Owen Chow may be unfamiliar to the western world, but to Hongkongers, he was part of their battle for freedom. Chow is also one of the 47 democrats contacted by the National Security police and informed to report to the police station on Feb. 28, 2021. He was detained until June 22, 2021, when he was released on bail.
The public speculated, at the time, that the arrested persons would be prosecuted for subversion of state power and remanded immediately.
Chow started his political career in 2019 but lost his first district council election that year. Later, Chow participated in the democratic pre-election primaries winning the nomination to stand for the New Territories East District in the Legco election….