Helena Wong Pik-wan

Political Prisoner

Helena Wong Pik-wan 黃碧雲

Age at Arrest: 61

Former member, Democratic Party

*Currently in jail.

Helena Wong Pik-wan was a former Hong Kong lawmaker for the Kowloon West constituency between 2012 and 2020. She co-founded Hong Kong’s first major pro-democracy party, the United Democrats of Hong Kong, in 1989.  

Between 1999 and 2019, Wong taught as a lecturer at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University with a focus on Hong Kong, Mainland China and women’s issues. Wong also raised alarm regarding the safety of Hong Kong’s water supplies in 2015, urging the government to fix the crisis.  

Wong was one of the ‘Hong Kong 47’ charged with subversion under the National Security Law for her participation in the “35+” democratic election primaries. (Photo: HKFP)

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

  Sentencing: 6 years, 6 months’ imprisonment (HKFP)

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