Glacier Kwong is an 18-year-old student activist and founder of Keyboard Frontline, which campaigns for internet freedom. She spent two months on the streets of Hong Kong last year, taking part in pro-democracy protests. She is a guest on CNN’s “On China” which examines the rise of the “Occupy Generation.” The views expressed here are solely hers.
There are no more tents on the streets in Admiralty and Mong Kok and, in some ways, everything is back to normal.
I have returned to my daily routine — I go to school, attend lectures and work part time in a small tutorial center.
My family is more than glad to see me resume my normal life. They don’t have to worry about receiving calls in the middle of the night informing them that their daughter has been arrested because she broke into a government building.
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Facing the Chinese government, a dictatorship that will not hesitate to hurt its own people, is really frightening.
I feel helpless sometimes but I know I am not alone. I have my friends and my partners with me to fight for freedom and democracy here.
With all of us making every effort to defend our rights, I know things will change eventually.
The views expressed here are solely those of the author
