Wong family (FT)

The Wong family is a prominent political and industrial family in the Human Sphere, including numerous politicians, industrialists, and socialites. A very wealthy family, the Wongs are known to be one of the main players in the Neo-Amphia Movement which holds great influence over the Federation of Southern States.

The Wongs most famous for being the family owners of Fulcrum International Mercantile Trading, one of the largest corporate groups in the Human Sphere involved in international shipping and trading. Politically prominent, Francois Wong, one of the most famous presidents of the Federation, was a member of this family as well.

History
The Wong family tree stretches back over a thousand years, though the present Wong family is primarily descended from Hannah Wong Shuyi, a minor clerk living on the colony world of Madriga around the Terracide Year. Located amongst the Ordic Cradle Worlds, at the

Members
Francois Wong was a visionary president of the Federation that saved it from destruction following the collapse in the Federation Civil War. Ian Wong was a later politician Wong that managed to crawl his way up to become President through underhanded means before he was eventually impeached for suspicious ties to the Empire.

Espionage agent Ada Wong eventually became Director of the International Affairs Office. Socialite Amy Wong was well-known across the Human Sphere for various wide-reaching scandals and became one of the first high-profile cases of an attempt to marry a non-human. A maverick son, Jules-Pierre Wong was arrested and almost caused the critical downfall of Fulcrum International when he was revealed to be colluding with the Alvish to develop a bioweapon against humans. Dmitri Wong was another Wong socialite who was an amateur 'adventure archaeologist' and died on Serenia of radiation poisoning while attempting to explore ruins there.

The current generation of the family include Yumiko Melpomene Wong, the genius starship designer of the 3rd Century, Juliette Wong, a renowned starship racer and socialite who went missing for a few months, Mnemosyne Wong, a socialite, actress and engineer, and Diomedes Wong, the current president of Fulcrum International. One of the family members, Fumiko Celine Wong, has also become a minor ground commander in the Imperial Army, but otherwise keeps a low profile. Sewerin Wong, brother of Diomedes, is a philanthropist has spearheaded programs to deepen the relations and understanding between humans and the Hierarchy.

Fulcrum International Mercantile Trading
Fulcrum International Mercantile Trading is an integrated international shipping company hailing from the Federation. It is active in interstellar and terrestrial freight transportation and associated services, such as supply chain management and port operations. Fulcrum International has been the largest container shipping line and vessel operator in the Human Sphere since 296. The company's corporate headquarters are on the Crystal Palace space platform orbiting New Mansan in the Federation, with subsidiaries and offices across the Human Sphere.

It is a publicly-traded family business, as the company is controlled by the Wong family through holding companies.