Hong Kong opposition activist Agnes Chow declared wanted by police for jumping bail after fleeing to Canada
- Agnes Chow placed on police wanted list for breaching bail conditions after fleeing to Canada last year
- ‘Unless Chow surrenders to the police, she will be pursued for life,’ police say
Hong Kong opposition activist Agnes Chow Ting, who jumped bail and fled to Canada in December, has been placed on a police wanted list.
Andrew Kan Kai-yan, deputy police commissioner overseeing national security, on Tuesday said the co-founder of the now-disbanded Demosisto party was wanted for breaching bail conditions late last year.
“I want to emphasise that absconding is a shameful act and anyone who has fled should not delude themselves that they can elude criminal responsibility by leaving Hong Kong,” Kan said at an annual round-up on the city’s law and order situation.
“Unless Chow surrenders to the police, she will be pursued for life.”
In December last year, Chow said she would skip bail and stay in Canada after she obtained police permission to study for a master’s degree in the country rather than periodically returning to the city to report to police as part of her bail conditions.
The activist’s announcement drew widespread criticism from authorities, including Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu and Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin, who condemned Chow’s behaviour as “irresponsible” and “openly challenging the law”.