Timeline: Over 60 Hong Kong civil society groups disband following the onset of the security law

Timeline: Over 60 Hong Kong civil society groups disband following the onset of the security law

Updated February 2026 After Beijing’s national security law for Hong Kong came into force in 2020, over 60 organisations -including unions, churches, media groups, and political parties – have disbanded. The trend accelerated in the second half of 2021, with bastions of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement crumbling within months. Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. Decades-old and newer activist groups, as well as unions, formed …