"Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times" (Chinese: 光復香港，時代革命; also translated variously) is a slogan … See more

"Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times" was first suggested by Hong Kong localist camp activist Edward Leung as a slogan for social movements. Leung has continually advocated Hong Kong independe… See more

Various English translations of the slogan have emerged since it became more widely used by anti-establishment protesters. The English version of Edward Leung's election platform used the translation "Ignite revolution t… See more

In January 2016, Edward Leung announced his candidacy for the Legislative Council's New Territories East by-election, with the main purpose being the promotion of the ideologies of Hong Kong Indigenous and the localist … See more

On 1 July 2020, the day after the Hong Kong national security law entered into force, ten protesters who carried or displayed flags or banners which contained the slogan or variations of it were arrested for violatin… See more

The use of the slogan for protests initially led to significant debate online. Annie Zhang [zh], the former editor in chief of Initium Media, said that the slogan was the result of the protest movement not achieving it… See more

Some protesters who went to the Liaison Office on 21 July 2019 considered the actions that night to be a revolution, reusing the slogan "Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times" for the protests. The slogan has been u… See more