Margaret Ng Ngoi Yee

Political Prisoner

Margaret Ng Ngoi-yee 吳靄儀 (76)

Former member, Hong Kong Legislative Council
Barrister

*Handed 12 months imprisonment, suspended for 24 months.

Before entering the legal practice, Margaret Ng worked at the University of Hong Kong and Chase Manhattan Bank (now JP Morgan Chase). She also held senior positions in journalism, serving as publisher and deputy editor-in-chief of the Ming Pao newspaper; and as columnist for South China Morning Post. She served as a member of Hong Kong’s Legislative Council from 1995 to 2012. (Photo: VOA Cantonese)

Charge, Incident & sentence:

• Charge: Organising and participating in an unauthorised assembly

  Incident: Causeway Bay March on 18 August 2019

  Sentencing: 12 months imprisonment, suspended for 24 months (HKFP)

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