Jail stint gave him insight into future of Hong Kong pro-democracy movement, Occupy leader Alex Chow says
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Can Hongkongers take another step towards universal suffrage while still facing the constraints set years ago by Beijing?
That was the question that former Occupy student leader Alex Chow Yong-kang mulled during his two-month stint in Pik Uk Prison, during which he studied Buddhist teachings.
Chow said that while in jail, he tried to learn to be a better person through Buddhism; to be more clear-minded, able to study issues from different perspectives and not to be directed by emotion.
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The period of reflection also gave him new insights on the future of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement, he said.