On the wall of the Office of the Social Democrats, Chinese freedom signs are written with the Court Admissions.
Party members turn in a speech in a microphone connected to the speaker. They stand in front of the banner reading “It’s pretty ash from dust,” written in Chinese. Founded 20 years ago, the party is known as the last protest group in Hong Kong.
“Red lines are now everywhere,” Chan by Iing, the party’s chairman tells the BBC.
“Our decision on dissolution was because we faced great pressure.” Everything in Hong Kong has become politicized. I am unable to enter in more detail to rake the reasons, she added.
The party is the third main opposition party that falls apart in Hong Kong this year. The group known for its street protests said that it decided after “careful debate” and to avoid “consequences” for their members.
The announcement for dissolution comes only before only a few days in the fifth anniversary of the Law on National Security in Beijing. The party said it could not elaborate the time of his closing, but said that “intense pressure” was.
“During these 19 years, we withstand difficulties in internal disputes and almost a total imprisonment of civil society, fading voices within the borders, the ubiquity of red lines and draxo’s control of disagreement,” he said in a statement.
Authorities said the Law on National Security is needed to return the reduction after a year often violent protests in 2019. years. But five years, critics say it was used to use for a disassembly of political opposition.
In June, Chinese officially, they claim that enemy forces still hindered the city.
“We need to clearly see that anti-china and Hong Kong Chaos elements are still reckless and renew various forms of soft resistance,” says Xia Balong in Speech.
The Law on National Security criminalizes based on subversion. In 2024. Hong Kong brought a domestic law on national security known as Article 23, criminal crimes such as sedition and betrayal. Today, most of the political opposition of Hong Kong or left territory or was detained.
“I don’t think it’s any longer safe to guide the political party. I think political rights almost completely went to Hong Kong,” said Vice President Dickson Chau.
12. June, three members judged a court for hung banners in a street stand during collecting money from the public without permission.
Critics say opposition groups face political persecution. Chau says the party’s bank accounts were closed in 2023. years. In the last five years, six members of the party were closed.
“A place without a significant political party, and then people sooner will forget how strong they will be if they can gather and group in collective way,” Chau said.
“If I don’t do anything, why am I here in Hong Kong?”.
He said even if he was not politically active, he was afraid that he could still find the goal of the police and pressing that the authorities left Hong Kong.
“The future is very difficult as a citizen. If you want to achieve your right as a citizen, it is very difficult. Not only for a politician or activist, even ordinary people must twice,” Chau said.
“It’s a dilemma I didn’t expect to face Hong Kong for just being an activist,” he added.
