Public Eye | Opinion: If Joshua Wong thinks he is the new face of democracy in Hong Kong, he is delusional
Michael Chugani says those who shout white terror whenever they are held to account for their actions insult the city’s internationally respected legal system and the good name of democracy
Will the true father of Hong Kong democracy please stand up?
Upstart democracy activist Joshua Wong Chi-fung named Martin Lee Chu-ming as the holder of that title during last week’s US Senate hearing on Hong Kong. Lee was the international face of democracy in the city leading up to and after the 1997 handover. But the late Szeto Wah has equal claim to that crown.
The pair, along with Emily Lau Wai-hing, fought a noble fight for democracy without once hurling bananas or behaving like thugs in the Legislative Council. Szeto is no longer with us. Lee has lost credibility by cozying up to media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying who uses our democracy movement as a cover to oppose China’s communist system.
If Wong harbours any ambition to assume the mantle from Lee and Szeto, he’s delusional. The Western media has made him the new face of Hong Kong democracy. But before he gets carried away he should know it fits the agenda of the Western media to romanticise the so-called fight for democracy in Hong Kong.
