Tiananmen Square protest leader Wang Dan has urged Chinese- democracy activists around the world to persist in their ideals despite fear the movement is grinding to a halt amid waning interest.
Speaking at an event in London on Saturday, Dr Wang noted that the movement seemed to have reached a 'particular low'.
'But I will never give up, so I hope you can all go along with me,' he told the farewell gathering organised by overseas Chinese democracy movement groups.
Dr Wang has spent the past six months as a visiting scholar at Oxford University, and is to return to Los Angeles on Friday.
He thanked Hong Kong people for their continued support and presence at the annual June 4 candle-light tribute to the sacrifices made during the 1989 protest movement.
'Every movement has ups and downs,' Dr Wang said. 'However, even when only one person is still fighting, it is still significant, because the meaning of democracy is to allow the opposition voice to exist. The existence of an opposition voice is already a way to raise the level of democracy in China.
'Everyone can do a bit to make China more democratised. We must remember, all great movements in history started with one person.'