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Disagree with the page review. Cheung received the annual Hong Kong Book Awards, one of the most notable and renowned literary awards in Hong Kong, and served as the District Councilor of North District, which is an official post. Two personal interviews (from Apple Daily and Radio Free Asia) were included. So I’m pretty sure the article fulfills the notability guideline. While for the sources, I am aware that there are some primary sources, such as from Franco or his wife’s own social m
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'''Franco Cheung Ching-ho''' ({{zh-t|張正皓}}; born 27 January 1987<ref>{{cite web |author1=張正皓。Franco Cheung |title=【你的成績如何,你的人生未必如何】 |url=https://www.facebook.com/fanlingfranco/photos/a.117756146242248/300380424646485/ |website=[[Facebook]] |accessdate=2020-07-23}}</ref>) is a [[Hong Kong]]ese writer and former district councilor of the [[North District Council]] [[Fanling South (constituency)|Fanling South constituency]].
'''Franco Cheung Ching-ho''' ({{zh-t|張正皓}}; born 27 January 1987<ref>{{cite web |author1=張正皓。Franco Cheung |title=【你的成績如何,你的人生未必如何】 |url=https://www.facebook.com/fanlingfranco/photos/a.117756146242248/300380424646485/ |website=[[Facebook]] |accessdate=23 July 2020}}</ref>) is a [[Hong Kong]]ese writer and former district councilor of the [[North District Council]] [[Fanling South (constituency)|Fanling South constituency]].


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
=== Early life ===
=== Early life ===
Cheung was born in Hong Kong on 27 January 1987. He graduated from [[Hong Kong Shue Yan University]] with a [[bachelor's degree]] in Chinese language and literature.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ra.lib.hksyu.edu.hk/jspui/handle/20.500.11861/1971 |title=香港粵方言的特殊語序 |publisher=[[Hong Kong Shue Yan University|Hong Kong Shue Yan University Institutional Repository]] |date=2010 |access-date=2022-10-28}}</ref> He worked as a [[cram school]] Chinese tutor for five years after graduation, before quitting his job and becoming a taxi driver as Cheung wanted to pursue a more free but challenging lifestyle. In 2017, Cheung published ''Taxi'', a [[prose]] collection which recorded some of his most memorable incidents as a taxi driver.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.weekendhk.com/lifestyle/%E6%88%91%E7%9A%84%E4%BD%A0%E7%9A%84%E7%B4%85%E7%9A%84-%E7%9A%84%E5%A3%AB-%E5%91%A2%E5%80%8B%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E4%BA%BA-718802/ |title=【呢個香港人】唔做教師揸的士 出書《我的你的紅的》賣斷市 |date=2017-09-25 |publisher=Weekend Weekly |access-date=2022-10-28}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=【區選光復香港】被「發夢」少年感動 的士佬「白告」擬參選|url=https://hk.news.appledaily.com/local/realtime/article/20190914/60038247|accessdate=2020-01-05|work=[[Apple Daily]]|archive-date=2019-12-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230074105/https://hk.news.appledaily.com/local/realtime/article/20190914/60038247}}</ref> It won the annual ''Hong Kong Book Awards'' in lifestyle and encyclopedic category.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ideapublication.com/products/taxi2?locale=en |title=Taxi 2's Publication Info |website=Idea Publication |access-date=2022-10-28}}</ref>
Cheung was born in Hong Kong on 27 January 1987. He graduated from [[Hong Kong Shue Yan University]] with a [[bachelor's degree]] in Chinese language and literature.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ra.lib.hksyu.edu.hk/jspui/handle/20.500.11861/1971 |title=香港粵方言的特殊語序 |publisher=[[Hong Kong Shue Yan University|Hong Kong Shue Yan University Institutional Repository]] |date=2010 |access-date=28 October 2022}}</ref> He worked as a [[cram school]] Chinese tutor for five years after graduation, before quitting his job and becoming a taxi driver as Cheung wanted to pursue a more free but challenging lifestyle. In 2017, Cheung published ''Taxi'', a [[prose]] collection which recorded some of his most memorable incidents as a taxi driver.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.weekendhk.com/lifestyle/%E6%88%91%E7%9A%84%E4%BD%A0%E7%9A%84%E7%B4%85%E7%9A%84-%E7%9A%84%E5%A3%AB-%E5%91%A2%E5%80%8B%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E4%BA%BA-718802/ |title=【呢個香港人】唔做教師揸的士 出書《我的你的紅的》賣斷市 |date=25 September 2017 |publisher=Weekend Weekly |access-date=28 October 2022}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=【區選光復香港】被「發夢」少年感動 的士佬「白告」擬參選|url=https://hk.news.appledaily.com/local/realtime/article/20190914/60038247|accessdate=5 January 2020|work=[[Apple Daily]]|archive-date=30 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230074105/https://hk.news.appledaily.com/local/realtime/article/20190914/60038247}}</ref> It won the annual ''Hong Kong Book Awards'' in lifestyle and encyclopedic category.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ideapublication.com/products/taxi2?locale=en |title=Taxi 2's Publication Info |website=Idea Publication |access-date=28 October 2022}}</ref>


=== Political career ===
=== Political career ===
During the early stages of [[2019-2020 Hong Kong protests]], Cheung was a volunteer driver who would pick up young protestors and drive them home.<ref name=":0" /> Cheung was moved by the protestors' courage and persistence and participated in the [[2019 Hong Kong local elections]] as an independent candidate.<ref>{{Cite web|title=獨立民主派李立航「入閘」 粉嶺南非建制派內訌|url=http://www.bastillepost.com/hongkong/article/5292612/|accessdate=2020-01-05|date=2019-10-22|work=www.bastillepost.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=張正皓。Franco Cheung|url=https://www.facebook.com/fanlingfranco/posts/132768161407713|accessdate=2020-01-05|website=[[Facebook]]}}</ref> He won the election against Raymond Ho and Almustafa Lee and became the district councilor of [[Fanling South (constituency)|Fanling South constituency]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.elections.gov.hk/dc2019/chi/results_north.html |title=2019 District Election Results (North District) |publisher=[[Government of Hong Kong]] |access-date=2022-10-28}}</ref>
During the early stages of [[2019-2020 Hong Kong protests]], Cheung was a volunteer driver who would pick up young protestors and drive them home.<ref name=":0" /> Cheung was moved by the protestors' courage and persistence and participated in the [[2019 Hong Kong local elections]] as an independent candidate.<ref>{{Cite web|title=獨立民主派李立航「入閘」 粉嶺南非建制派內訌|url=http://www.bastillepost.com/hongkong/article/5292612/|accessdate=5 January 2020|date=22 October 2019|work=www.bastillepost.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=張正皓。Franco Cheung|url=https://www.facebook.com/fanlingfranco/posts/132768161407713|accessdate=5 January 2020|website=[[Facebook]]}}</ref> He won the election against Raymond Ho and Almustafa Lee and became the district councilor of [[Fanling South (constituency)|Fanling South constituency]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.elections.gov.hk/dc2019/chi/results_north.html |title=2019 District Election Results (North District) |publisher=[[Government of Hong Kong]] |access-date=28 October 2022}}</ref>


In 2021, he resigned to avoid the mandatory oath-taking requirement after the legislation of [[Hong Kong national security law]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://news.mingpao.com/ins/%E7%86%B1%E9%BB%9E/article/20210711/s00024/1625988658064/7%E6%9C%887%E8%87%B311%E6%97%A5%E8%87%B3%E5%B0%91174%E5%8D%80%E8%AD%B0%E5%93%A1%E8%BE%AD%E8%81%B7%E3%80%90%E9%99%84%E5%90%8D%E5%96%AE%E3%80%91 |title=7月7至11日至少174區議員辭職【附名單】 |date=2021-07-11 |publisher=[[Ming Pao]] |access-date=2022-10-28}}</ref><ref name="rfa">{{Cite web |url=https://www.rfa.org/cantonese/features/hottopic/feature-ukcheung-12302021080931.html |title=【2021回顧.移英議員】因區議員身份毅然離港 白告:大家都背負時代責任 |date=2021-12-30 |publisher=[[Radio Free Asia]] |access-date=2022-10-28}}</ref>
In 2021, he resigned to avoid the mandatory oath-taking requirement after the legislation of [[2020 Hong Kong national security law|Hong Kong national security law]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://news.mingpao.com/ins/%E7%86%B1%E9%BB%9E/article/20210711/s00024/1625988658064/7%E6%9C%887%E8%87%B311%E6%97%A5%E8%87%B3%E5%B0%91174%E5%8D%80%E8%AD%B0%E5%93%A1%E8%BE%AD%E8%81%B7%E3%80%90%E9%99%84%E5%90%8D%E5%96%AE%E3%80%91 |title=7月7至11日至少174區議員辭職【附名單】 |date=11 July 2021 |publisher=[[Ming Pao]] |access-date=28 October 2022}}</ref><ref name="rfa">{{Cite web |url=https://www.rfa.org/cantonese/features/hottopic/feature-ukcheung-12302021080931.html |title=【2021回顧.移英議員】因區議員身份毅然離港 白告:大家都背負時代責任 |date=30 December 2021 |publisher=[[Radio Free Asia]] |access-date=28 October 2022}}</ref>


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Cheung was married to [[web novel]]ist [[Wait to be Written]] in 2020,<ref>{{Cite instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CDeUtPhBo8W/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= |title=Wait to be Written's Instagram post |date=2020-08-05 |user=Wait to be Written |postid=CDeUtPhBo8W |website=[[Instagram]] |access-date=2022-08-15}}</ref> and they migrated to the [[United Kingdom]] in 2021.<ref name="rfa" />
Cheung was married to [[web novel]]ist [[Wait to be Written]] in 2020,<ref>{{Cite instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CDeUtPhBo8W/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= |title=Wait to be Written's Instagram post |date=5 August 2020 |user=Wait to be Written |postid=CDeUtPhBo8W |website=[[Instagram]] |access-date=15 August 2022}}</ref> and they migrated to the [[United Kingdom]] in 2021.<ref name="rfa" />


== Bibliography ==
== Bibliography ==
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Latest revision as of 14:30, 6 May 2024

Franco Cheung Ching-ho
Born (1987-01-27) 27 January 1987 (age 37)
Hong Kong
OccupationDistrict councilor, writer, teacher, taxi driver
EducationHong Kong Shue Yan University (BA)
Spouse
(m. 2020)

Franco Cheung Ching-ho (Chinese: 張正皓; born 27 January 1987[1]) is a Hong Kongese writer and former district councilor of the North District Council Fanling South constituency.

Biography

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Early life

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Cheung was born in Hong Kong on 27 January 1987. He graduated from Hong Kong Shue Yan University with a bachelor's degree in Chinese language and literature.[2] He worked as a cram school Chinese tutor for five years after graduation, before quitting his job and becoming a taxi driver as Cheung wanted to pursue a more free but challenging lifestyle. In 2017, Cheung published Taxi, a prose collection which recorded some of his most memorable incidents as a taxi driver.[3][4] It won the annual Hong Kong Book Awards in lifestyle and encyclopedic category.[5]

Political career

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During the early stages of 2019-2020 Hong Kong protests, Cheung was a volunteer driver who would pick up young protestors and drive them home.[4] Cheung was moved by the protestors' courage and persistence and participated in the 2019 Hong Kong local elections as an independent candidate.[6][7] He won the election against Raymond Ho and Almustafa Lee and became the district councilor of Fanling South constituency.[8]

In 2021, he resigned to avoid the mandatory oath-taking requirement after the legislation of Hong Kong national security law.[9][10]

Personal life

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Cheung was married to web novelist Wait to be Written in 2020,[11] and they migrated to the United Kingdom in 2021.[10]

Bibliography

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  • Taxi (2017) ISBN 978-9-887-79574-2
  • Taxi 2 (2018) ISBN 978-9-887-84901-8
  • Blue Taxi (2021) ISBN 978-9-887-48117-1

References

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  1. ^ 張正皓。Franco Cheung. "【你的成績如何,你的人生未必如何】". Facebook. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  2. ^ "香港粵方言的特殊語序". Hong Kong Shue Yan University Institutional Repository. 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  3. ^ "【呢個香港人】唔做教師揸的士 出書《我的你的紅的》賣斷市". Weekend Weekly. 25 September 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  4. ^ a b "【區選光復香港】被「發夢」少年感動 的士佬「白告」擬參選". Apple Daily. Archived from the original on 30 December 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Taxi 2's Publication Info". Idea Publication. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  6. ^ "獨立民主派李立航「入閘」 粉嶺南非建制派內訌". www.bastillepost.com. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  7. ^ "張正皓。Franco Cheung". Facebook. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  8. ^ "2019 District Election Results (North District)". Government of Hong Kong. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  9. ^ "7月7至11日至少174區議員辭職【附名單】". Ming Pao. 11 July 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  10. ^ a b "【2021回顧.移英議員】因區議員身份毅然離港 白告:大家都背負時代責任". Radio Free Asia. 30 December 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  11. ^ @Wait to be Written (5 August 2020). "Wait to be Written's Instagram post". Retrieved 15 August 2022 – via Instagram.
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