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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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August 01, 2016

Hong Kong Electoral Commission Shutters Independence Parties

By Cal Wong
Two candidates are disqualified from competing in upcoming Legislative Council elections.
July 27, 2016

Crackdown on Hong Kong's Dissident Publications Continues

By Cal Wong
Two more journalists from Hong Kong are convicted of illegal business operations.

July 20, 2016

Canadian or Chinese? Foreign Citizenship Brought Into Question

By Cal Wong
Visa authorities are demanding Canadians of Chinese descent apply as Chinese nationals when traveling to China.

July 14, 2016

Hong Kong Corruption Watchdog’s Independence at Risk

By Cal Wong
Questions arise after the Independent Commission Against Corruption's head of operations is removed.

July 12, 2016

Torrential Rains Wreak Havoc in Southern China

By Cal Wong
Devastating floods swept across southern China last week, causing at least $8 billion in damages.
July 09, 2016

Hurdles to Hong Kong’s Medical Council Reform

By Cal Wong
Tommy Cheung Yu-yan's reform bill faces heavy criticism from medical professionals.

June 30, 2016

Wukan Stirs Again

By Cal Wong
China's most famous democratically elected official gives a televised confession while constituents protest his arrest.
June 29, 2016

China Cracks Down on 'Harmful' Speech

By Cal Wong
Another blow for free speech in China.

June 23, 2016

Yulin Dog Meat Festival Begins In Spite of Global Condemnation

By Cal Wong
The annual dog meat festival face growing opposition at home and abroad.

June 21, 2016

Chinese Fishermen: The New Global Pirates?

By Cal Wong
It's not just the South China Sea -- Chinese fishing vessels have been accused of illegal activities all over the world.

June 20, 2016

Missing Hong Kong Booksellers Case Unravels

By Cal Wong
A startling tell-all press conference by one of the disappeared booksellers sparks protests in Hong Kong.
June 14, 2016

Chinese Firms Buy Up Global Sporting Icons

By Cal Wong
China's sports investments -- overseas and at home -- are booming, thanks to friendly government policies.

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