Winnie Yu (nurse)

In this Hong Kong name, the surname is Yu. In accordance with Hong Kong custom, the Western-style name is Winnie Yu and the Chinese-style name is Yu Wai-ming.
Winnie Yu
Yu in 2022
Born (1987-05-28) 28 May 1987 (age 37)
Hong Kong
NationalityChinese (HK)
Occupation(s)Nurse, activist
Chinese name
Chinese余慧明
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYú Huìmíng
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingJyu4 Wai6 ming4

Winnie Yu Wai-ming (Chinese: 余慧明; born 28 May 1987) is a Hong Kong nurse and activist. She is the founder and chairwoman of the Hospital Authority Employees Alliance (HAEA), a labour union representing Hospital Authority staff. She played an instrumental role in the labour strike in February 2020 to demand full border closure in response to the COVID-19 outbreak in Hong Kong.