Overview

• The League of Social Democrats, Hong Kong’s last active pro-democracy party, announced on June 29 that it was disbanding under intense political pressure.
• It had been the only group still holding street protests and operating public advocacy booths despite the threat of legal action.
• On June 12, chairperson Chan Po-ying and other members were fined for unlawful street booth activities following a Hong Kong court ruling.
• Former party leaders Leung Kwok-hung and Jimmy Sham are serving sentences of nearly seven and over four years under the National Security Law.
• With the Civic Party dissolving in May 2023 and the Democratic Party voting in April to explore disbandment, formal opposition channels in Hong Kong have been systematically erased.