Hong Kong opposition plans to dissolve
The leaders of the Hong Kong Democratic Party have announced that they plan to dissolve their party, the BBC reports.
The party was once the strongest voice for a democratic Hong Kong but has been severely persecuted by China's authoritarian regime since the student protests of 2019.
Beijing introduced a law in Hong Kong in 2021 that excluded people who are not loyal to the Communist Party from standing for election. The law effectively meant that the Democratic Party was banned.
The party's members will soon vote on whether or not to dissolve the party, according to chairman Lo Kin-Hei.
Party veteran: Sad, but there is no other way
Fred Li Wah-Ming, a veteran of the Hong Kong Democratic Party, believes that the best way forward is to dissolve the party. He says this according to the South China Morning Post.
– I will, with deep sadness, vote to dissolve the party, says the former vice chairman.
The party will hold a vote on dissolution. It has been effectively excluded from the political system after Beijing imposed authoritarian laws following the major protests in 2019.
– Given the current circumstances, and without any money. How can the party continue? We have the will but not the means, says Fred Li Wah-Ming.
The leaders of the Hong Kong Democratic Party have announced that they plan to dissolve their party, the BBC reports.
The party was once the strongest voice for a democratic Hong Kong but has been severely persecuted by China's authoritarian regime since the student protests of 2019.
Beijing introduced a law in Hong Kong in 2021 that excluded people who are not loyal to the Communist Party from standing for election. The law effectively meant that the Democratic Party was banned.
The party's members will soon vote on whether or not to dissolve the party, according to chairman Lo Kin-Hei.
Party veteran: Sad, but there is no other way
Fred Li Wah-Ming, a veteran of the Hong Kong Democratic Party, believes that the best way forward is to dissolve the party. He says this according to the South China Morning Post.
– I will, with deep sadness, vote to dissolve the party, says the former vice chairman.
The party will hold a vote on dissolution. It has been effectively excluded from the political system after Beijing imposed authoritarian laws following the major protests in 2019.
– Given the current circumstances, and without any money. How can the party continue? We have the will but not the means, says Fred Li Wah-Ming.
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