Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Group Disbanded Under New Security Law

Political Group Co-founded by Hong Kong Activist Joshua Wong Disbanded Upon Security Law’s Passage

Demosistō, a major pro-democracy group and political party in Hong Kong, announced on June 30 that it will be disbanded as core members are leaving the group.

The announcement came hours after the standing committee of the Chinese regime’s rubber-stamp legislature formally passed a controversial national security law for the territory, which reverted to Chinese rule in 1997.

Joshua Wong, a prominent Hong Kong activist and one of the founders of Demosistō, said in a statement earlier in the day that he will withdraw from the group and advocate for Hong Kong’s freedom individually amid an “uncertain future.”

I hereby declare withdrawing from Demosisto…

If my voice will not be heard soon, I hope that the international community will continue to speak up for Hong Kong and step up concrete efforts to defend our last bit of freedom. pic.twitter.com/BIGD5tgriF

— Joshua Wong 黃之鋒 😷 (@joshuawongcf) June 30, 2020

Other core members of Demosistō including Nathan Law, Agnes Chow, and Jeffrey Ngo, also announced their withdrawal from the party on the same day.

Demosistō announced the disbanding afterward.

Beijing passed the national security law after two ceremonial votes on June 30 by the standing committee of China’s rubber-stamp legislature, the National People’s Congress (NPC). The new law will take effect immediately.

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