Silencing a Commentator: Unprecedented Confinement and the Chilling New Reality of Hong Kong

Silencing a Commentator: Unprecedented Confinement and the Chilling New Reality of Hong Kong
Pedestrians walks past a government-sponsored advertisement promoting a new national security law in Hong Kong on June 30, 2020. Billy H.C. Kwok/Getty Images
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Commentary

The case of Wong Kwok-ngon, known by his pen name Wong On-yin, marks a deeply troubling moment in Hong Kong’s legal and political trajectory. A veteran commentator of more than four decades, Wong is not a fiery young activist commanding global headlines or leading mass protests. He is, instead, a sharp-tongued critic, known for his uncompromising—and often “bitter”—commentary on governance and public affairs.

Edward Chin
Edward Chin
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Edward Chin was formerly country head of a UK publicly listed hedge fund, the largest of its kind measured by asset under management. Outside the hedge funds space, Chin is the convenor of the 2047 Hong Kong Monitor and a senior adviser of Reporters Without Borders. Chin studied speech communication at the University of Minnesota and received his MBA from the University of Toronto.
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