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The Umbrella Movement was a legacy, not a victory, because there weren't any concrete policies or systematic reforms after it.
Joshua Wong
Victory
Systematic
Policies
Because
Concrete
Were
Umbrella
Legacy
Reforms
Any
Movement
After
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.
Joshua Wong
Government
People
Impossible
Achieve
Some People
Believe
Our
I Believe
Say
Possible
People Say
Some
About
Given
Firm
Demands
Genuine
Making
Against
Stance
Activism
Suffrage
Universal
Universal Suffrage
I have never criticised the Thai government. I was only invited there to share my experiences of being a young man who took part in the umbrella movement. And this led to me being detained as soon as I stepped off the plane and being treated in a way that goes completely against human rights and the law.
Joshua Wong
Government
Me
Man
Rights
Law
Young
Human Rights
Took
Way
Detained
Only
Never
Share
Part
Stepped
Soon
Invited
Led
Off
Umbrella
Thai
Goes
Human
Movement
Being
Experiences
Against
Young Man
Plane
Who
Treated
In 2014, we were opposing President Xi Jinping. Five years later, we are opposing Emperor Xi Jinping.
Joshua Wong
Opposing
President
Later
Emperor
Were
Years
Five
We want Hongkongers to decide the future of Hong Kong.
Joshua Wong
Future
Hong Kong
Kong
Want
Decide
I hope Hong Kong isn't just named Hong Kong but it can still be the Hong Kong we desire.
Joshua Wong
Hope
Hong Kong
Named
Kong
Still
Just
Desire
The education system of Hong Kong has often been slammed for marginalising a lot of people.
Joshua Wong
Education
People
Hong Kong
System
Kong
Been
Lot
Often
Slammed
I have the responsibility to tell everybody that I am not the only political prisoner in Hong Kong and that there will be more coming.
Joshua Wong
I Am
Political
Will
Responsibility
Prisoner
Everybody
Hong Kong
Tell
More
Only
Kong
Am
Coming
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
Great
People
World
Hong Kong
City
Small
Make
Around
Kong
Truly
Metropolis
Up
Famous
Place
Iconic
Might
Standing
Who
Standing Up
Unique
Skyscrapers
Streets
Images
No one wants to be sent to prison, including me.
Joshua Wong
Me
Prison
No-One
Wants
Sent
Including
I hope to make clear that involvement in small scale community work can make a difference in our city's politics.
Joshua Wong
Work
Politics
Hope
Community
Our
Scale
City
Small
Small Scale
Clear
Involvement
Make
Make A Difference
Difference
Even if the CCP is willing to stick with 'one country, two systems' in principle, no one can say for certain whether Hong Kong's freedoms of speech and the press would survive in reality.
Joshua Wong
Reality
Country
Say
Press
One Country
Systems
Willing
Would
No-One
Freedoms
Principle
Stick
Kong
Survive
Whether
Certain
Even
Two
Speech
I think even pro-China legislators would not believe I'm really a CIA agent.
Joshua Wong
CIA
Believe
Think
I Think
Would
Legislators
Agent
Really
Even
My generation could be the first in Hong Kong to be worse off than our parents.
Joshua Wong
Generation
Parents
First
Hong Kong
Our
Worse
Be The First
My Generation
Could
Kong
Off
Than
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
Democracy
Peace
Fight
People
Hong Kong
Nobel
Nobel Peace Prize
Nominated
Felt
Kong
Go
Prize
Should
Who
Truth be told, relying on 'one country, two systems' to preserve our values is a lost cause.
Joshua Wong
Truth
Cause
Values
Country
Lost
Our
One Country
Systems
Relying
Two
Preserve
Beyond the barricades we long to see a Hong Kong free from tyranny and a puppet government.
Joshua Wong
Government
Tyranny
Free
Long
Hong Kong
Puppet
See
Beyond
Kong
Being cut off from the outside world is scary.
Joshua Wong
World
Scary
Outside
Outside World
Off
Being
Cut
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
Needs
World
Financial
Internet
Down
Air
Say
Course
Traffic
Center
If a mass movement turns into worshipping a particular person, that's a great problem.
Joshua Wong
Great
Problem
Worshipping
Mass
Particular
Person
Movement
Turns
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