Joshua Wong Quotes

I'm optimistic Hong Kong will achieve universal suffrage - no matter the attitude of Beijing.

Hong Kong is different to mainland China. We protect our freedoms. We ask for free elections to elect the leader of our city.

I hope those who previously only thought of Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee regarding Hong Kong would now realise that the city is also a place fighting for democracy.

Hong Kong people do not keep silent and I urge people around the world to keep their eyes on Hong Kong and the passion with which people are fighting for basic rights. We never give up and we will not be silenced.

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

I hope Hong Kong isn't just named Hong Kong but it can still be the Hong Kong we desire.

Hong Kong has a reputation for freedom in spite of the People's Republic of China. It has a strong tradition of free speech.

I believe it's important that Hong Kong does not become another Chinese city.

In Iran, people are free to express their views. Every day, some people criticize the policies of the government.

I am the product of living in dictatorships. And someone who's lived in dictatorships and not being allowed to be themselves, it cherishes the ability to be yourself and to have feelings and to speak them when asked. And I am that person.

But why shouldn't I speak out? Don't you speak out in this country?

After the Tiananmen Massacre, I felt compelled not only to continue writing but to actively resist the restrictions placed on freedom of speech. I set up the publishing company in Hong Kong, with offices in Shenzhen in mainland China, and managed to publish works of fiction, philosophy, and politics by unapproved authors.

Israel and America are the only two grievances which may be freely expressed in Arab counties.

The most repressive societies have always restricted speech the most — and when people are finally able to speak, they often call for change.

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.

We have to convince mainland China that a free and democratic Taiwan is more in China's interest than reunification.

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

Beyond the barricades we long to see a Hong Kong free from tyranny and a puppet government.

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.

Hong Kong people stand in the front line to confront authoritarian suppression.

It would be a tragedy for democracy if dissent goes away.

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.

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

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.

The path for the democratic development of Hong Kong since the return to the motherland has been full of twists and turns. We have had some successes and some failures.