If a mass movement turns into worshipping a particular person, that's a great problem. — Joshua Wong Copy Share Image
I'm optimistic Hong Kong will achieve universal suffrage - no matter the attitude of Beijing. — Joshua Wong Copy Share Image
Our city finds itself in an uncomfortable place: on the frontline between freedom and auto_cracy. — Joshua Wong City Copy Share Image
I'm a Christian and my motivation for joining activism is that I think we should be salt and light. — Joshua Wong Activism Copy Share Image
I think even pro-China legislators would not believe I'm really a CIA agent. — Joshua Wong Copy Share Image
Hong Kong is the city with the highest degree of freedom of all the Chinese territories. — Joshua Wong City Copy Share Image
Hong Kong is not just a global financial center. It's also a place with a lot of teens and youth who love… — Joshua Wong Democracy Copy Share Image
What I hope is that politics shouldn't be dominated by the pro-Chinese elite; it should be related to everyone's daily life. — Joshua Wong Copy Share Image
We long to have a home where civil freedoms are respected, where our children will not be subject to mass surveillance, abuse… — Joshua Wong Children Copy Share Image
In a world where ideas and ideals flow freely, we want what everybody else in an advanced society seems to have: a… — Joshua Wong Flow Copy Share Image
If the Internet or air traffic of the financial center of the world shuts down, of course the world needs to have… — Joshua Wong Copy Share Image
Some people say that given the government's firm stance against genuine universal suffrage, our demands are impossible to achieve. But I believe… — Joshua Wong Copy Share Image
It may take a generation to achieve democracy. But our generation must accomplish this and not pass the buck to the next. — Joshua Wong Copy Share Image
We do not want to see a Hong Kong that enjoys freedoms on paper, but whose autonomous status conceals the workings of… — Joshua Wong Freedom Copy Share Image
For generations of Hong Kongers, the only means of upward mobility and the only way to meaningfully contribute to society have been… — Joshua Wong Business Copy Share Image
We long to have a home where civil freedoms are respected, where our children will not be subject to mass surveillance, abuse… — Joshua Wong Children Copy Share Image
I think that compared to other politicians who have been put in jail in the past, compared to the human-rights activists in… — Joshua Wong Activist Copy Share Image
People may recognize me as some sort of superhero, but it's different. Spider-Man and all these other superheroes, they get superpowers and… — Joshua Wong City Copy Share Image
I have been fighting for democracy since I was 15 when I organised a strike to oppose the Hong Kong government's plan… — Joshua Wong Democracy Copy Share Image
Beijing's imperial reach extends far and wide, from Taiwan and Xinjiang to the South China Sea and beyond. — Joshua Wong Copy Share Image
We will continue civil disobedience to fight for democracy and for human rights in Hong Kong. — Joshua Wong Civil disobedience Copy Share Image
I hope Hong Kong isn't just named Hong Kong but it can still be the Hong Kong we desire. — Joshua Wong Desire Copy Share Image
Hong Kong people stand in the front line to confront authoritarian suppression. — Joshua Wong Authoritarian Copy Share Image
Hong Kong's government needs to bear most of the responsibility for the Fishball Revolution. — Joshua Wong Government Copy Share Image
Will Beijing really send out the army to suppress our protests? Never say never. — Joshua Wong Army Copy Share Image
I'm convinced democracy will grow from the ground up, from the community. — Joshua Wong Community Copy Share Image
I'm not a hero. The Hongkongers who confronted tear gas in the streets are the heroes. — Joshua Wong Copy Share Image
I hope to make clear that involvement in small scale community work can make a difference in our city's politics. — Joshua Wong City Copy Share Image
My generation could be the first in Hong Kong to be worse off than our parents. — Joshua Wong Copy Share Image
The education system of Hong Kong has often been slammed for marginalising a lot of people. — Joshua Wong Education Copy Share Image
Countries often prioritise economic interests over human rights - hence all the kowtowing to China. — Joshua Wong China Copy Share Image
As the remaining voices for civil disobedience are suppressed, the political spectrum narrows even further. — Joshua Wong Civil disobedience Copy Share Image
Sometimes it feels as if I major in activism and minor in university. — Joshua Wong Activism Copy Share Image
You don't need role models to be part of a social movement as long as you care about the issues. — Joshua Wong Copy Share Image
In 2014, we were opposing President Xi Jinping. Five years later, we are opposing Emperor Xi Jinping. — Joshua Wong China Copy Share Image
Detention cells in Hong Kong are not pleasant. In Thailand they are even worse. In Hong Kong you are at least allowed… — Joshua Wong Copy Share Image