Hong Kong student leader Joshua Wong ends hunger strike
HONG KONG — 18-year-old Joshua Wong, one of the most prominent figures in the ongoing anti-establishment movement in Hong Kong, has ended his hunger strike that began on Tuesday (Dec 2) following the advice of doctors monitoring his health.
Student leader Joshua Wong on a wheel chair during his fourth day of the hunger strike. Photo: AP
HONG KONG — 18-year-old Joshua Wong, one of the most prominent figures in the ongoing anti-establishment movement in Hong Kong, has ended his hunger strike that began on Tuesday (Dec 2) following the advice of doctors monitoring his health.
Mr Wong said on his Facebook page that he had felt “extreme physical discomfort, dizziness and weakness in the limbs” after 108 hours with no food. He has been subsisting on only water and energy drinks, according to the South China Morning Post.
Mr Wong’s doctor Chan Shuk-ying said that Mr Wong’s sugar levels had dropped to 2.7 at one point. His heartbeat was been dangerously fast, with the highest recorded at 108, added Dr Chan.
There are three remaining students still on hunger strike. Another student, Ms Isabella Lo, announced yesterday that she would be stopping her hunger strike, also due to medical reasons.
Student-led demonstrators are demanding for free leadership elections in Hong Kong. Currently, all prospective Hong Kong chief executives must first be vetted by Beijing before being allowed to stand for elections.
Sources: Joshua Wong/Facebook, South China Morning Post
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