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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
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October 05, 2016

Political Scrambling in Hong Kong Begins

By Cal Wong
Politicians (and Beijing) are already preparing themselves for the 2017 chief executive race.
October 01, 2016

Hong Kong Chief Threatens to Sue Newspaper

By Cal Wong
CY Leung threatens to sue Apple Daily for seeking to undermine a potential reelection campaign.

September 29, 2016

2 Years Later: A Look Back at Hong Kong's Umbrella Movement

By Cal Wong
The 2014 protests left a lasting legacy of distrust for the government and the police.

September 21, 2016

China's Wukan Democracy Experiment Comes to a Violent End

By Cal Wong
Chinese authorities have begun a harsh crackdown on dissent in the village.

September 21, 2016

New Legislator Grills Hong Kong Chief Executive on Land Development Deal

By Cal Wong
CY Leung faces questions over his role in a public housing deal with possible links to the triad.
September 07, 2016

Hong Kong’s New Political Blood

By Cal Wong
Hong Kong's localists captured a surprising amount of the vote -- which is bad news for Beijing.

September 06, 2016

What Exactly Is Hong Kong’s Legislative Council?

By Cal Wong
Understanding LegCo as Hong Kong heads to the polls.
September 01, 2016

China’s Successful Olympic Charm Offensive in Hong Kong

By Cal Wong
Politics are put aside as star athletes from China's Olympic team get a warm welcome in Hong Kong.

August 26, 2016

Hong Kong Teachers Warned Not to Discuss Independence

By Cal Wong
Hong Kong's government tells educators they are breaking the law by advocating for independence.

August 18, 2016

Hong Kong and China: The Language Barrier

By Cal Wong
Hong Kong's Cantonese differentiates it from mainland China, where Mandarin is the lingua franca.

August 08, 2016

Public Apology as Tainted Meat From China Sold to Hong Kong Public

By Cal Wong
After over 300 pigs tested positive for banned chemicals, some of the tainted meat made it to market.
August 04, 2016

Activists and Lawyers Jailed in China’s Latest Crackdown

By Cal Wong
Three activists, detained during last summer's massive crackdown, are sentenced to prison terms.

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