A former lawmaker and doctor who was previously imprisoned for conspiracy to commit subversion has been struck off Hong Kong’s register of medical practitioners, becoming the first national security-related disciplinary case to involve the profession. In a ruling handed down on Thursday, the Medical Council ordered that specialist urologist Dr Kwok Ka-ki, 64, be removed…
Hong Kong’s Democratic Party has announced what many people had been expecting for some time – that it would disband. For the party, this is the beginning of the end; for others, the question lingers: is this also the end of the democratic movement in Hong Kong? One thing is certain: the party’s demise will…
Hong Kong’s Democratic Party, once the city’s largest opposition force, will dissolve after 31 years, after most members present in a meeting voted to pass the motion, marking the end of an era. The Post learned on Sunday that nearly 100 people attended the two-hour meeting, with some representing others. A total of 117 members,…
For years, Winfield Chong Wing-fai, an executive committee member of the Democratic Party and long-term advocate against bid-rigging, has juggled countless invitations from Hong Kong residents to attend meetings of owners’ corporations, so homeowners can seek his advice on building maintenance projects. The number and frequency of those invitations increased exponentially after last month’s deadly…
The League of Social Democrats, one of Hong Kong’s last opposition political parties, has announced it will disband after operating for nearly two decades. The decision was revealed in a press event invite sent out by the political party on Friday. In the document, the group said it would share further details about its plan…