page_title: Franco Mella
hierarchical_section_title: Franco Mella
caption_attribution_description: Father Franco Mella
context_page_description: Franco Mella is an Italian Roman Catholic priest and Maoist social activist. Since arriving in Hong Kong in 1974, he has dedicated his life fighting for the rights of the disadvantaged in both Hong Kong and mainland China.
  In the 1970s and 1980s, Mella led a protest against the British Hong Kong government for the rights of the Yau Ma Tei boat people and their mainland wives. The 1999 film Ordinary Heroes directed by Ann Hui is partly based on this story.
context_section_description: Franco Mella (born 1948 in Milan) is an Italian Roman Catholic priest and Maoist social activist. Since arriving in Hong Kong in 1974, he has dedicated his life fighting for the rights of the disadvantaged in both Hong Kong and mainland China.
  In the 1970s and 1980s, Mella led a protest against the British Hong Kong government for the rights of the Yau Ma Tei boat people and their mainland wives. The 1999 film Ordinary Heroes directed by Ann Hui is partly based on this story.
caption: Father Mella in a 2013 Hong Kong protest
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