That's Agnes Chow
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Agnes Chow
Agnes Chow Ting (
Chinese: 周庭, born 3 December 1996) is a Hong Kong politician and
social activist. She is the former 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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Personal life
Chow described growing up in an
apolitical household.
[3] Her
social activism began around the age of 15, after being inspired by a
Facebook post with thousands of young people agitating for change.
[4] According to Chow, her
Catholic upbringing had an influence on her participation in the social movements.
[5]
In 2014, Chow attended
Hong Kong Baptist University, where she studied
government and
international relations.
[6] In 2018, Chow deferred her final year of university studies to run in the
Hong Kong Island by-election.
[7] Chow also renounced her
British nationality, which was a qualification requirement mandated by the
Basic Law.
[8]
Chow is a
multilingual speaker fluent in
Cantonese,
English, and
Japanese.
[9] She learned Japanese by herself from watching
television shows.
[8] Chow has made appearances in Japanese media, interviews, and news programs.
[10][11] Media outlets in
Japan have referred to Chow as the "Goddess of Democracy" (民主の女神) due to her association with Hong Kong's
pro-democracy movement.
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In February 2020, Chow launched a
YouTube channel, where she uploaded
vlogging videos in Cantonese and Japanese.
[15] As of July 2020, Chow had over 185,000 subscribers.
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