Hong Kong’s Democratic Party, once a powerful opposition force in the city’s political landscape, is a step closer to disbanding after nearly all of the members attending an extraordinary meeting authorised the leadership to go ahead with the plan. Chairman Lo Kin-hei said on Sunday that more than 110 people attended the 1½-hour meeting, with…
TOKYO — The Democratic Party of Hong Kong, one of the city’s last formal pro-democracy forces, voted on Sunday to move forward with the process of disbanding, amid pressure from Beijing. The vote marks a major step toward shutting down a party that had sought to safeguard freedoms for decades — the latest sign of narrowing…
Hong Kong’s Democratic Party, once a powerful opposition force in the city’s political landscape, is a step closer to disbanding after nearly all of the members attending an extraordinary meeting authorised the leadership to go ahead with the plan. Chairman Lo Kin-hei said on Sunday that more than 110 people attended the 1½-hour meeting, with…