Carrie Lam Quotes

I hope those who previously only thought of Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee regarding Hong Kong would now realise that the city is also a place fighting for democracy.

I'm optimistic Hong Kong will achieve universal suffrage - no matter the attitude of Beijing.

Hong Kong was promised democracy under the framework known as 'one country, two systems,' and China is ignoring this promise. The international community should be more attuned to this. It matters.

Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, and New Zealand have stood together in the long struggle for freedom for decades. We have a responsibility to the people of Hong Kong to support them as they struggle to maintain the freedom that was guaranteed to them by Beijing in 1984.

I think, as a general matter, clearly, the United States globally supports the development of democracy and the democratic yearnings of all people.

In order every one in our homeland learns principles of democracy and the peaceful transition of power, and in order to stabilize and develop multiple choices in democratic practice.

As I understand I took most so-called democratic states about 200 years on average to build their democracies. That is why, when we go to sleep under totalitarian rule and wake up in a democracy, it makes me laugh.

The present generation has the same right of self-government which the past one has exercised for itself.

The Egyptian people have their own free will and the Army and the police are there to implement that will.

I believe that sovereignty is the twin sister of democracy. If there's no sovereignty, there's no democracy.

Any effort to impose national security legislation that does not reflect the will of the people of Hong Kong would be highly destabilizing and would be met with strong condemnation from the United States and the international community.

The continued erosion of the one country, two systems framework puts at risk Hong Kong's long-established special status in international affairs.

Hong Kong is not an independent entity... and cannot decide, on its own, its political development.

As I reflect on the successes and failures of our push for democracy, reading widely in search for a path out of authoritarian rule, I'll keep writing to encourage myself and those on my side.

Beyond the barricades we long to see a Hong Kong free from tyranny and a puppet government.

If Hong Kong could exercise democratic self-governance under the sovereignty of China, it would not be necessary for us to take this step on the path toward independence.

My generation, the so-called post-'90s generation that came of age after the territory was returned to China, would have the most to lose if Hong Kong were to become like just another mainland Chinese city, where information is not freely shared and the rule of law is ignored.

Hong Kongers deserve universal suffrage.

I hope Hong Kong isn't just named Hong Kong but it can still be the Hong Kong we desire.

I think Hong Kong people's struggle for democracy is similar to David versus Goliath. But this struggle is not just about me.

The yearning for freedom of expression is universal. There is nothing uniquely American about it at all.

The history of free men is never really written by chance but by choice; their choice!

That is what I want: I want a better Saudi Arabia. I don't see myself as an opposition. I'm not calling for the overthrow of the regime, because I know it's not possible and is too risky, and there is no one to overthrow the regime. I'm just calling for reform of the regime.

It's an exciting time in the world - democracy, in all its different shapes, is rolling around to new countries all the time. To have a chance to shape the democracy in my home country is an honor.

Implementing universal suffrage for the 2017 election is a big step forward along our road to democracy. This is not only a solemn commitment of the central authorities to Hong Kong but also the aspiration shared by seven million Hong Kong people.