Hong Kong democracy activists get bail, released
HONG KONG — Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong and another core member of a pro-democracy group, Agnes Chow, were granted bail Friday after being charged with inciting people to join a protest in June.
In a statement he issued after release, Wong vowed not to give up, telling reporters that “we will continue our fight no matter how they arrest and prosecute us.”
In this June 18, 2019, photo, pro-democracy activists Agnes Chow, right, and Joshua Wong meet media outside a government office in Hong Kong. Demosisto, a pro-democracy group in Hong Kong posted on its social media accounts that well-known activist Joshua Wong had been pushed into a private car around 7:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 30, 2019, and was taken to police headquarters. It later said another member, Agnes Chow, had been arrested as well. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
He and Chow were released on bail after being arrested and charged earlier in the day.
Chow echoed his comments, saying “we Hong Kong people won’t give up and won’t be scared … we will keep fighting for democracy.”
Several protesters have been charged in recent days in connection with protests that started in June and have continued for more than two months.
The high-profile arrests sparked outrage among protesters who accused authorities of sowing “white terror” and attempting to pinpoint leaders in what demonstrators have said is a leaderless movement.
Hong Kong has experienced nearly three months of anti-government demonstrations as residents of the semi-autonomous Chinese city call for electoral reforms and an independent inquiry into police actions. /kga
