In a recent development, former deputy secretary-general of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy group Demosisto, Agnes Chow, who is currently studying in Toronto, Canada, announced on Dec. 3 via social media that she has decided not to return to Hong Kong to report to the national security police.
Ms. Chow was arrested by Hong Kong National Security Police in connection with the case of Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai and is on bail pending trial. Ms. Chow left Hong Kong to study in Canada in September and was scheduled to report to the Hong Kong police in December. On her 27th birthday, she announced through social media that after careful consideration and taking into full account the situation in Hong Kong, her safety, and her physical and mental health, “I decided to not return to report [to the police], and probably I won’t return for the rest of my life,” she wrote.
