Joshua Wong Quotes

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Joshua Wong

Profession : Activist

Birth : October 13, 1996

Hong Kong was promised democracy under the framework known as 'one country, two systems,' and China is ignoring this promise. The international community should be more attuned to this. It matters.

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Beijing's imperial reach extends far and wide, from Taiwan and Xinjiang to the South China Sea and beyond.

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China is dead set on making Hong Kong more like it.

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In 2014, we were opposing President Xi Jinping. Five years later, we are opposing Emperor Xi Jinping.

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I hope to make clear that involvement in small scale community work can make a difference in our city's politics.

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I'm convinced democracy will grow from the ground up, from the community.

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The Lantos Human Rights Prize is intended to serve as a beacon of hope, justice and human decency in a world too often covered in a shroud of darkness.

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Historically, Hong Kong has served as an important bridge between China and the world. Our freedoms, stability and the rule of law have been the reasons for our success.

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Our city finds itself in an uncomfortable place: on the frontline between freedom and auto_cracy.

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We do not want to see a Hong Kong that enjoys freedoms on paper but whose autonomous status conceals the workings of a totalitarian state.

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My generation, the so-called post-'90s generation that came of age after the territory was returned to China, would have the most to lose if Hong Kong were to become like just another mainland Chinese city, where information is not freely shared and the rule of law is ignored.

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In a world where ideas and ideals flow freely, we want what everybody else in an advanced society seems to have: a say in our future.

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My generation could be the first in Hong Kong to be worse off than our parents.

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Some people say that given the government's firm stance against genuine universal suffrage, our demands are impossible to achieve. But I believe activism is about making the impossible possible.

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Truth be told, relying on 'one country, two systems' to preserve our values is a lost cause.

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If Hong Kong could exercise democratic self-governance under the sovereignty of China, it would not be necessary for us to take this step on the path toward independence.

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Will Beijing really send out the army to suppress our protests? Never say never.

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I have experienced threats. Not just to me, but to my family.

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I love the sense of belonging in Hong Kong. I love that it is such an international city. I love our food and our language. The people are energetic and passionate. I just really love this city.

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I am a pro-democracy activist asking for free elections in Hong Kong.

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