Hong Kong man returns to city after 26 years in Philippine prison for drug offences
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Tue, 29 September 2026
1 report- South China Morning Post11:39first to report
A Hong Kong man imprisoned in the Philippines for 26 years while fighting against convictions for drug possession has been released and returned home on Tuesday evening. Tang Lung-wai, 55, was seen hugging his elder brother, Billy Tang Lung-piu, as he arrived from Manila at the Hong Kong International Airport. Asked how he felt after arriving in his home city, he said: “After spending 26 years in hell, I am unflappable.” “The moment I got out of the car [in Manila], uncuffed, I felt finally...
Fri, 2 October 2026
1 report- South China Morning Post15:07
The Chinese embassy in Manila has expressed concern over the cases of two Hongkongers who have remained in custody in the Philippines for months despite being discharged from prison, according to the Immigration Department. The department confirmed on Friday night that it was handling the two cases following an appeal from a former lawmaker and a Hong Kong man who returned to the city on Tuesday after serving 26 years in a Philippine prison for drug offences. The returned Hongkonger, Tang...
Sat, 3 October 2026
1 report- South China Morning Post07:00
On his 29th birthday, Hong Kong bartender Tang Lung-wai boarded a flight to the Philippines for a holiday that would change his life. He ended up spending 26 years in jail in the country. Now 55, Tang spent years fighting his drug-related charges, insisting that he had been framed. But he told the South China Morning Post that he did not view those lost decades solely through the lens of bitterness. “At first, I felt a lot of resentment about being framed like that. But in the end, it’s no...