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| Ho was released today and greeted by supporters |
Nice to see barrister Cyd Ho Sau-lan released from Lo Wu Correctional Institution today. She was met by supporters including her longtime friend Emily Lau Wai-hing, who took her out for dim sum.
Ho was in prison for 13 months for four protest-related convictions. She was most recently arrested again but not charged under the national security law for colluding with foreign forces for her part in the 612 Humanitarian Fund along with former Cardinal Joseph Zen, Margaret Ng Ngoi-yee, singer Denise Ho Wan-see and academic Hui Po-keung.
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| Emily Lau (right) took Ho to lunch afterwards |
"The last two, three years have been so tiring. The most important thing is to relax, keep your mind and body healthy," the 67-year-old said.
On the other hand another person was also released from prison, Yau Wang-tat, a young physicist who happened to be there when protester Tsang Chi-kin was shot in the abdomen in Tsuen Wan on October 1, 2019.
Yau rushed voluntarily to Tsang help him get medical attention, but was subdued by a police officer.
He told the officer he only wanted to help Tsang. For that Yau was convicted and sentenced to a year in prison for unlawful assembly. Originally the judge was going to sentence him for two years, but it was halved because he pleaded guilty, had no previous criminal record and had a minor role in the protests.
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| Yau served eight out of 12 months of his sentence |
Upon being released today from jail after eight months for good behaviour, Yau looked tired and skinny. He held his personal items in one bag, the other held lots of snacks, like prawn crackers and boxes of lemon tea. Apparently he spent most of his prison wages on snacks to share with his fellow inmates.
Hopefully this setback won't derail his career... seems like he has much to contribute one way or another.
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