Lower thirds:

00:02 Report by / Craig Crowther
00:52 Joshua Wong / Pro-democracy activist | August 10, 2020

Script:

0.00
A 17-year-old Joshua Wong on the streets of Hong Kong during the 2014 pro-democracy protests. 

He quickly became the global face of the umbrella movement...after activists used them to shield themselves from tear gas and pepper spray. 

0.18
They were fighting Beijing's decision to pre-screen election candidates. The protesters were eventually cleared without the government granting any concessions. 

0.29
Wong has been arrested a total of nine times and has spent multiple short stints in prison, some of which were overturned on appeal. 

0.41
But it was China's so-called National Security Law, introduced in 2020, that would upend the status quo for activists in Hong Kong. 

0.51
+++ JOSHUA WONG +++
"Now is the most urgent situation in Hong Kong. I hope this is not the last video before I am arrested in the upcoming future. Perhaps the time for me to continue to fight for freedom in Hong Kong is already counting down. But no matter what happens, as a Hongkonger, I love Hong Kong a lot, and I will continue my commitment. Committed to the democracy movement, until the day we see the brighter future in our homeland. Thank you."

1.20
Wong was imprisoned shortly after and has been in jail ever since. He was expected to be released in January. 

1.30
He is now the only activist in Hong Kong to be prosecuted twice under the sweeping law. 

1.38
And though Wednesday's guilty plea could result in a reduced sentence, Wong could be facing a life term. 

END