Winnie Yu Wai Ming
Winnie Yu Wai-ming 余慧明 (33)
Founder and former chairwoman, Hospital Authority Employees Alliance
*Currently remanded in custody.
Winnie Yu Wai-ming is a nurse. Yu volunteered as a paramedic during the Occupy Central Movement, Mong Kok protest, the anti-extradition protests and a Covid-19 pandemic related labour strike. During the 2019 anti-extradition protests, Yu founded and became the chairwoman of the Hospital Authority Employees Alliance, which called for a city-wide strike among hospital employees to place pressure on the government. Yu was also instrumental in organising a labour strike in February 2020 to demand full border closure in response to the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak in Hong Kong.
Yu was arrested in January 2021 for her participation in the “35+” unofficial primary elections in July 2020. Yu was again arrested on 7 March 2022 on suspicion of violating her bail conditions by making comments online that could allegedly endanger national security. Yu was released on bail after being charged with conspiracy to subvert state power in the unofficial primary elections for the Hong Kong Legislative Council in 2020. Yu's bail conditions include refraining from all acts and speeches that could endanger national security, including taking interviews, as well as running, organising and coordinating any elections. (Photo: Stand News)
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
