Agnes Chow
Agnes Chow Ting (Chinese: 周庭; born 3 December 1996) is a student activist, politician in Hong Kong. She is a former member of Demosistō. She was first known to be the spokesperson of Scholarism in the Umbrella Movement but she went away after that.[1] She was arrested in August 2019 during the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests at her home in Tai Po.[2] On 30 June 2020, she announced on Facebook that she left Demosistō.[3]
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| Born | December 3, 1996 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Hong Kong (China) | ||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship | Hong Kong | ||||||||||||||||
| Education | studying at Hong Kong Baptist University | ||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Holy Family Canossian School Holy Family Canossian College Hong Kong Baptist University | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | student, activist, YouTuber | ||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Demosistō (2016-2020) | ||||||||||||||||
| Movement | 2014 Hong Kong protests 2019–20 Hong Kong protests | ||||||||||||||||
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Further reading
Agnes Chow Media
Agnes Chow and Joshua Wong pictured on 23 September 2014, wearing red blindfolds to symbolise students figuratively blinded by China's political power.
Agnes Chow campaigning with Nathan Law for the 2018 Hong Kong Island by-election.
Agnes Chow leaving the prison van after being released from prison
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References
- ↑ Interview: Scholarism's Agnes Chow urges Hongkongers to adopt new solutions in fight for democracy. Hong Kong Free Press. 2015-09-27. https://hongkongfp.com/2015/09/27/interview-scholarisms-agnes-chow-urges-hongkongers-to-adopt-new-solutions-in-fight-for-democracy/. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
- ↑ Hong Kong activist Agnes Chow arrested, as pro-democracy leaders rounded up. Hong Kong Free Press. 2019-08-30. https://hongkongfp.com/2019/08/30/breaking-hong-kong-activist-agnes-chow-arrested-pro-democracy-leaders-rounded/. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
- ↑ (in en) Joshua Wong, Nathan Law and Agnes Chow quit Demosisto. The Standard. 30 June 2020. https://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking-news/section/4/150051/Joshua-Wong,-Nathan-Law-and-Agnes-Chow-quit-Demosisto. Retrieved 30 June 2020.