Hong Kong 47: Jimmy Sham, 3 other pro-democracy figures, released from prison
Jimmy Sham Tsz-kit, one of the
47 Hong Kong pro-democracy figures charged in the city's largest national security case, has been released from prison after serving his sentence for conspiracy to commit subversion.
Sham and three others – Kinda Li Ka-tat, Roy Tam Hoi-pong, and Henry Wong Pak-yu -were released early on Friday, a police source confirmed. They were the second batch of defendants in the high-profile case to complete their sentences.
Sham, 38, a former convenor of the now-defunct Civil Human Rights Front, was sentenced to 4 years and 3 months in prison in November 2024, with the time he spent in pre-trial detention also taken into account.
He was seen emerging from Shek Pik Prison on Lantau Island under heavy police escort, and also near his residence in Jordan, where he arrived at around 6.30am, according to local media reports.
'Let me spend some time with my family first, we can talk in the afternoon,' he said, nodding and smiling at reporters at the scene.
Li, Tam and Wong, who are all former district councillors, were also released around the same time – Li and Wong from Stanley Prison, Tam from Pik Uk Correctional Institution.
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