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Why I protest for democracy in Hong Kong.
Joshua Wong, pro-democracy activist and Secretary General of Demosistō explains why the Umbrella Movement was started in Hong Kong.
This was recorded during a World Questions debate in Hong Kong in July 2017.
(Photo:Political activist Joshua Wong Photo credit: ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP/Getty Images)
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