 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 time" for the protests.The use of the slogan for protests initially led to significant debate online., the former editor in chief of Initium Media, said that the slogan was the result of the protest movement not achieving its goals, leading to a strong wish for an escalation of tactics and a revolution.