Agnes Chow chooses exile as Hong Kong police warn ‘no return’ for Catholic activist

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Agnes Chow, the Hong Kong Catholic pro-democracy activist released from jail in 2021, has left the country and will not abide by her bail conditions, she announced Sunday.

On December 3, her 27th birthday, Chow posted on Instagram that she has decided to remain in Canada, where she has been pursuing university studies since September, and would not return to Hong Kong to fulfill the conditions of her release from prison.

Chow, who was jailed in 2020, said in her statement that she made her decision “considering the situation in Hong Kong, my personal safety, my physical and mental health.”

“Perhaps I will never go back again in my lifetime,” she said.

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