42 Facts About Wong Yuk-man

Raymond Wong Yuk-man is a Hong Kong author, current affairs commentator and radio host.

Wong Yuk-man is a former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, representing the geographical constituency of Kowloon West.

Wong Yuk-man worked in Commercial Radio Hong Kong and hosted many popular phone-in programmes.

Wong Yuk-man was the head of Department in the Faculty of Communication and Journalism of Chu Hai College in Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, from which he holds a Master's degree in history.

Wong Yuk-man is a populist and a former chairman of the League of Social Democrats.

Wong Yuk-man is known for his outspoken manner, harsh criticism of the Chinese Government, and ferocious speeches in defence of the rights of the lower classes; consequently, he has been given the nicknames Mad Dog and "Rogue Professor".

Wong Yuk-man's father was a close friend of Heung Chin, a general of Nationalist Party of China and founder of the Sun Yee On, one of the leading triads in Hong Kong.

Wong Yuk-man was under the patronage of the Heung family and was sent abroad to study in Taiwan.

Wong Yuk-man first made his name in the early 1990s when he co-hosted Asia Television's controversial and hugely popular political commentary programme News Tease.

Wong Yuk-man savaged pro-Beijing politicians until the show was axed after 64 episodes in 1994, allegedly under pressure from the mainland authorities.

However, the paper suffered from a low sales volume, which Wong Yuk-man jokingly blamed on its "journalistic integrity" and refusal to participate in sensationalist journalism.

Wong Yuk-man repaid this debt in a matter of years by working on talk shows and other TV programmes.

In 2000, Wong Yuk-man established "CyberHK", an IT company that was unsuccessful, falling victim to the dot-com bubble of 2001 and putting Wong Yuk-man into debt again.

Wong Yuk-man's popularity hit a peak by hosting two weekly shows for Commercial Radio Hong Kong; had three weekly slots on Radio Television Hong Kong, both on television and radio; and appeared on prime-time TV at least once a week.

In 2003, Wong Yuk-man converted to Christianity during the SARS epidemic in Hong Kong.

Wong Yuk-man was attracted to liberation theology after his contact with the least-privileged in society during the crisis.

In less than a year, the programme was cancelled and Wong Yuk-man was effectively and controversially taken off-air.

Wong Yuk-man refused to co-operate with the other pan-democratic parties Democratic Party and the Civic Party and strongly criticised the two parties for nominating Alan Leong as Chief Executive candidate in the 2007 election, saying that they are not qualified as democrats.

Wong Yuk-man ultimately gained a seat in the Legislative Council with the second highest number of votes in his constituency.

Wong Yuk-man introduced a number of innovative actions to Hong Kong politics.

Wong Yuk-man believed that this turned what was a gesture of respect to elderly people into welfare and was disrespectful to old people.

Wong Yuk-man interrupted Tsang's speech and threw a bunch of bananas at him.

Wong Yuk-man himself has claimed that this controversial move had been successful in raising awareness about the discussion of benefits for the elderly.

Wong Yuk-man stated that he did not cause any physical harm to anyone, nor was it his intention to do so.

Wong Yuk-man denounced the Democratic Party for negotiating with Beijing and voting for the reform package which he saw as "selling out democracy" and defecting to the Chinese Communist Party.

In January 2010, Wong Yuk-man stepped down as Chairman of the LSD, handing the chairmanship to Andrew To Kwan-hang.

Wong Yuk-man said that factional fighting within the party had become so hostile that it was beyond his and Chan's ability to rectify the situation.

Eastern Court magistrate Joseph To Ho-shing accused Wong Yuk-man of being "untrustworthy" and lying in a bid to escape the charges.

Wong Yuk-man decided to challenge the Democratic Party in the 2011 District Council elections.

On 20 May 2013, Wong Yuk-man announced his resignation from People Power.

From 2013, Wong Yuk-man became increasingly sympathetic to the localist cause.

Wong Yuk-man claimed that he was first intentionally throwing papers towards a location where no one was standing, and he switched to throwing water only when there were not many documents left on the table.

Wong Yuk-man said the glass was released accidentally as security guards were pulling him back.

Wong Yuk-man was under attack by his former supporter Ho Chi-kwong, who accused him of his "unethical" political past.

Wong Yuk-man received an unexpected loss, losing to Yau Wai-ching from the localist Youngspiration by only 424 votes.

Wong Yuk-man blamed his failure on making "too many enemies in his political career" and "not enough effort".

Wong Yuk-man said he would focus on developing the online radio station My Radio.

On 14 April 2017, Wong Yuk-man announced his intention to quit politics, not taking part in political affairs, not participating or organising any political groups, and not joining any elections.

Wong Yuk-man helped Media Evangelism Limited, a Christian media organisation in Hong Kong, advertise its films and programmes.

In 2006, Wong Yuk-man recorded songs with the Amazing Grace Worship Music Ministry.

Wong Yuk-man advocated gays should be protected from domestic violence, which was criticised by evangelical churches.

Wong Yuk-man was a guest of the International Day Against Homophobia protest in Hong Kong on 21 May 2009.