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.
Franco Cheung Ching-ho | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 January 1987 Hong Kong |
| Occupation | District councilor, writer, teacher, taxi driver |
| Education | Hong Kong Shue Yan University (BA) |
| Spouse | |
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.