Alvin Yeung Ngok Kiu
Alvin Yeung Ngok-kiu 楊岳橋 (40)
Former leader, Civic Party
*Currently remanded in custody.
Alvin Yeung Kgok-Kiu is a Hong Kong barrister and the leader of the Civic Party. He served as the member of Hong Kong’s Legislative Council from 2016 to 2020, representing the New Territories East constituency.
On 11 November 2020, he was disqualified by Beijing from the Legislative Council, along with three other pro-democracy lawmakers. This disqualification led to the mass resignation of pan-democratic lawmakers. He was arrested in January 2021 on suspicion of subversion of state under the National Security Law for participating in the “35+” democratic primaries. (Photo: VOA Cantonese)
Charge, incident & sentence:
Charge: Conspiracy to commit subversion under the National Security Law
Incident: Organising and participating in unofficial primary elections for the Hong Kong Legislative Council in July 2020
