Hong Kong saw its largest pro-democracy trade union broken up on Sunday under a deepened security law, despite the pro-Beijing government denying it was clamping down on civil society. The city has seen about 50 independent groups dissolved this year alone. The Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (HKCTU) said 57 members voted in favor of dissolving the union, eight voted against, with two abstentions, fulfilling the four-fifths threshold for an official disband, RTHK News reported. The cease of operations came under “political uncertainty,” said union Vice Chairman Leo Tang, who declined to elaborate on where the pressure came from. Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam denied claims on Aug. 31 that the government is suppressing civil society, but is upholding national security. Yet the HKCTU was one of several opposition groups targeted by local authorities. The disbanding came after the union announced at a press conference that members had …