Owen Chow

Owen Chow Ka-shing (Chinese: 鄒家成; born 10 February 1997) is a Hong Kong localist camp activist.

[2] He deleted the words "Hong Kong nation" and "colonial" in his election advertisements after the passing of the Hong Kong national security law on 30 June 2020 which criminalises "separatism, subversion, terrorism and foreign interference", mocking the chilling effect of the new law had created.

[3] On 6 January 2021, Chow was among 53 members of the pro-democratic camp who were arrested under the national security law, specifically its provision regarding alleged subversion.

[7] According to a written judgement that was released by the judiciary on 12 August, Toh granted bail to enable Chow to finish his nursing degree, and due to her belief that he had not explicitly called for Hong Kong independence during the primaries.

[9][10] On 16 March 2024, Chow was sentenced to 61 months and 15 days in prison for rioting over his participation in the 2019 Storming of the Legislative Council Complex.