Hong Kong activist given early release: What you need to know

Picture Courtesy: South China Morning Post

• Hong Kong pro-democracy activist, Agnes Chow, was released early from jail this Saturday.

• The 24-year-old had served seven months in prison for her role in an unauthorized assembly during an anti-government protest in 2019.

• She was arrested by the police with her colleague, Joshua Wong, who remains in prison.

• Agnes Chow was initially sentenced to 10 months in prison but the reason for this early release has not been given out by The Correctional Services Department.

• She did not speak to the media when she was released. There were a lot of supports as she came out of the prison and was rushed into a car.

• Chow has a huge following, especially in Japan, where she is called the “goddess of democracy”.