I think even pro-China legislators would not believe I'm really a CIA agent.
As the remaining voices for civil disobedience are suppressed, the political spectrum narrows even further.
We will continue civil disobedience to fight for democracy and for human rights in Hong Kong.
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.
I am absolutely certain that my unlawful detention by the Thai authorities was motivated by their fear of youth movements around the world.
Detention cells in Hong Kong are not pleasant. In Thailand they are even worse. In Hong Kong you are at least allowed to see your lawyers.
The Umbrella Movement can be described as an encyclopedia. Politicians and student leaders wrote it, and let the masses read it and react passively.
I think Hong Kong people's struggle for democracy is similar to David versus Goliath. But this struggle is not just about me.
My phone and email have been hacked, I've been arrested by the police and followed by the pro-China people or the photographers from the pro-China newspapers.
Hong Kong is the city with the highest degree of freedom of all the Chinese territories.
For generations of Hong Kongers, the only means of upward mobility and the only way to meaningfully contribute to society have been to obtain a respectable university degree (preferably in business administration) and a professional accreditation (in finance, accounting, law or medicine).
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.
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.
Truth be told, relying on 'one country, two systems' to preserve our values is a lost cause.
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.
In 2014, we were opposing President Xi Jinping. Five years later, we are opposing Emperor Xi Jinping.
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.
The anti-extradition movement is larger and much more organised than the Umbrella Movement in 2014.
During the Umbrella Movement, the police force wasn't in control, and the police ignored the law and tried to use extreme force to hurt people.
We shall continue our fight for democracy and freedom because we do not accept that Hong Kong will be transformed into a police state.
