Topic - Hong Kong National Party

The Hong Kong National Party is a localist political party in Hong Kong. It is the first political party in Hong Kong advocating for Hong Kong independence. In the 2016 Hong Kong Legislative Council election, its convenor Chan Ho-tin was barred from standing due to his pro-independence stance for Hong Kong. Hong Kong SAR government states that Hong Kong independence contravenes the principle of 'One country, two systems' and Article 1 of the Basic Law. - Source: Wikipedia

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In this Aug. 14, 2018, photo, Andy Chan, founder of the Hong Kong National Party, speaks during a luncheon at the Foreign Correspondents Club in Hong Kong. Authorities in Hong Kong have taken an unprecedented step against separatist voices by banning a political party that advocates independence for the southern Chinese territory on national security grounds.Hong Kong’s secretary for security, John Lee, announced Monday, Sept. 24, that the Hong Kong National Party will be prohibited from operation. (Paul Yeung/Pool Photo via AP)

In a first, Hong Kong bans pro-independence political party

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Leader of the Hong Kong National Party Andy Chan speaks in Hong Kong, Tuesday, July 17, 2018. Hong Kong authorities have told Chan's political party that advocates independence for Hong Kong was told Tuesday by local authorities it might be banned on national security grounds in one of the most severe steps against separatist voices since the territory returned to Chinese rule in 1997. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Pro-independence Hong Kong party faces possible ban

By CHANDRA WONG - Associated Press