Citizens' groups that have held rallies in memory of the victims of the Tiananmen Square Incident in China have been forced to disband in Hong Kong, where government tightening is tightening.
The group, which has been a symbol of Hong Kong's democratization movement for more than 30 years, has disappeared, and the democrats have lost their pillars of activity.
Hong Kong Citizens' Association, Branch Association = "Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Citizens" held an extraordinary meeting on the 25th and decided to dissolve.
The branch association was established in 1989 to show solidarity just before the Tiananmen Square Incident, when the movement of students seeking democratization in Beijing, China was suppressed by force, and was sacrificed every year on June 4, when the incident occurred. We have held a rally to mourn the people.
However, the rally was banned following last year, and key members such as Lee Takuto were sentenced to imprisonment for organizing unauthorized demonstrations.
Furthermore, on the 9th of this month, three executives including Mr. Lee and the group were charged with violating the Hong Kong National Security Law for inciting the overthrow of the national government, making it difficult for the group to continue its activities.
"We believe that our beliefs are already rooted in the hearts of Hong Kong citizens," said Mr. Tsoi Tsoi, who met on behalf of the members.
In Hong Kong, as the government tightens, democratic trade unions and groups are being dissolved one after another, but especially since the branch association has been a symbol of Hong Kong's democratization movement for more than 30 years, the democrats are active. I have lost the pillar of.