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Hong Kong’s League of Social Democrats announces disbandment

The last Hong Kong pro-democracy party that held street protests disbands

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Hong Kong's last active pro-democracy group says it will disband amid security crackdown

The party, founded in 2006 as a radical wing of the pro-democracy movement, was the last group in Hong Kong to stage small street protests and maintain active opposition presence after mass demonstrations ceased following the 2020 crackdown.</span

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The party, founded in 2006 as a radical wing of the pro-democracy movement, was the last group in Hong Kong to stage small street protests and maintain active opposition presence after mass demonstrations ceased following the 2020 crackdown.

Party chairwoman Chan Po-ying declined to specify the exact nature of political pressures faced but said the group had "no other choice" after considering consequences for members, with the party's bank accounts frozen since 2023.</span

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Party chairwoman Chan Po-ying declined to specify the exact nature of political pressures faced but said the group had "no other choice" after considering consequences for members, with the party's bank accounts frozen since 2023.

Six party members have been imprisoned over the past five years, including co-founder Leung Kwok-hung who received a six-year sentence for subversion, while another member Jimmy Sham was released from prison last month.</span

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Nikkei Asia

Six party members have been imprisoned over the past five years, including co-founder Leung Kwok-hung who received a six-year sentence for subversion, while another member Jimmy Sham was released from prison last month.

The disbandment leaves Hong Kong with no formal pro-democracy opposition presence, as the Democratic Party began dissolution proceedings in February and the Civic Party folded in 2023 under similar pressures.</span

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The disbandment leaves Hong Kong with no formal pro-democracy opposition presence, as the Democratic Party began dissolution proceedings in February and the Civic Party folded in 2023 under similar pressures.

Chinese officials recently emphasized continued national security vigilance, with Beijing's Hong Kong affairs chief Xia Baolong warning that "anti-China and Hong Kong chaos elements" are pursuing "soft resistance" tactics.</span

Chinese officials recently emphasized continued national security vigilance, with Beijing's Hong Kong affairs chief Xia Baolong warning that "anti-China and Hong Kong chaos elements" are pursuing "soft resistance" tactics.

Beijing's crackdown represents systematic dismantling of Hong Kong's promised freedoms and civil society through intimidation and legal persecution. The forced dissolution of opposition parties demonstrates zero tolerance for dissent and marks the end of "one country, two systems" in practice. This social engineering project deliberately weakens human rights under national security pretexts.

Beijing's crackdown represents systematic dismantling of Hong Kong's promised freedoms and civil society through intimidation and legal persecution. The forced dissolution of opposition parties demonstrates zero tolerance for dissent and marks the end of "one country, two systems" in practice. This social engineering project deliberately weakens human rights under national security pretexts.

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