Joshua Wong moves quickly along the streets of Hong Kong. His calendar is filled to the last hour and Wong has given more than 100 interviews in recent days. But it is not Joshua Wong who is planning the next mass demonstration, instead he is the millionth Hong Kong borrower.

- Most of our politicians do not represent the people. They serve Beijing. Just so it is with our highest governing body, Carrie Lam. She only goes to China's affairs and does not work for our democracy, Joshua Wong claims.

"Power belongs to the people ..."

He has just served a three-month prison sentence, so long was the penalty following the demonstrations he led in 2014. Then, for 79 days, young people protested against undemocratic elections in Hong Kong and Beijing's influence over politics here. The protests gave a great echo, but did not result in any changes. But this time, the protests will stop China's increasing control over Hong Kong, he claims.

- Power belongs to the people. We should not be threatened by Beijing. China tried to get us to introduce a law that means that not only we local but also those who travel here risk being brought to trial in Beijing for various crimes. That would wipe out our independence completely, says Joshua Wong.

attacked

People around us stop when the young student shows up outside the parliament building. And suddenly an older man verbally attacks him. Loudly persecutes the man Joshua Wong and calls him traitor and accuses Wong of forcing students to join the protests in the streets. No one is more associated with the demonstrations against Beijing and he has many enemies.

- I'm not the leader of this movement. The protests we now see lack formal leaders. I'm just one of everyone trying to urge people around the world to follow developments here and show how convinced our people are to fight for the future, he says.

Does not defend the violence

In the vandalized parliament building, disks are screwed up to hide the damage. Large parts of the business are closed until further notice. Groups of police officers are constantly in the vicinity of Parliament and the authorities have strengthened the surveillance of several official buildings. At the same time, the police have now arrested at least 13 people, all of whom are suspected of damages, among other things. And during the weekend there is a great risk of new clashes, when many young people again plan protests.

- I do not defend violence, but no person has been harmed by our protests. No politician. We have to go a long way to reach our goals: to stop China's oppression and their attempts to control us.