Published: 11:28am, 2 May 2025Updated: 11:39am, 2 May 2025
Former Hong Kong lawmaker Claudia Mo Man-ching broke her silence after finishing a jail sentence handed down to her for a subversion charge, sharing how she managed to ward off loneliness and boredom during her “Kafka-esque” life behind bars.
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Mo, who was released earlier this week alongside three former legislators, also said on Friday that she had read more than 300 books while in jail, and expressed her gratitude to her friends and family.
“Many thanks for all the concern and care expressed upon my release. Prison life was surreal, almost Kafka-esque to start with. But I didn’t suffer the two major incarceration traumas, loneliness and boredom, thanks to the social arrangements inside,” she wrote in a social media post.
“During my time in custody, I’ve managed to read more than 300 books, mainly novels. Been also picking up on my French.”
She thanked her friends and family for their support, in particular Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, Reporters Without Borders and the now-disbanded ethnic minority community advocate Unison.
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“My thoughts are with my co-defendants who remain in custody,” she added.