US EditionMajor Hong Kong democratic party disbands amid China security clampdown
- The Civic Party, one of the few remaining pro-democracy parties in Hong Kong, has dissolved itself due to a lack of successor and in response to authorities cracking down on dissent.
- None of its members filed nominations for executive positions during an extraordinary general meeting, leading to the party's dissolution.
- The Civic Party was founded in 2006 and at its peak won six seats in the Hong Kong legislature during the 2012 elections. Several members were charged with subversion under the national security law, which was imposed by Beijing in response to massive 2019 protests calling for political freedoms.
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Explainer: A history of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy Civic Party
The Civic Party, Hong Kong’s second-largest pro-democracy party, voted to dissolve on Saturday. HKFP takes a look at the party’s history. A banner against Article 23 security law. FIle Photo: HKFP/Ellie Ng. The Civic Party was founded in March 2006 by key members of the Article 45 Concern Group, previously the Article 23 Concern Group. The Article 23 Concern Group was established in late-2002 by legal professionals including senior counsels De…
Hong Kong's 2nd largest pro-democracy party disbands amid political crackdown
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”…
Founded in 2006, the “Civic Party” was one of the most important democratic voices in the financial metropolis.
An important voice of the Hong Kong democracy movement, the liberal “Civic Party,” has disbanded. The reason is China's crackdown on party members. According to former party leader Leong, no one wanted to run for the board anymore. From:. [more]
This was decided by an extraordinary general meeting of the well-known pro-democratic party. According to media reports, no candidates had been found for vacant board positions.
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