Hong Kong’s Democratic Party, once the largest force in the city’s opposition camp, will decide whether to disband “very soon”, the Post has learned.
The party will hold a press conference at 11.30am on Wednesday to discuss its suggestions for the government’s latest budget to be announced later this month, and the leadership is expected to be asked about the group’s future amid speculation that it would fold.
A source said the Democrats were originally invited by the government to present its views on the budget, but the invitation was withdrawn a few days ago.
The party has had no representatives in the Legislative Council or any district councils since Beijing ordered electoral reforms in 2021 decreeing that “only patriots” should administer Hong Kong.
Founded in 1994, the Democratic Party had been the city’s biggest opposition party for decades.
In 2010, the party took part in closed-door negotiations with Beijing officials and struck a compromise deal on the path for political reform in Hong Kong.
