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One of Hong Kong’s largest democratic parties says it will disband following a vote by its party members, dealing another blow to the city’s already beleaguered democratic opposition under pressure from China.
Key points:
- The Civic Party, founded in 2006, was a major democratic force in local and district elections
- A number of its members were arrested following the imposition of a 2020 national security law
- 30 of 31 members voted to disband the party on Saturday, with only one abstaining
In recent years, Hong Kong’s opposition has been hit by a China-imposed national security law and…
