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Carson Yeung

Born in February 1960, Carson Yeung Ka-sing is a Hong Kong businessman and former hairdresser best known as the owner of Birmingham FC. He is also chairman and executive director of Birmingham International Holdings, an investment, entertainment and sportswear firm registered in the Cayman Islands. In June 2011, Yeung was arrested at his Hong Kong home in connection with alleged money laundering. He was subsequently charged with dealing with property known or believed to represent proceeds of an indictable offence.

Born

27 Feb 1960

Industry

Business

Job Title

Businessman

last updated:

7 October, 2024

Steve Cotterill has been given the boot by Birmingham City. Photo: Reuters

English Premier League

Birmingham City’s Chinese owners sack Cotterill, say reports

4 Mar 2018 - 3:09PM

Former Birmingham City chairman Carson Yeung to serve rest of six-year jail sentence after losing final appeal in Hong Kong

11 Jul 2016 - 10:49PMvideocam

Hong Kong’s ‘King of Penny Stocks’ to take over Birmingham City from Carson Yeung

8 Jun 2016 - 12:12PMvideocam

Hong Kong courts

‘Real danger’: Hong Kong courts departing from UK framework in money laundering cases, Carson Yeung’s lawyer argues as appeal begins

26 Sep 2017 - 2:56PM

Businessman Carson Yeung Ka-sing (centre) appears at the Court of Final Appeal. Photo: Sam Tsang

Carson Yeung freed on bail after Hong Kong court allows him to appeal dirty-money conviction

Convicted money launderer and former English Premier League soccer chairman Carson Yeung Ka-sing was freed from jail after Hong Kong’s top court granted him the right to challenge his conviction.

15 Aug 2015 - 2:38AM

Former Birmingham City FC owner would have had the same defence regardless of charges, prosecutors argue

Jailed former Birmingham City Football Club owner Carson Yeung Ka-sing has claimed in his money-laundering appeal hearing that prosecutors charged him too broadly, thereby limiting his options to defend himself.

13 Mar 2015 - 3:32AM

Birmingham International EGM invalid, say receivers

12 Mar 2015 - 10:40AM

Carson Yeung was jailed for six years for money laundering. Photo: Felix Wong

Doubt raised over Carson Yeung’s knowledge of money laundering at appeal hearing

Businessman may not have known of criminal origins, appeal hearing told

12 Mar 2015 - 1:03AM

Seven resignations, two sackings and two suspensions on board of troubled Birmingham International

10 Mar 2015 - 9:20AM

Tycoon Carson Yeung plots business move from his jail cell in Hong Kong

Convicted money launderer and former top-flight English soccer club owner Carson Yeung Ka-sing is still making business moves from his maximum-security cell in Stanley Prison.

8 Mar 2015 - 4:57AM

Carson Yeung was sentenced to six years in jail last March for laundering HK$721 million.

Former Birmingham City owner Carson Yeung’s appeal unlikely to succeed, says judge who rejected bail

Former Birmingham City owner Carson Yeung Ka-sing’s bail application was rejected because an appeal against his conviction for money-laundering had little chance of success, a Court of Appeal judge said.

23 Jan 2015 - 11:57PM

Carson Yeung's appeal hearing is slated for March 11. Photo: Dickson Lee

Ex-Birmingham City owner Carson Yeung denied bail pending appeal

A judge refused former Birmingham City Football Club boss Carson Yeung Ka-sing's application for bail, pending appeal against his conviction and six-year jail term for laundering HK$721 million.

17 Dec 2014 - 8:34AM

BIH hits investors with profit warning

Birmingham International Holdings (BIH) has warned investors to expect a significant loss for the year ended June 30.

13 Aug 2014 - 10:28AM

Carson Yeung's investment firm, Birmingham International, suspends HKEx trading

Birmingham International Holdings (BIH) announced yesterday it had received a non-binding offer from a third party in relation to a possible acquisition of a 24 per cent interest in Birmingham City Football Club.

27 May 2014 - 8:02AM

Carson Yeung was convicted last March of money laundering. Photo: Sam Tsang

Birmingham City boss Carson Yeung files appeal against six-year jail term

27 Mar 2014 - 10:22AM

Jailed Birmingham City owner Carson Yeung sued over HK$2.3 million debt

25 Mar 2014 - 6:26PM

Timeline: The trial of Carson Yeung

Carson Yeung Ka-sing, a hairdresser-turned-businessman who was once the majority shareholder of the Birmingham City Football Club, has been jailed for money laundering following a lengthy trial spanning nearly an entire year.

7 Mar 2014 - 9:45PM

Carson Yeung jailed for six years after tip-off triggered money-laundering probe

An anonymous letter of complaint written in English triggered the investigation that ended with one-time high-flyer Carson Yeung Ka-sing behind bars yesterday. Police disclosed this as the hairdresser-turned-businessman and owner of English soccer club Birmingham City started a six-year jail term for money-laundering.

8 Mar 2014 - 2:13AM

Money launderer Carson Yeung tries to hide his face as he is taken away to begin his six-year jail term. Photo: Dickson Lee

Update | Carson Yeung spends first night in jail after conviction for money laundering

The Birmingham City boss, who was found guilty of laundering HK$721 million using five Hong Kong bank accounts, is expected to be given a custodial sentence on Friday.

4 Mar 2014 - 10:45AM

Carson Yeung quits all posts with English soccer club Birmingham City

7 Mar 2014 - 5:46PM

Birmingham City chief Carson Yeung accused over 'inconsistent' evidence

Birmingham City Football Club boss Carson Yeung Ka-sing's evidence in his money laundering trial was at variance with that of his accounting expert, and he gave more than one version of some of the contentious issues, the prosecution said.

7 Mar 2014 - 5:45PM

Carson Yeung outside court yesterday. Photo: Sam Tsang

Carson Yeung belittles talk of HK$248m takeover of Birmingham City FC

Birmingham City Football Club is "priceless", its boss Carson Yeung Ka-sing says in dismissing talk of an Italian millionaire's proposed acquisition bid, estimated at HK$248 million.

7 Mar 2014 - 5:46PM

Carson Yeung demands money laundering trial halt over 'unfair' evidence

Birmingham City soccer club boss Carson Yeung Ka-sing has for a second time asked the court to halt his HK$721 million money laundering trial, after his first attempt failed in May.

9 Nov 2013 - 6:41AM

The money I took was from my investments: Carson Yeung

1 Nov 2013 - 2:46AM

Soccer boss Carson Yeung had money woes since 2002: prosecution

29 Oct 2013 - 11:54AM

Carson Yeung planned mainland soccer empire, he tells money laundering trial

22 Oct 2013 - 4:32AM

Lucky bets brought HK$62m windfall

17 Oct 2013 - 4:46AM

Update | Carson Yeung says styling and stocks made his fortune

Birmingham City Football Club boss Carson Yeung Ka-sing explained in court how he amassed wealth of up to HK$100 million in 2000 from running upmarket salons, property investments in Southeast Asia and Hong Kong, and stock dealings.

16 Oct 2013 - 4:35AM

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