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December 14, 2025
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Hong Kong's oldest pro-democracy party announces dissolution

Hong Kong's oldest pro-democracy party announces dissolution

The Democratic Party was founded in 1994, near the end of British colonial rule, when Hong Kong's leading liberal groups merged...

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Hong Kong's oldest pro-democracy political party, the Democratic Party, has officially dissolved. This decision was announced by leader Lo Kin-hei following its annual general meeting.

  • The Democratic Party was founded in 1994 from a merger of liberal groups.
  • Leader Lo Kin-hei confirmed the party's operation would "end today."
  • The party's focus was on achieving universal suffrage for electing Hong Kong's leader.
  • The dissolution comes after Beijing tightened its grip on Hong Kong following 2019 pro-democracy protests and the imposition of a national security law.

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