Who is Chow Hang-tung, Hong Kong barrister and political activist arrested under domestic national security law?
- Chow was arrested with five others on allegations of ‘repeatedly publishing posts with seditious intentions’ by ‘exploiting upcoming sensitive date’
- First arrests made under domestic national security law since legislation was enacted in March
Chow Hang-tung, a former vice-chairwoman of the now-dissolved alliance behind Hong Kong’s Tiananmen Square vigil, was arrested on Tuesday in the first sedition case after the city’s domestic national security law was enacted two months ago.
The Post profiles the activist, who has been detained since 2021 on charges associated with her work in the alliance.
Who is Chow Hang-tung?
Chow, 39, was the vice-chairwoman of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China before its shut down in September 2021.
The activist had said that from a young age she had taken part in the June 4 vigil every year with friends of her mother, Medina Chow Lau Wah-chun.
Her mother was also arrested on Tuesday as part of the sedition inquiry.
Chow studied physics at the University of Cambridge in Britain after she finished secondary education at the prestigious Ying Wah Girls’ School in 2003.
