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Cal Wong

Cal Wong is an award winning multimedia journalist based in Hong Kong.

Cal Wong is the Hong Kong Correspondent for The Diplomat’s China Power blog and an award winning multimedia journalist based in Hong Kong. His work has been featured on the BBC, Australia’s ABC, and Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post. In 2015 he won a Human Rights Press Award for a documentary he made on the universal suffrage movement in Hong Kong. Prior to writing, he worked as a banker and was a qualified Chartered Accountant in Australia before moving to Hong Kong.

Cal has always had an interest in the interaction of people, time and space and majored in Human Geography from Macquarie University as well as earning a master’s degree in Journalism from the JMSC at University of Hong Kong. Follow him on twitter @CallyFona

Posts by Cal Wong

February 09, 2017

Rebel Legislator Enters Race for Hong Kong Chief Executive

By Cal Wong

Leung Kwok-hung, a long-time thorn in Beijing's side, announces his candidacy.

February 02, 2017

What's the End Game for Xi Jinping's Political Moves?

By Cal Wong

What political maneuvering does Xi Jinping have planned ahead of the next Party Congress?

January 31, 2017

New Year, New Abduction Allegations From Hong Kong

By Cal Wong

Rumors swirl that a Chinese tycoon was abducted from Hong Kong, recalling last year's booksellers saga.

January 30, 2017

Is Carrie Lam Hong Kong's Next Leader? The Media Seems to Think So.

By Cal Wong

The media seems to be following perceived wisdom that Lam is Beijing's top choice for Hong Kong chief executive.

January 24, 2017

China Wants to Make it Rain (Literally)

By Cal Wong

Cloud-seeding technology gets a boost with a new investment meant to combat drought.

January 13, 2017

Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Race Heats Up

By Cal Wong

With the election looming in March, the slate of contenders is almost set.

January 11, 2017

Report: Hong Kong Human Rights Situation Worst Since 1997

By Cal Wong

According to Amnesty International, Hong Kong's human rights are at their lowest ebb since the return to Chinese rule.

January 03, 2017

What's Behind the Latest Political Reshuffling in Southern China?

By Cal Wong

New hires in Hong Kong and Guangdong hint at the central government's political priorities.

December 30, 2016

China Gives Stern Warning to Taiwan, Hong Kong Independence Advocates

By Cal Wong

Following military exercises, a government spokesman said pro-independence forces will be left "broken and bleeding."

December 30, 2016

Hong Kong's Increasingly Tiny Flats

By Cal Wong

Soaring property prices have forced Hong Kong's working class into ever-smaller apartments.

December 28, 2016

How Chinese Policies Affect Property Prices Across the World

By Cal Wong

Chinese demand for real estate is contributing to skyrocketing housing prices on 3 continents.

December 20, 2016

Factories Shut Down, Cars Stopped as China Struggles With Smog

By Cal Wong

Beijing issues a red alert warning on pollution.