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Hong Kong Releases Former Opposition Lawmakers Jailed For Subversion

A private vehicle with curtains drawn carrying pro-democracy activist Claudia Mo is seen leaving Hong Kong's Lo Wu Correctional Institution just before sunrise on April 29, 2025 (Credit: AFP)

Several former Hong Kong opposition lawmakers jailed in the city's largest national security case were released on Tuesday after over four years in prison, the first among dozens convicted last year to regain their freedom.

Ex-legislators Claudia Mo, Jeremy Tam, Kwok Ka-ki and Gary Fan were part of a group of 47 public figures -- including some of Hong Kong's best-known democracy advocates -- were charged with subversion in 2021 for holding an informal primary election.

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