Elmer Yuen
Elmer YUEN Gong-yi (袁弓夷) | |
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Yuan Gongyi in London , UK (June 2021) | |
| Born | Yuan Su (袁肅) January 30, 1949 Shanghai, China |
| Occupations | Activist, current affairs commentator, YouTuber |
| YouTube information | |
| Channel | |
| Genre | Vlog |
| Subscribers | 207 thousand |
| Views | 89.4 million |
| Last updated: 22 April 2025 | |
Elmer YUEN Gong-yi (Chinese: 袁弓夷; born 30 January 1949) is a Chinese-born Japanese anti-communist activist, businessman, and current affairs commentator.[1]
Yuan lobbied the US government to impose sanctions on China during Hong Kong's 2019-2020 anti-extradition bill protests. By 2022-2024, Yuan became wanted by Hong Kong authorities for establishing a "Hong Kong Provisional Parliament" in exile.[2] Since 3 July 2023 Yuen has been wanted in Hong Kong[3] for advocating for sanctions to be imposed on officials in the Hong Kong government and as an "Absconder in respect of Offences Endangering National Security."[4] His Hong Kong passport was revoked in 2024 after meeting with US officials to discuss democracy issues.[5]
References
- ^ "PBS aired a 7-minute interview with Yuan Gongyi on July 28th – Hong Kong Parliament Electoral Organizing Committee". 2023-08-22. Retrieved 2025-04-22.
- ^ "香港實業家袁弓夷談列席美眾院"港版國安法"聽證會". RFI - 法國國際廣播電台 (in Traditional Chinese). 2020-07-04. Retrieved 2025-04-22.
- ^ "Elmer Yuen's daughter and son taken away for investigation by national security police". www.thestandard.com.hk. Retrieved 2025-04-22.
- ^ "Wanted Persons and Reward Notices of National Security Cases | Hong Kong Police Force". www.police.gov.hk. Retrieved 2025-04-22.
- ^ "许智峯郭荣铿袁弓夷等7人特区护照被撤销 禁处理资金 _大公网". www.takungpao.com. Retrieved 2025-04-22.