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Jesuit Father Stephen Chow, provincial of the Jesuits Chinese province, was named bishop of Hong Kong by Pope Francis May 17, 2021. The 61-year-old bishop-designate was born in Hong Kong. He is pictured in a 2016 photo. (CNS photo/Don Doll, S.J., courtesy General Curia of the Society of Jesus)
HONG KONG (CNS) Bishop-designate Stephen Chow Sau-yan told Hong Kong media people must start with a sense of faith and not assume Beijing is the enemy, and he hoped for dialogue to develop a better understanding.
“It is not that I am afraid to talk about controversial or political issues. Rather, we believe prudence is a virtue,” he said.