. Wong came in third place among the candidates within the New Territories West constituency, securing herself a nomination spot in the general election. She received 22,911 votes, or 12.98 per cent of the votes cast.[9]

References
  1. Wong, Rachel (2020-06-11). "Over 30 Hong Kong pro-democracy legislative election hopefuls vow to uphold protest demands". Hong Kong Free Press HKFP. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
  2. Gracie, Carrie (2017-06-29). "Beijing's struggle to win Hong Kong's young hearts". BBC News. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
  3. Wang, Young (13 November 2014). "Sleeping on the streets for Occupy Central while studying for the DSE". Young Post.
  4. Huang, Heather Timmons and Zheping. "The fighters, the hunger strikers, and the surrendered—new faces of Hong Kong's Umbrella Movement". Quartz. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
  5. Wong, Alan (2014-12-06). "Hong Kong Protester Ends Hunger Strike". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
  6. "Reflections From a Revolution". www.chronicle.com. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
  7. Wong, Ji-yuet (13 June 2020). "Justice Blinded And Silenced By System Corruption". Wiring HK.
  8. "【11.18 聲援理大】黃子悅等 15 人被控暴動　押後明年 3 月再訊　被告獲准保釋". 立場新聞. 2019-11-20.
  9. "Hong Kong democrat primaries in full: Young 'localist resistance camp' come out on top". Hong Kong Free Press HKFP. 2020-07-16. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
  10. "'How much for an hour?': Hong Kong female politicians speak out against sexual harassment culture". Hong Kong Free Press HKFP. 2020-07-05. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
  11. Hui, Mary. "While the world wasn't looking, Beijing re-wrote the rules in Hong Kong at startling speed". Quartz. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
  12. "230 arrests and pepper spray in Mong Kok, as Hong Kong lawmaker injured during arrest and journalist 'choked'". Hong Kong Free Press HKFP. 2020-05-11. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
  13. "【立會選戰】黃子悅戰新西初選：制度尚存，要拎到個話語權 | 獨媒報導". 香港獨立媒體網. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
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