Elsa Chan, a 63-year-old who calls herself an ordinary housewife, is doing what she can to stand up for Hong Kong. During the anti-extradition movement, she walked alongside young Hongkongers protesting in the streets, now exiled in Vancouver, she continues to speak up for Hong Kong.
When Chan had to leave her beloved home city, one of the things she felt the hardest to leave behind Hongkongers with whom she fought for freedom together.
For the two years after the 2019 protest, Chan would visit jailed protesters on every special occasion, hoping to bring them a bit of comfort with her familiar face. “They should not have been in prison.” Chan broke down in tears when talking about Hong Kong’s young protesters. “Before I left (Hong Kong), I tried to see everyone for the last time … ” She told the Epoch Times….