"For the past decade, we have protested peacefully...but the government did not lend their ears to our views."
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January 17, 2020 Hong Kong's Agnes Chow defies travel ban in Skype appeal to Japan
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Agnes Chow
Agnes Chow Ting (born 3 December 1996) is a Hong Kong social activist. She is the member of the Standing Committee of Demosistō and former spokesperson of Scholarism. Initially a candidate supported by the Pro-democracy camp for the 2018 Hong Kong Island by-election, she was barred from running based on her party's stance on advocating self-determination for Hong Kong.
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