We saw and
heard about Aung San Suu Kyi of Myanmar (Burma) for her non-violent struggle
for democracy and human rights. Suu Kyi's struggle is one of the most
extraordinary examples of civil courage in Asia in recent decades.
Hong Kong is
now facing the similar situation after China was imposed controversial new
security law in the country. Agnes Chow is Hong Kong politician, Social
activist and co-founder of Demosisto with two others in 2016. 23 year old
activist was detained under Hong Kong’s new national security law. She was
arrested by police officers on suspicion of collusion with foreign forces on
August 10th. Chow was arrested on Monday and was granted bail after 24 hours on
Tuesday, with her passport seized, Hong Kong media Sing Tao Daily reported.
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| Chow was arrested by police in Hong Kong |
In 2014,
Chow attended Hong Kong Baptist University, where she studied government and
international relations. Chow deferred her final year of university studies to
run in the Hong Kong Island by-election. Chow also renounced her British
nationality, which was a qualification requirement mandated by the Basic Law.
The Umbrella Movement was a great political movement that emerged during the
Hong Kong democracy protests of 2014. She was participated in that agitation
actively along with other student leaders. Soon after one of Hong Kong’s
best-known democracy activists was arrested this week under the national
security law imposed on the city by the Chinese government, supporters turned
her into a “Mulan”, Chinese folk heroine.
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| Chow addresses the people during 2014 Umbrella Movement |
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| Hong Kong people attended in 2014 Umbrella Movement |
Agnes Chow arrest creates tremors in Japan where
Chow, dubbed "Goddess of Democracy," played a key role in the 2014
Umbrella Movement that called for democratic change in the former British
colony. Chow arrest in Hong Kong made headlines in Japan. She often delivered
her messages to around 500,000 Twitter followers in fluent Japanese. That made
stirred up a #FreeAgnes campaign in Twitter which was used by 178K accounts on
August 11th. Chow’s popularity in Japan is mainly of her proficiency in
Japanese language. She taught herself Japanese by watching TV programmes. Chow
said thanks to Japanese people after released on bail in Japanese
language.
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