The Civic Party, one of Hong Kong's most prominent pro-democracy groups, voted Saturday to disband due to a leadership vacuum, after its members were squeezed out of local councils and charged under Beijing's national security law. ManilaBulletin
Nicknamed "the barristers' party", it was founded in 2006 by professional elites -- mostly from the legal sector -- who wanted to promote democratisation and civil society in Hong Kong.
"After all the final procedures, the Civic Party will disappear from Earth," said chairman Alan Leong. But the party has since its inception aspired to become a "governing" force, instead of pushing back "just for the sake of opposition". "History goes in circles... While the Civic Party has not accomplished what we set out to do, there is a time for everything."
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