I have been fighting for democracy since I was 15 when I organised a strike to oppose the Hong Kong government's plan to introduce the Chinese patriotic school education; 100,000 people surrounded a government building with students asking for democracy for every citizen.

Joshua Wong

We long to have a home where civil freedoms are respected, where our children will not be subject to mass surveillance, abuse of human rights, political censorship and mass incarceration.

Joshua Wong

We desire and thirst for freedom, democracy and the rule of law just like anyone else. And we are prepared to fight tooth and nail for all of those things.

Joshua Wong

It may take a generation to achieve democracy. But our generation must accomplish this and not pass the buck to the next.

Joshua Wong

Hong Kong might be a small place, but its people make it unique. The iconic images of skyscrapers in this bustling metropolis are famous around the world, but it is the people of Hong Kong, standing up for their city on the streets, who make it truly great.

Joshua Wong

People may recognize me as some sort of superhero, but it's different. Spider-Man and all these other superheroes, they get superpowers and do what they want to save the city. If we need to save Hong Kong, we can't rely on superpowers, we can just rely on the people.

Joshua Wong

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.

Joshua Wong

As the remaining voices for civil disobedience are suppressed, the political spectrum narrows even further.

Joshua Wong

If a mass movement turns into worshipping a particular person, that's a great problem.

Joshua Wong

When I was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2018, I felt that this should go to all of the Hong Kong people who fight for democracy.

Joshua Wong

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

Joshua Wong

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.

Joshua Wong

If the Internet or air traffic of the financial center of the world shuts down, of course the world needs to have a say on it.

Joshua Wong

From horrific incidents of police brutality and complicity in indiscriminate attacks by triads on citizens to arbitrary mass arrests and the banning of demonstrations, the government has employed nearly every weapon in its war chest to intimidate Hong Kongers into silence and to suppress their popular struggle for democracy and freedom.

Joshua Wong

If I don't commit to fighting for the future, 20 years later, 30 years later, after the end of the expiration date of the joint declaration, Hong Kong will be more at risk and in greater danger.

Joshua Wong

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

Joshua Wong

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

Joshua Wong

I'm not a hero. The Hongkongers who confronted tear gas in the streets are the heroes.

Joshua Wong

We will continue civil disobedience to fight for democracy and for human rights in Hong Kong.

Joshua Wong

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 beneath.

Joshua Wong

Hong Kongers deserve universal suffrage.

Joshua Wong