“The message was that the party has to be disbanded or there will be consequences,” said one of them, Yeung Sum, a former Democratic Party chairman. Fred Li, a former lawmaker, said a Chinese official told him that the party should not remain until the end of this year, when an election will be held.
fredag 25. april 2025
Hong Kong’s oldest pro-democracy party is shutting down as Beijing leaves no room for dissent
Hong Kong’s oldest and largest pro-democracy political party is moving to disband as Beijing’s sweeping crackdown on the city leaves even moderate opposition groups with no room to operate. The Democratic Party, one of the leading voices of opposition in the semi-autonomous city for the past three decades, has started the process of dissolution following recent warnings from Chinese government officials, two of its veteran members told CNN.
“The message was that the party has to be disbanded or there will be consequences,” said one of them, Yeung Sum, a former Democratic Party chairman. Fred Li, a former lawmaker, said a Chinese official told him that the party should not remain until the end of this year, when an election will be held.
“The message was that the party has to be disbanded or there will be consequences,” said one of them, Yeung Sum, a former Democratic Party chairman. Fred Li, a former lawmaker, said a Chinese official told him that the party should not remain until the end of this year, when an election will be held.
