The young faces who were part of Hong Kong’s democracy movement — Agnes Chow, Joshua Wong, Nathan Law — and where they are now
- Agnes Chow’s pledge to never return to Hong Kong after fleeing overseas throws media spotlight back on young generation of opposition figures
- Reverse in political tides under national security law has seen some flee abroad, others in prison and a few drop out of public eye
Hong Kong opposition activist Agnes Chow Ting has pledged to never return home after earlier fleeing a national security investigation for Canada, thrusting the media spotlight back on a young generation of pro-democracy figures, some of whom also fought for self-determination and independence.
Following Beijing’s promulgation of the national security law in Hong Kong in 2020, local authorities clamped down on opposition activists involved in anti-government protests the year before.
Chow was among young activists ensnared by the new legislation, alongside fellow opposition figures Joshua Wong Chi-fung, Nathan Law Kwun-chung and Lester Shum.
Others, such as Edward Leung Tin-kei, who was then serving time in prison, chose to step down from their political platforms and stay out of the public eye.
The Post takes a look at the current lives of Chow and four other young activists who once helmed the opposition movement in Hong Kong.
Agnes Chow
The 27-year-old was a co-founder of the now-disbanded political party Demosisto, alongside fellow activists Joshua Wong Chi-fung and Nathan Law Kwun-chung, with the group’s manifesto advocating self-determination for Hong Kong.