Yin Siu-kin of the “Hong Kong 47-person case,” sentenced to 4 years and 8 months, released after completing his sentence on July 4, 2026

On July 4, 2026，this outlet learned：Mr. Yin Siu-kin, former vice-chairman of the Democratic Party and one of those in the “Hong Kong 47-person case” sentenced to 4 years and 8 months, was released after completing his sentence on July 4, 2026。

Yin Siu-kin: Born on June 7, 1969，English name Andrew Wan Siu-kin，formerly a British Hong Kong national and currently a citizen of the People’s Republic of China (Hong Kong), known as “Fat Yin”，a Hong Kong social worker，host on Cable TV and internet radio，former vice-chairman of the Democratic Party，former Legislative Council member for the New Territories West constituency and former Kwai Tsing District Council member for the Shek Yam constituency，pro-democracy politician，and political prisoner detained by China。

He grew up from childhood in the old urban area of Tai Kok Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong；during secondary school，while studying in the matriculation class，he began participating in campus activities，and served as president of the student union and president of the history society, among other positions；

In the early period of the 1989 Beijing student movement，because the Hong Kong Democratic Foundation initiated a rally in support of Beijing students，he and several young schoolmates participated in a social movement for the first time，and from then on felt deeply the enormous impact and influence of the June 4 incident on the sense of social responsibility and political beliefs of his generation and others like him；afterward，he continued his studies in the Department of Applied Social Sciences at City University of Hong Kong，and obtained an honours bachelor’s degree in social work；during this period，because of his participation in the student union, he became minister of external affairs of the student union and a member of the National Affairs Society, among other roles；after graduating from university，he joined the ranks of social workers，and worked for many years at the Hong Kong Young Women’s Christian Association，mainly working in multiple areas including the fishing village and stilt-house districts of Tai O on Lantau Island in the Islands District, Kowloon Bay and elsewhere，to help ordinary citizens and disadvantaged communities secure various social rights and interests；

In 1998，he went to the University of Essex in the United Kingdom to study sociology，and after obtaining a Master of Arts in sociology and other degrees，he returned and successfully became a part-time tutor in the Department of Applied Social Sciences at Hong Kong Polytechnic University；

In early 2002，he joined the Neighbourhood and Workers’ Service Centre，becoming an assistant to Hong Kong Legislative Council member Leung Yiu-chung and helping coordinate labour and grassroots organisational work；

In the 2003 Hong Kong District Council election，he returned to the Shek Yam constituency, where he had previously worked, to contest the seat，and was ultimately elected as a Kwai Tsing district councillor with a large number of votes；

In the 2004 Hong Kong Legislative Council election，he contested the New Territories West constituency for the second time，but regrettably failed to win；he later entered the media industry and served as a programme host for Cable TV and several other media organisations in Hong Kong，with all the programmes primarily focusing on political, social policy, livelihood, grassroots and labour issues；

In the 2007 Hong Kong District Council election，he registered to contest the Shek Yam constituency of the Kwai Tsing District Council，and ultimately defeated his opponent and successfully won re-election；

In the 2008 Hong Kong Legislative Council election，although he did not register to contest and withdrew from the Neighbourhood and Workers’ Service Centre in November of the same year，he continued to participate in various civil society movements in Hong Kong；

In early 2009，he joined the Democratic Party and served as its social enterprise director-general；

In the 2015 Hong Kong District Council election, he reported to the Registration and Electoral Office that residents in the constituency were engaged in vote-rigging，and although 33 suspected vote-rigging cases were substantiated，several of the complaints were found to be unsubstantiated，so the matter affected him during the election and he ultimately failed to win re-election；

In 2016，representing the Democratic Party, he contested the New Territories West constituency in a Legislative Council election for the first time，initially receiving relatively little support，but afterward, because five other slates also entered the race，his level of public support continued to rise，and although he was subsequently successfully elected, because the Democratic Party’s overall vote total declined, he ultimately did not secure a New Territories West seat in the Legislative Council；

In 2019，he again contested the election in the Shek Yam constituency，and returned to the council with a large number of votes, once again serving as a Kwai Tsing district councillor，earning him the nickname “dual-office councillor”；

On July 1, 2020，because it was the day the National Security Law took effect, he was attacked and pepper-sprayed by riot police while participating in Hong Kong’s large July 1 march；on November 1 of the same year，because of his involvement in the Legislative Council House Committee incident earlier (on May 8), he was arrested by police on suspicion of “committing the offences of contempt and interference under the Legislative Council (Powers and Privileges) Ordinance”，and was later sentenced to seven weeks in prison；

On January 6, 2021，because he had earlier participated in the pro-democracy camp’s Legislative Council primary election, he was again arrested by Hong Kong national security police on suspicion of “conspiracy to subvert state power”；on May 10 of the same year，he was forced to announce his resignation as a Kwai Tsing district councillor, ending his 18-year career as a councillor；

In September 2021，he and 11 others pleaded guilty after being charged with, among other offences, inciting others to participate in an unauthorised June 4 assembly in June 2020，and were therefore sentenced to 10 months in prison by the Hong Kong District Court；on August 18, 2022，in the HK47 case, because he and several others admitted to the charge of “conspiracy to subvert state power”，they were informed that they would be committed to the High Court of Hong Kong for sentencing；

On November 19, 2024，the Hong Kong 47-person case was sentenced collectively at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts in Hong Kong (acting as the High Court)，and although he had pleaded guilty，he was nevertheless regarded as an 「anti-China and destabilising Hong Kong element」 and sentenced to a heavy term of 4 years and 8 months，with his sentence ending on July 4, 2026。He had previously been remanded at Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre.