Agnes Chow, a pro-democracy activist in Hong Kong, now resides in Canada
For the first time since his release, one of the well-known figures of the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong gave an update on his 3th birthday on Sunday <> December. Agnes Chow revealed that she has been living in Canada since September. She spoke about the conditions that allowed her to leave Hong Kong.
Pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow arrives at court in Hong Kong, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020. AP - Kin Cheung
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With our correspondent in Montreal, Pascale Guéricolas
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I would probably never go back to Hong Kong for the rest of my life Agnes Chow wrote on her Instagram account, breaking her silence for the first time since 2021. Arrested at the same time as media tycoon Jimmy Lai in 2020, the young woman spent seven months in prison.
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Released on bail in 2021, this well-known figure in the pro-democracy movement who played an important role in the rally in front of the local police headquarters in 2020, must surrender his passport to the authorities.
This summer, the police made him an offer. She can collect her identity papers if she goes to the Chinese city of Shenzhen and visits an exhibition on Chinese achievements, including the headquarters of tech giant Tencent with five police officers.
Agnes Chow accepted so that she could move to Toronto in September, where she was enrolled in university. The young woman has no intention of going to Hong Kong in December to present herself to the police, one of her conditions of release.
► Read also: Hong Kong: Activist Agnes Chow talks about her 'painful stay' in prison
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