The Democratic Party of Hong Kong, once a giant force, for collapse

Democratic Party in Hong Kong, the largest opposition party in the city has been ten years. He headed the protests that demand universal elections. Its deputies were exhibited in legislatures on the legislature of China’s aggression in the region in the region.

In the 1990s, heartbreaking politicians and activists were able to put pressure on the rulers of Iron-fisted rulers in Beijing of Hong Kong rulers promise Expanding democratic freedoms for the city of several million people.

In a growing wave of growing demands for democracy, the party became more than 1,000 members in 2008 more than 1,000 members. He struggled with his efforts to protect an average position, including those who wanted to harden against Beijing, including their ranking, including their ranking. Even Moderation could not win The leaders of the party tightened control over Hong Kong, which was arrested in Dragnet as China.

Now it collapses, another loss that crises the live political opposition once Beijing’s Hong Kong.

His leaders were arrested and arrested on charges of national security. Members effectively face the run and regularly rape and threats for the local office. It’s hard to collect money.

“We did not get to the endurance,” Fred li said in an interview with the establishment member of the party, which is not part of the most recent management, in the Chinese government. “Without money or resources, we can’t even survive ourselves.”

The party said that 90 percent of 90 percent of 90 percent of 90 percent of 90 percent of about 110 percent of about 110 percent of the party voted to allow the party to resolve the party. (The party is officially planning to make another vote in the coming months before collapse.)

His chairman, LO Kin-Hei, clearly showed that the political environment was very difficult to live, but refused to enter the details. Mr. Like, the veteran party members said Chinese officials or their intermediaries called them to live.

Other small democracy supporters and civil groups, in 2020 Pekin sweeps the opposition of the authorities, which applies the National Security Law in 2020, Raid on free expression usually more. Even one election group, even Public Opinion Research Institute, said In February, the National Security Police, the institute has been repeatedly controlled for the interrogation, all itself financed investigation will be suspended, he said. Hong Kong Government’s critics were rejected to the city, including the city British MPsR. trying to visit the new born grandchildren this week.

The Democratic Party was established in 1997 as the Days of Hong Kong, as the British colony of the city preparing to return to the Chinese government.

The founders of the party, Martin Lee, a legislature and Szeto wahThe leader of the Union was sent by troops after sending troops to crush democracy projections around Tiananmen Square in Tiananmen Square in 1989. In 1994, they set up a political group that became a Democratic Party.

Democratic leaders are shown in the equivalent and basic law in the Mini-Constitution of Hong Kong, which is reported in the Hong Kong’s mini-Constitution, which is approved in the signed agreements of the UK and China, said that it will eventually hold direct elections for the highest leader.

“They tried to present to people in the power: that’s why you have promised us, so you should have respected,” he said, political scientist at the University of Notre Dame in the 1990s. “For so long, protect these words that protect these words.”

The party was thorn on the side of Beijing. Mr Lee, Western leaders abroad wanted the press to take the press plan to check the press plan, Pekin wanted him for a treacherous brand. The party organized protests against security laws in 2003, as a result of the unpopular leader in the city, the Tung Chee-Hwa forces the Ouster.

However, the unemployment of public dissatisfaction rose in the rising competition for the work in high housing prices and work in Hong Kong. The political system was seen as dominated by the city’s business and social elite, and the requirements grew due to greater democracy.

Democratic party has become a target of criticism, sometimes in 2010 when negotiations with Beijing officials, including a plan Expand the number of directly selected seats in the legislature. Other opposition lawmakers declined the event, stating that true democracy is short. The movement also divided the party and left many.

Despite the growing challenges for democratic elections, Hong Kong did not provide more public in the selection of Beijing leader. People, neighborhoods in Hong Kong in 2014 are about 10 weeks in an objection called the umbrella movement.

Inside the side, a young generation began to oppose the old guards, but also needed more action. The sustainable loser, in 2016, successfully received the product of new candidates, including Ted Hui. Lam Cheuk-Ting and Roy Kwongexpansion of the standstill in the legislature.

By 2020, Mr. Hui, Mr. Hui, began to have a more impatient community in the last ten years. “It was a difficult balance that walked in a medium way inside a radical society, and he needed hardening.”

The party was caught between conflicting political forces. “The relatively average position of them really effectively improved the connection between Hong Kong and Beijing in the last ten years,” Ma Ngok said in an associate professor of Hong Kong University. “Little people became more radical, the impact of the party was reduced.”

A great problem in 2019, anti-government protests were covered by the city. First, the marches were a family friend, but he fed to violence, the protesters threw a cocktail. Although the party has long defended for a peaceful protest, the leaders wanted to protect the union, some protesters refrain from violating the violent tactics. The young members of the party worked Mediation between protesters and police.

In 2020, the Democracy Camp Camp, in 2020, a non-formal primitive, two weeks after Beijing, the authorities, who used security law, targeted the candidates. Were many democratic party members and leaders months later swept in mass arrests. Were four deputies from the party Been convicted of national security charges and arrested. The government also offered Grace to arrest Mr. Hui, who escaped from Hong Kong in 2021 and live in Australia.

No Democratic Party members held a selected office because the city’s political system in 2021 does not require “patriots” of the city’s political system, local legislature and district assemblies.

For several years, despite severe restrictions, a democratic party was held. Pro bono for society wanted to provide legal services and comment on current work and government policy.

“Although we have no position in anywhere, people continue to trust us and they trust us.” “But still, people under situations were arrested, and therefore think our members are very brave.”