Benny Tai is China’s latest Public Enemy No 1. Sitting in his Hong Kong University office, the soft-spoken law professor vows to push ahead with a Gandhi-style civil disobedience campaign aimed at bringing greater democracy to the Chinese territory.
In recent months, Hong Kong has engaged in the fiercest debate about its future since Britain handed it back to China under the "one country, two systems" model.
Occupy Central, a pro-democracy group co-founded by Mr Tai, has been central to the debate, angering Beijing in the process. It suffered a blow on Sunday when China agreed to give Hong Kong citizens a vote for chief executive, the top political job, but with tough restrictions that prevent democracy advocates from running.
“We are going to still continue our fight. We have to unite all the people supporting democracy in Hong Kong to continue this fight,” says Mr Tai in the wake of China’s move, which critics have labelled “sham” democracy.