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Lo Hoi-ying

Tiffany Yuen Ka-wai, one of 47 Hong Kong opposition figures charged in the city’s largest national security case so far, has been released from prison after serving a sentence of four years and three months.
Yuen, a former member of the Southern District Council, left Lo Wu Correctional Institution at around 5.40am on Tuesday. Two black seven-seaters with their curtains drawn were reportedly seen leaving the compound, believed to be transporting Yuen.
A source said the 31-year-old returned home after 6am and was reunited with her family.
Later on Tuesday morning, Yuen posted on her Instagram account for the first time in four years.
In her selfie, she was seen with long hair and holding a bouquet of flowers gifted by Frankie Fung Tat-chun, one of the 45 jailed activists who was released in July.
“Thank you everyone for the hard work. I will take a nap first. Give rehabilitated people a chance. I will take a break,” she wrote in the caption.
She was among the 45 former politicians and activists convicted of and sentenced for conspiracy to subvert state power under the Beijing-decreed national security law for their involvement in an illegal legislative “primary” election in 2020 that formed part of a plot to overthrow the government.

Yuen, who pleaded guilty to the subversion charge, had been detained since 2021. She was also formerly a member of the now-disbanded localist party Demosisto.
Last July, it was revealed that Yuen got married while behind bars, with her lawyer telling judges during mitigation that she wanted to start afresh with her husband after she completed her sentence.
She is the 12th convicted defendant to be freed in the landmark case, joining others including former lawmakers Claudia Mo Man-ching, Jeremy Tam Man-ho and activist Jimmy Sham Tsz-kit, a former convenor of the now-defunct Civil Human Rights Front.


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Hong Kong 47: Tiffany Yuen freed after more than 4 years in prison

Tiffany Yuen has been freed from prison after completing her sentence. Photo: Handout

Tiffany Yuen returned home after 6am and was reunited with her family, a source said. Photo: Handout

Hong Kong 47: third batch of opposition activists freed after 4 years in prison

Stanley Prison. Three more activists have been released after serving jail terms for subversion. Photo: Sun Yeung

Nathan Lau and two others have been freed from prison after completing prison sentences for crimes under the national security law. Photo: Handout

Carol Ng, a former flight attendant and chairwoman of the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions, has also been released. Photo: Nora Tam

Hong Kong 47: court expected to rule on appeals in 9 months' time

The appeal proceedings at West Kowloon Court arose from the high-profile case in which 45 of 47 defendants were convicted and jailed for at least four years and two months for conspiracy to subvert state power. Photo: Jelly Tse

Former lawmaker Helena Wong is among those seeking to overturn their convictions. Photo: Elson Li

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The 31-year-old is the 12th defendant to be released in the high-profile case, joining others such as Claudia Mo, Jeremy Tam and Jimmy Sham


The 31-year-old is the 12th defendant to be released in the high-profile case, joining others such as Claudia Mo, Jeremy Tam and Jimmy Sham.


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Hong Kong 47: Tiffany Yuen freed after more than 4 years in prison

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}The 31-year-old is the 12th defendant to be released in the high-profile case, joining others such as Claudia Mo, Jeremy Tam and Jimmy Sham

The 31-year-old is the 12th defendant to be released in the high-profile case, joining others such as Claudia Mo, Jeremy Tam and Jimmy Sham