‘Liberate Hong Kong; revolution of our times’ spray-painted on a wall at Western Police Station. Photo: Edmond So
‘Liberate Hong Kong; revolution of our times’: Who came up with this protest chant and why is the government worried?
- First conceived as a localist election slogan in 2016, ‘Liberate Hong Kong; revolution of our times’ took awhile to resonate fully with discontented residents
- Now the rallying cry has become the most commonly heard chant in the city amid anti-government protests
‘Liberate Hong Kong; revolution of our times’ spray-painted on a wall at Western Police Station. Photo: Edmond So