The Civil Human Rights Front (CHRF) in Hong Kong said it would not apply for a march on July 1, the founding day of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) this year, and that Hong Kongers would take to the streets on their own. The organization has been holding July 1 marches annually for 18 years since 2003. On June 20, Chung Chung-fai, the temporary convener of the CHRF, told reporters that he would not apply to hold the July 1 parade this year. Due to the ban on people gathering during the pandemic and the CHRF being designated as an “Unregistered Society” by police, “I believe that the CHRF will not be approved to apply for any public assembly or demonstration,” Chung said. It was the second year in a row that the organization failed to hold a July 1 march, and the second time the Hong Kong pro-democracy camp …