YP cadet Emily Ting talks to the leaders of student protest group Scholarism
By YP cadet Emily Ting (SCMP)
At first sight, Joshua Wong Chi-fung, Frank Wong Tai-yin, and Agnes Chow Ting seem typical teenagers who chat, laugh, and play with their electronic gadgets. Yet when the focus turns to their protest group, Scholarism, a remarkable determination and sense of purpose comes over them.
Joshua, 15, convenor of Scholarism and a student at United Christian College (Kowloon East), formed the protest group in June last year to voice student opposition to the proposed "moral and national" education programme for primary and secondary schools. It is due to be introduced in primary schools in September.
He and other Scholarism members joined Sunday's march to protest against the "biased nature" of the new curriculum, and education minister Eddie Ng Hak-kim's plan to "implement first, evaluate later".
Organisers claim 90,000 people marched from Victoria Park to the government's headquarters in Admiralty; police say 32,000 took part.
"I didn't care so much about politics before," Joshua says. "But I became interested in politics and student activism after the high-speed rail-link protest and the five-district referendum movement in 2010. I thought students could fight for social justice. We need to be politically aware, not politically apathetic."
Millions of adults blinded their hearts and eyes. , until these few young men took the lead.
Mobilised 100000 Hong Kong people. Bravo.
Adults feel the shame, The Emperor's dress....... we all owe the next generation. Coward, we are.....
