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Tony Chung
Tony Chung Hon-lam (; born 22 April 2001) is a Hong Kong Hong Kong independence, pro-independence activist. He was the founder and convenor of the localist camp student group Studentlocalism. On 29 July 2020, he became the first political figure to be arrested on suspicion of violating the newly imposed 2020 Hong Kong national security law, national security law and has also been charged with money laundering and publishing sedition, seditious articles. In December 2023 he fled to the United Kingdom to seek asylum. Biography Early life Chung was born in Hong Kong in 2001 and was educated at Buddhist Mau Fung Memorial College and Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education. His political awakening came from a minor demonstration outside the Chinese People's Liberation Army Forces Hong Kong Building, People's Liberation Army headquarters in Central, Hong Kong, Central in late 2013 when he was 12. His first direct involvement in politics was in 2016 when he and some like-minded join ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhong (surname)
Zhong is pinyin transliteration of several Chinese surnames, including Zhōng (/鐘/), and Zhòng (). These are also transliterated as Chung (especially in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Malaysia), Cheong or Choong (in Malaysia), Tjung or Tjoeng (in Indonesia), and Chiong (in the Philippines). It is the 53rd most common surname in Mainland China. Notable people surnamed Zhong Zhōng /鐘/ *Alexa Chung (born 1983), English model and television personality *Arthur Chung (1918–2008), first president of Guyana *Basuki Tjahaja Purnama () (born 1966), Indonesian businessman, politician, former governor of Jakarta *Betty Chung (born 1947), Hong Kong actress and singer *Cheong Eak Chong (1888–1984), Singaporean entrepreneur *Gillian Chung (born 1980), Hong Kong singer and actress *Jamie Chung (born 1983), American actress *Jong Chien-wu, Taiwanese football manager *Jong Yeu-Jeng (born 1973), Taiwanese baseball player *Chung Chun-to, better known as Kenny Bee (born 1953), Hong Kong singer, so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leung Chun-ying
Leung Chun-ying ( zh, t=梁振英; born 12 August 1954), also known as CY Leung, is a Hong Kong politician and chartered surveyor who has served as vice-chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference since March 2017. He was previously the third Chief Executive of Hong Kong between 2012 and 2017. A surveyor by profession, Leung entered politics when he joined the Hong Kong Basic Law Consultative Committee (HKBLCC) in 1985 and became its secretary-general in 1988. In 1999, he was appointed the convenor of the Executive Council of Hong Kong, a position he held until 2011, when he resigned to run in the 2012 Chief Executive election. Initially regarded as the underdog, Leung ran a successful campaign against front-runner Henry Tang, receiving 689 votes from the Election Committee and with the support of the Liaison Office. At the beginning of his administration, Leung faced the anti- Moral and National Education protests and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmen Lau
''Carmen'' () is an opera in four acts by the French composer Georges Bizet. The libretto was written by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the Carmen (novella), novella of the same title by Prosper Mérimée. The opera was first performed by the Opéra-Comique in Paris on 3 March 1875, where its breaking of conventions shocked and scandalised its first audiences. Bizet died suddenly after the 33rd performance, unaware that the work would achieve international acclaim within the following ten years. ''Carmen'' has since become one of the most popular and frequently performed operas in the classical Western canon, canon; the "Habanera (aria), Habanera" and "Seguidilla#The_'Seguidilla'_in_opera , Seguidilla" from act 1 and the "Toreador Song" from act 2 are among the best known of all operatic arias. The opera is written in the genre of ''opéra comique'' with musical numbers separated by dialogue. It is set in southern Spain and tells the story of the downfall of Don Jos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
