A Quote by Joshua Wong
Hong Kong is different to mainland China. We protect our freedoms. We ask for free elections to elect the leader of our city.
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English is my second language, but in Hong Kong, they don't know that I'm from China. They think I'm from Hollywood because all the films they see are from here. China and Hong Kong are very different places, but they're starting to merge. Still the culture is very different.
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