US EditionOne of Hong Kong's Last Opposition Parties Says It Will Disband
- The pro-democracy political group in Hong Kong, established in 2006 and known for its radical stance, announced on Friday that it will cease operations and disband.
- The decision comes in the wake of a five-year political crackdown that began when authorities introduced a national security law in 2020 amid widespread pro-democracy demonstrations.
- The LSD, once recognized as the most extreme faction within the opposition, had three Legislative Council members and was led by the imprisoned activist Leung Kwok-hung.
- This month, four party members, among them the leader Chan Po-ying, received fines for conducting street activities that involved unauthorized fundraising and the public display of a black cloth.
- The LSD stated that they do not expect to reach their 20th anniversary and intend to declare their dissolution, with further information to be provided on Sunday.
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Hong Kong's League of Social Democrats to disband after 18 years
HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s League of Social Democrats, one of the city’s last remaining opposition parties after a five-year political crackdown by Beijing, said Friday that it will disband. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
At its peak, the party held three seats on the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. Its decline began when Beijing imposed a national security law in 2020.
Hong Kong’s last major opposition party to disband after brutal crackdown
HONG KONG, June 27 — Hong Kong’s League of Social Democrats, one of the city’s last remaining opposition parties after a five-year political crackdown by Beijing, said on Friday that it will disband. The party was founded in 2006 and was once considered the radical faction in Hong Kong’s pro-democracy camp. It was known for its boisterous street-level campaigning, often spearheaded by the now-jailed activist “Long Hair” Leung Kwok-hung. “Next ye…
The 19-year-old League of Social Democrats sent a notice to the media on Friday (27th), confirming that a press conference on the "dissolution of the League of Social Democrats" will be held on Sunday, which means that if the only remaining pan-democratic political party is left, it will also disappear from Hong Kong.
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One of Hong Kong's last opposition parties says it will disband
Hong Kong's League of Social Democrats, one of the city's last remaining opposition parties after a five-year political crackdown by Beijing, said Friday that it will disband.
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