Hong Kong Activist Agnes Chow Reveals She's Been in Canada for Months, May Seek Asylum
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Agnes Chow, Hong Kong pro-democracy activist, reveals she has been living in Canada for 3 months and will not return to Hong Kong.
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Chow was on bail for national security law charges and says she feared further restrictions on her freedom if she returned to Hong Kong.
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Police required Chow to write a repentance letter, sever ties with activists, and go on supervised trip to Shenzhen as bail conditions.
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Authorities accuse Chow of "deceitful behavior" and "disregard for rule of law" for not returning to Hong Kong as scheduled.
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Chow says she hopes to encourage attention on Hong Kong from Canada and is considering seeking asylum.