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Winnie Yu Wai-ming

(余慧明)

Winnie Yu Wai-ming
余慧明
The latest news and top stories on Winnie Yu Wai-ming. A Hong Kong nurse, she is known for founding and chairing the Hospital Authority Employees Alliance, a significant labour union. She played a pivotal role in the 2020 strike advocating for border closures during the COVID-19 pandemic. Yu also volunteered as a paramedic in various pro-democracy movements. Her work led to her participation in the 2020 pro-democracy primaries. Currently, she is appealing her conviction and six-year nine-month sentence for conspiracy to subvert state power under the national security law.
Hong Kong national security law

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Defence lawyers urged three Court of Appeal judges to impose lighter sentences on 11 appellants from city’s largest national security trial.

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