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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= |
'''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]]. |
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== Biography == |
== Biography == |
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=== Early life === |
=== 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.<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= |
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> |
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=== Political career === |
=== 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.<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 |
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> |
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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= |
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> |
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== Personal life == |
== Personal life == |
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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 |
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" /> |
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== Bibliography == |
== Bibliography == |
Latest revision as of 14:30, 6 May 2024
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Born | Hong Kong | 27 January 1987
Occupation | District councilor, writer, teacher, taxi driver |
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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[edit]
Early life[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
Cheung was married to web novelist Wait to be Written in 2020,[11] and they migrated to the United Kingdom in 2021.[10]
Bibliography[edit]
- 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[edit]
- ^ 張正皓。Franco Cheung. "【你的成績如何,你的人生未必如何】". Facebook. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "香港粵方言的特殊語序". Hong Kong Shue Yan University Institutional Repository. 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ "【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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Taxi 2's Publication Info". Idea Publication. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "張正皓。Franco Cheung". Facebook. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
- ^ "2019 District Election Results (North District)". Government of Hong Kong. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ @Wait to be Written (5 August 2020). "Wait to be Written's Instagram post". Retrieved 15 August 2022 – via Instagram.