'They aren't ruled by law, they're just ruled by teargas and fear.' In an interview with AlexCrawfordSky, pro-democracy activist joshuawongcf vows to continue protests despite his arrest
When most British students are wondering how they can afford to pay their rent or where they're going to party this weekend, the very serious Mr Wong is anxiously wondering if he has another spell in jail coming up.
"How much time do you want?" he asks the Sky News team."Is this live or recorded? Can we do it now? I have to stick to my curfew." The He and Ms Chow rose to prominence during the"Umbrella Movement" of 2014 when they led a student movement against proposed reforms to Hong Kong's electoral system which would have allowed Beijing to choose candidates.After a number of appeals he spent about two months in jail and was released in June just as the new protests against the extradition bill were gathering pace.
Demosisto co-founder Ms Chow is accused of inciting and participating in an unauthorised gathering. On the evening of 21 June, protesters were seen throwing eggs at the Wan Chai police station and daubing it with graffiti to protest against police brutality during the anti-extradition bill demonstrations."The Hong Kong government refuse to have any kind of dialogue, refuse to listen to our words," he told us.
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