The Civic Party, one of Hong Kong s most prominent pro-democracy groups, voted Saturday to disband due to a leadership vacuum, after its members were squeezed out of local councils and charged under Beijing s national security law.
One of Hong Kong's biggest democratic parties said it would disband after a vote by its party members, dealing another blow to the city's already beleaguered democratic opposition.
HONG KONG (AP) One of the few remaining pro-democracy parties in Hong Kong voted to dissolve itself on Saturday, joining a growing list of organizations that have disbanded as authorities crack down on dissent. Civic Party chairman Alan Leong told reporters that the dissolution of the party was a “writing on the wall” as […]
The Civic Party, one of the main democratic groups in the Chinese territory, said its members had agreed to wind up their activities. Almost three years ago, Beijing introduced a security law limiting their activities.
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