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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周庭 | |||||||||||
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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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| Chinese | 周庭 | ||||||||||
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Further reading
References
- "Interview: Scholarism's Agnes Chow urges Hongkongers to adopt new solutions in fight for democracy". Hong Kong Free Press. 2015-09-27. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
- "Hong Kong activist Agnes Chow arrested, as pro-democracy leaders rounded up". Hong Kong Free Press. 2019-08-30. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
- "Joshua Wong, Nathan Law and Agnes Chow quit Demosisto". The Standard. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
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