▁that ▁he ▁would ▁not ▁do ▁it ▁again . ▁His ▁parents ▁did ▁not ▁attend ▁their ▁son ' s ▁hearing ▁although ▁the ▁elder ▁Chan ▁was ▁reported ly ▁in ▁Be ij ing . ▁His ▁father ▁repeatedly ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁will ▁not ▁use ▁his ▁connections ▁to ▁light en ▁his ▁son ' s ▁sentence . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁later ▁revealed ▁that ▁during ▁his ▁det ention , ▁Chan ▁wrote ▁a ▁three - page ▁rem or se ▁letter ▁to ▁his ▁mother ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁promised ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁not ▁repeat ▁his ▁mistakes ▁in ▁the ▁future . ▁ ▁Chan ▁was ▁released ▁from ▁j ail ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁February ▁during ▁mid night ▁hours . ▁One ▁day ▁after ▁his ▁release , ▁Chan ▁held ▁a ▁conference ▁in ▁Be ij ing ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁public ▁ap ology ▁by ▁saying ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁" no ▁reason " ▁and ▁" no ▁exc use " ▁for ▁his ▁law ▁breaking ▁and ▁his ▁arrest ▁had ▁" a ▁negative ▁impact ▁on ▁society " ▁and ▁that ▁it ▁disappoint ed ▁his ▁supp or ters ▁while ▁causing ▁losses ▁for ▁those ▁who ▁worked ▁with ▁him . ▁In ▁his ▁four - min ute ▁speech , ▁he ▁promised ▁that ▁he ▁will ▁be ▁a ▁law - ab iding ▁citiz en ▁and ▁while ▁he ▁still ▁has ▁plans ▁to ▁continue ▁in ▁the ▁entertain ment ▁industry , ▁he ▁is ▁more ▁focused ▁on ▁sp ending ▁Chinese ▁New ▁Year ▁with ▁his ▁parents . ▁He ▁stated ▁that ▁prison ▁life ▁was ▁" har sh " ▁and ▁his ▁father ▁did ▁not ▁use ▁any ▁connections ▁to ▁help ▁ease ▁his ▁sentence . ▁He ▁extended ▁a ▁deep ▁bow