The Professional Teachers' Union (HKPTU) said it would begin the process of dissolving with immediate effect, in a statement on its official website. "After much deliberation and thorough investigation ... the Executive Committee unanimously resolved to dissolve HKPTU," union president Fung Wai-wah said in a letter to members. "The HKPTU's 48-year history has reached the last chapter, and the last full-stop," the letter said. "This is a tragic and deplorable situation, certainly, but looking back over our long years of struggle and development, we should have no regrets."
"We sincerely plead for your understanding and acceptance of what was a no-choice, unwanted and difficult decision," Fung wrote. "It is deplorable that radical changes to to our sociopolitical environment have left us wondering about our futures," the letter said.
