Early prison release for former Hong Kong feng shui master Peter Chan, jailed over forged will involving HK$83 billion fortune of late tycoon Nina Wang

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Chan was sentenced to 12 years after being convicted in 2013, but has been released early for good behaviour

The former feng shui master and businessman has consistently maintained his innocence

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Peter Chan (in black suit) hugs a member of a group of people who had come to receive him after his release. Photo: Felix Wong

Rachel Yeo

Published: 10:20am, 3 Jul 2021Updated: 11:03pm, 3 Jul 2021

Convicted forger Peter Chan Chun-chuen was released from a Hong Kong maximum-security prison on Saturday after serving eight years for faking the will of late tycoon Nina Wang Kung Yu-sum in an attempt to claim her HK$83 billion (US$10.7 billion) fortune.

At 8.30am on Saturday, a handful of people were seen waiting outside Stanley Prison for Chan. Among them was his priest. The group also carried a large lotus painting with messages of support.

Donning a suit, Chan walked out of prison at 9.35am accompanied by police officers. He handed his personal belongings and a Bible to his companions and hugged some of them.

“Thank you everyone,” Chan, his hair now greyer, told reporters, adding that he felt “OK”.

He hurriedly got into a black car with three other men and briefly displayed some of the gifts he had received, such as a red Chinese calligraphy piece, before closing the windows.

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Early release for former Hong Kong feng shui master jailed over forged will

Chan made his first stop at a cemetery on Victoria Road to visit his mother’s grave.