(29 Jun 2025)
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Hong Kong – 29 June 2025
1. Wide of members of League of Social Democrats at presser announcing disbanding, UPSOUND (Cantonese) members of League of Social Democrats: “No Struggle, no change. Stand together with the vulnerable people, we have no regrets.”
2. Pan of members at presser, UPSOUND (Cantonese) "Members of League of Social Democrats. Rather be ashes than dust. No struggle, no change.”
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Chan Po-ying, chairperson for the League of Social Democrats:
“I want to emphasize that our decision to dissolve ourselves is because we are facing a lot of political pressure and we need to consider a lot of reasons including, especially our comrades, friends, the consequences for them, so we choose to disband.”
4. Pan from journalists asking question to party members
5. Close of Chan Po-ying’s face with tears in her eyes
6. SOUNDBITE (Cantonese) Chan Po-ying, chairperson, League of Social Democrats:
“After 19 years, The League of Social Democrats has had hard times, with internal disputes and our leaders have been put in prison. Hong Kong has a big change, as you can see, civil society has been reduced so much, there are red lines everywhere. In spite of these problems, the League of Social Democrats tried to carry on. We just want to try our best, we have tried to stay true to our original values and beliefs.”
7. Tilt up from photojournalists to members at presser
8. Wide pan of presser
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ARCHIVE: Hong Kong – 1 July 2003
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9. Various of Leung Kwok-hung and fellow members of League of Social Democrats at protest and burning China flag
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ARCHIVE: Hong Kong – 13 September 2004
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10. Various of Leung Kwok-hung at his election as legislative councillor
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ARCHIVE: Hong Kong – 12 October 2016
11. High shot of Legislative Councilor and member of League of Social Democrats Leung Kwok-hung tearing up copies of Hong Kong’s Basic Law and going back to his seat with yellow umbrella, shouting (Cantonese) "I want universal suffrage! Repeal the National People’s Congress’s August 31st decision! The people will have self-determination!", pull out to wide of chamber
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ARCHIVE: Hong Kong – 1 October 2019
12. Various of Leung Kwok-hung (man chanting slogans) and Chan Po-ying (woman in dark blue T-shirt) at protest
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ARCHIVE: Hong Kong – 4 June 2022
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13. Mid of Chan Po Ying with two members of League of Social Democrats wearing white face masks with a black "X" in silent protest in Causeway Bay, main shopping area of Hong Kong
14. Various of Chan surrounded by police officers
15. Various of Chan surrounded by media and police near Victoria Park, the venue where every year in past decades tens of thousands of Hong Kong people gathered for a candlelight vigil
STORYLINE:
Hong Kong pro-democracy political party League of Social Democrats announced on Sunday it had disbanded due to immense political pressure, the latest casualty in a years-long crackdown that has already quieted much of the city’s once-vocal opposition.
Following massive anti-government protests in 2019, many leading activists were prosecuted or jailed under a 2020 national security law imposed by Beijing. Dozens of civil society groups dissolved. Media outlets critical of the government shuttered.
The League of Social Democrats was the only pro-democracy party that still staged small street protests from time to time and held street booth activities to carry on its advocacy despite the risks.
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