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Joshua Wong Seeks Lower Age Limit for Hong Kong Candidates

By OCTOBER 12, 2015 7:01 AM October 12, 2015 7:01 am

12sino-wong02-tmagArticleJoshua Wong, the student activist who spearheaded pro-democracy demonstrations in Hong Kong last year.Credit Philippe Lopez/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

Joshua Wong was 17 — not even old enough to vote — Continue reading

Joshua Wong: ‘We had no clear goals’ in Hong Kong protests

_84591219_gettyimages-456423004By Juliana Liu Hong Kong correspondent, BBC News

2 August 2015

Wherever Joshua Wong goes in Hong Kong, the teenage political activist is instantly recognised.

In the space of just half an hour in the Admiralty district, two young professionals and a group of middle-aged women greet him warmly, asking to pose for photos with him on their mobile phones.

But when I ask for permission to snap them jointly for a news story, Continue reading

Hong Kong Student Leader, Girlfriend Attacked on Mong Kok Street

2015-06-29

Student activist Joshua Wong speaks outside the Wanchai police station in Hong Kong, Jan. 16, 2015.
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Umbrella Movement student leader Joshua Wong and his girlfriend were assaulted on the city’s streets by an unknown assailant on Monday, ahead of a planned mass demonstration to mark the return of Hong Kong’s return to Chinese rule.

Wong, who rose to prominence during last year’s Occupy Central Continue reading

China pressure suspected as Malaysia bars Hong Kong teen activist

Student leader Joshua Wong is scolded by government supporters (L) during a promotional event on electoral reform in Hong Kong, China April 25, 2015. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

Student leader Joshua Wong is scolded by government supporters (L) during a promotional event on electoral reform in Hong Kong, China April 25, 2015. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

Tue May 26, 2015 8:19am EDT

KUALA LUMPUR/HONG KONG | BY ANURADHA RAGHU AND SHAN KAO
Student leader Joshua Wong is scolded by government supporters (L) during a promotional event on electoral reform in Hong Kong, China April 25, 2015.
REUTERS/TYRONE SIU

Malaysia on Tuesday denied entry to a prominent teenage Hong Kong activist for a Continue reading