'Every day I sleep, I also worry will the government come to arrest me immediately, or the day after, storm into my house at 5am just like experienced by Jimmy Lai.'
The 23-year-old said his very participation in the event might put him at risk, but that it was his duty to keep speaking out about China's tightening grip on the semi-autonomous city.
But he said it was hard to plan for the future under the threat of the national security law China imposed on Hong Kong in June in response to last year's huge and often violent pro-democracy protests. Media mogul Lai was among 10 people detained under the law earlier this month, and the newsroom of his Apple Daily was searched.Prominent activist Agnes Chow, who like Wong was a key figure in the"Umbrella Movement", was also arrested. Both were released on bail.
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