Carol Ng Man-yee (吳敏兒) is a Hong Kong labor activist and former chairwoman of the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions and the British Airways Hong Kong International Cabin Crew Association.
Hong Kong 47 case
Ng was arrested over participation in the July 2020 unofficial democratic primary and received a 4-year 5-month sentence for conspiracy to commit subversion. South China Morning Post reported that she completed that sentence and was released on July 28, 2025.
Current status
Current verified state: released / former political prisoner. Verified release: July 28, 2025. No later custody change is asserted without fresh evidence.
Sources and archive links
Hong Kong Watch prisoner profile · Hong Kong political-prisoner timeline · Political Prisoners
Media & archive
Free China: Hong Kong 47 sentencing archive · Hong Kong Watch prisoner profile · Hong Kong prisoner timeline
Archive note: This page is the canonical person/status record; labor-rights, union and court-source material is appended here or cross-linked rather than creating duplicate person records.
Last status review: September 13, 2026.
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