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Jeffie Lam

Former Hong Kong lawmaker Andrew Wan Siu-kin has been released from prison after completing his jail term in a landmark subversion case, saying he hopes to turn a new page in his life.
Wan, of the now-defunct Democratic Party, left Stanley Prison on Saturday morning in a seven-seater vehicle believed to have been arranged by police.
He expressed gratitude to his supporters in a subsequent social media post, sharing a picture of himself smiling and appearing slimmer than before.
“I am having breakfast with my family members and friends now. It is a long-awaited reunion,” he wrote.
“I have already completed all of my [jail] terms, and I am thankful for all the support and care from you all these years. I look forward to starting the next chapter of my life.”
Wan was among the 31 defendants who pleaded guilty in the landmark case in which 47 former politicians and activists were charged with conspiracy to subvert state power under the national security law for their involvement in the 2020 unofficial primary.

He was sentenced to four years and eight months behind bars. He is now 57.
The High Court earlier found that the poll, aimed at boosting the opposition camp’s prospects of winning a controlling majority in the legislature, was part of a bid to “undermine, destroy or overthrow” authorities.
The judges said the conspiracy, if successful, would have seriously interfered with, disrupted or undermined the government’s ability to function due to the substantial harm to the “power and authority of the government and the chief executive”.
Two of the 16 remaining defendants who pleaded not guilty were acquitted during the trial.


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Andrew Wan expressed gratitude to his supporters on social media on Saturday after his release. Photo: Facebook/Andrew Wan

Former lawmaker Andrew Wan (right) faces off against police during a protest in Sheung Shui in 2019. Photo: Felix Wong

Wu Chi-wai was briefly released on bail so he could attend his father’s funeral in 2021. Photo: May Tse

Wu was chairman of the Democratic Party from 2016 to 2020. The opposition party disbanded in December last year. Photo: May Tse

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Wan, of now-defunct Democratic Party, served four years and eight months in jail for his role in unofficial Legco primary


Wan, of now-defunct Democratic Party, served four years and eight months in jail for his role in unofficial Legco primary.


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Ex-opposition lawmaker Andrew Wan released after serving sentence for subversion

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}Wan, of now-defunct Democratic Party, served four years and eight months in jail for his role in unofficial Legco primary

Wan, of now-defunct Democratic Party, served four years and eight months in jail for his role in unofficial Legco primary