Clarisse Yeung Suet-ying (楊雪盈) is a Hong Kong community organizer, artist and former Wan Chai District Council chair imprisoned in the Hong Kong 47 case.
Background and case
Yeung co-founded the Umbrella Movement Visual Archive and later founded the Kickstart Wanchai community group. She was prosecuted for participating in the July 2020 unofficial democratic primary. Hong Kong Watch currently lists her in jail and records a 6-year 6-month sentence for conspiracy to commit subversion.
Appeal and current status
Yeung’s appeal was rejected by the Court of Appeal on February 23, 2026. On August 10, 2026, she was among 11 Hong Kong 47 defendants granted a certificate/leave pathway to take certified legal questions toward the Court of Final Appeal. Current verified state: imprisoned. No release date is projected from sentence length.
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; district-council, civil-society and court material is appended here or cross-linked rather than duplicated.
Last status review: September 13, 2026.
Hong Kong 47 — current status update
23 February 2026: Hong Kong’s Court of Appeal rejected the relevant appeal in the Hong Kong 47 case. For Clarisse Yeung Suet-ying, the verified appeal disposition is: conviction and sentence appeal rejected. This archive does not infer a release date from sentence length; custody and release status are updated only from dated evidence.
Media and source baseline
- Reuters — 23 February 2026 appeal judgment report.
- Reuters — 19 November 2024 Hong Kong 47 sentencing report.
- Amnesty International — 23 February 2026 response and case background.
Hong Kong Political Prisoners & the Erosion of Freedom — timeline and current-status hub