Joshua Wong founded the organisation Scholarism kickstarting the Hong Kong Umbrella Revolution | Democracy, elections and voting at Democracy Chronicles

Hong Kong – Eighteen-year-old Joshua Wong is addicted to smartphones. Slim-built and in thick-rimmed, lenseless glasses, he is an archetypal Hong Kong teenager. Even the protest t-shirt he wears features a funny ‘manga’ cartoon. But, just a year ago, this harmless looking youngster was one of the leaders of the Umbrella Revolution, a pro-democracy movement that…

Hong Kong, China – Eighteen-year-old student Joshua Wong has become one of the most recognisable young faces in the world. One year ago, 100 people led by members of Wong’s group Scholarism occupied Civic Square in Hong Kong, in protest against the Chinese government’s opposition to open elections. This led to an occupation of the Central…