Carol Ng
吳敏兒
Former chairwoman of the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions
Date of Birth:
Oct. 24, 1970
Gender:
Female
Tags:
Female; Government; NSL 47; Unionist
Imprisoned On
Feb. 28, 2021
Bio
Carol Ng is the former chairperson of the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions and the British Airways Hong Kong Cabin Crew Union. In 2007, she sued the airline for a discriminatory retirement policy in a UK Employment Tribunal with the assistance of Unite the Union. After six years of litigation, British Airways finally yielded before the final appeal and extended the retirement age of Hong Kong aircrew to 65. On Aug. 5, 2019, she helped organise a general strike, with an estimated 350,000 people taking part. 95 of HKCTU's affiliates launched strikes with industries such as the airline industry, buses, retail, catering, financial services and civil servants in the transport sector. [1]
Ng, representing the Labour Party in Hong Kong, stood in the unofficial primary election in July 2020. She ran on the platform of striving for better protection of labour rights and strengthening the role of workers in the fight for the city’s democracy through union organising. [2] She was arrested on Jan. 6, 2021 on suspicion of conspiracy to commit subversion over her participation in the primaries and has been detained since Feb. 28, 2021. The High Court declined her appeal for bail on 20 December 2021, citing her international influence because of her trade union work. [3]

Charges
Conspiracy to commit subversion under the National Security Law for organizing or participating in the pro-democracy camp primaries in July 2020 (HCCC69-70/2022)
Jan. 6, 2021: Arrestd with 52 other pro-democracy activists
Feb. 28, 2021: Officially charged with 46 activists among the 53 arrested in January
Dec. 20, 2021: Court denied her bail applications for three times, citing her international influence due to her labor union work
Pled guilty; Trial ongoing
Nov. 19, 2024: Sentenced to 4 years and 5 months in prison.
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