Hong Kong, Pro-Democracy Party

Hong Kong Democratic Party plans to dissolve, citing 'overall political environment'
Hong Kong's Democratic Party said Thursday it is formally dissolving what once was the main political opposition group in the city. A task force has been set up to handle the legal and financial details of dissolution.
Hong Kong's Last Major Pro-Democracy Party Moves to Disband
The Civic Party, Hong Kong's second largest pro-democracy political party, was dissolved in 2023. A few of its members have also been jailed under the national security law including Alvin Yeung and Jeremy Tam. (Reporting by Anson Law and James Pomfret; additional reporting by Joyce Zhou and Jessie Pang; Editing by William Maclean)
Hong Kong’s largest pro-democracy party takes initial step toward disbanding
Hong Kong’s largest pro-democracy party took an initial step toward dissolving on Thursday. Hong Kong’s Democratic Party’s chairperson Lo Kin-hei said in a news conference that the party's central committee decided to set up a task force to look into the procedures involved.
Hong Kong's main opposition party announces plan to dissolve
The party has been struggling to survive following moves by China to crack down on dissent in the city in the wake of the 2019 protests. Beijing and Hong Kong's government have argued that such moves were necessary for national security.
Hong Kong's main opposition party prepares to shut down
The leaders of the Hong Kong Democratic Party announced their plans to dissolve the party. This move comes after years of political pressure from Beijing that includes a national security law.
Hong Kong's oldest pro-democracy party prepares to shut down
A 30-year-old Hong Kong political party that used to lead the city's pro-democracy camp before Beijing cracked down on dissent will start preparations to shut down, its leader said Thursday.

Hong Kong, Stock Market

The Hong Kong Artist Who Got Fired From McDonald’s
Luke Ching has made a name for himself with creative campaigns to improve working conditions for menial laborers, even as the ...
‘What Does That Nature Say to You’ Review: Hong Sangsoo Takes a Blurry Lens to Early Adulthood
A poet enters the arena of a family gathering in Hong Sangsoo's 'What Does That Nature Say to You,' a film that takes ...
Chinese Beverage Heiress Sued in Hong Kong Over Assets Dispute
Kelly Zong Fuli, the daughter of the late Chinese billionaire Zong Qinghou and current chairman of beverage giant Hangzhou ...
Why some Hong Kongers live in homes smaller than a parking space, by the numbers
Landlords in Hong Kong, a city with a notoriously high cost of housing, have found they can make more money by dividing a ...
Hong Kong's population up slightly in 2024, rise in newborns
Hong Kong's population inched up 0.1% in 2024 to more than 7.53 million, its third consecutive year of expansion, as the ...
Hong Kong remains an ‘open and vibrant market’ for crypto, says financial secretary
Hong Kong financial secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said the region will remain a “stable, open and vibrant market” for crypto.
Hong Kong nutritionist’s recipe for a healthier red bean rice pudding
Made with red beans, sticky rice flour, glutinous rice flour and slab sugar, each piece of red bean rice pudding contains 140 ...
Chinese bubble tea chain Mixue aims to raise $443 million in Hong Kong IPO
China's largest bubble tea and drinks firm, Mixue Group, is seeking to raise HK$3.45 billion ($443.66 million) in a Hong Kong ...