Owen Chow Ka-shing (鄒家成) is a Hong Kong democracy activist currently imprisoned in the Hong Kong 47 national-security case.
Hong Kong 47 case
Hong Kong Watch currently lists Chow as in jail. He was sentenced to 7 years 9 months for conspiracy to commit subversion under the National Security Law arising from the July 2020 democratic primary.
Current status
Current verified state: imprisoned. Amnesty International has also documented concerns about prolonged or unjustified solitary confinement affecting Owen Chow and other imprisoned activists. No future release date is inferred from sentence arithmetic.
Sources and archive
Hong Kong Watch prisoner profile · Amnesty International 2026 detention concerns · Free China Hong Kong 47 sentencing archive · Hong Kong political-prisoner hub
Last status review: September 13, 2026.
Hong Kong 47 — current status update
23 February 2026: Hong Kong’s Court of Appeal rejected the relevant appeal in the Hong Kong 47 case. For Owen Chow Ka-shing, the verified appeal disposition is: conviction and sentence appeal rejected. This archive does not infer a release date from sentence length; custody and release status are updated only from dated evidence.
Media and source baseline
- Reuters — 23 February 2026 appeal judgment report.
- Reuters — 19 November 2024 Hong Kong 47 sentencing report.
- Amnesty International — 23 February 2026 response and case background.
Hong Kong Political Prisoners & the Erosion of Freedom — timeline and current-status hub
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