Former Hong Kong activist Agnes Chow flees territory for Canada
- Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow has moved to Canada and will not return to meet her bail conditions.
- Chow, a prominent figure in the 2019 protests against Beijing's rule in Hong Kong, was jailed for seven months for her role in a protest outside the police headquarters.
- Chow decided to flee due to pressure from authorities, and her departure was facilitated by the Hong Kong police who she later thanked for arranging her trip to mainland China.
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Activist Agnes Chow Ting will not return to Hong Kong amid ongoing investigation
Hong Kong opposition activist, Agnes Chow Ting revealed on her social media Sunday that she has no plan to return to Hong Kong, despite being required to return by the Hong Kong Police National Security Department (NSD) in December. The NSD responded to Chow, condemning her plan to skip bail as against the rule of law. The NSD arrested Chow for suspected “collusion with external elements” under the Hong Kong National Security Law in August 2020.…
Hong Kong democracy activist Agnes Chow jumps bail to stay in Toronto
TORONTO — A prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activist says she’s decided to live permanently in Canada, after jumping bail from the Chinese territory. Agnes Chow says on social media she plans to stay in Toronto, where she has been studying for the past three months at a university she doesn’t name, and may never return to her home city. Chow, who served several months in prison for organizing unauthorized protests and was on bail for national …
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