Hong Kong’s Democratic Party Dissolves After 31 Years

Lo Kin-hei, chairman of Hong Kong's Democratic Party, center, at a news conference at the office of Hong Kong's Democratic Party in Hong Kong on, Dec. 14.

Photographer: Chan Long Hei/AP Photo

Hong Kong’s Democratic Party, once the city’s largest opposition group, voted to dissolve after 31 years of operation.

The resolution was passed during a meeting on Sunday for discussion of the dissolution and winding-up process, according to a Facebook post by Emily Lau, former chair of the Democratic Party.