“Ten years from now, I wonder what the students of Scholarism will be doing in society?” Joshua Wong, the young pro-democracy activist, wrote in a post in 2014.
“Ten years from now, I wonder what the students of Scholarism will be doing in society?” Joshua Wong Chi-fung, known for leading pro-democracy movements in Hong Kong,
wrote in a post in 2014.
It has been exactly ten years since the post was made. The fate of young Hong Kong activists reflects the crumbling situation in the city—Wong himself has been detained for over three years, while others have also been imprisoned or exiled due to political oppression; some were even suspected of defection.
Scholarism Vied for Nobel Peace Prize
Established in 2011, with 15-year-old Joshua Wong as its convener, Scholarism, the pro-democracy student activist group, opposed the Hong Kong authorities’ attempt to impose “national education” in 2012. In 2012, it successfully mobilized 120,000 people to a rally surrounding the Central Government Offices, which ultimately led to concessions from the Leung Chun-ying authority.
